I am new to the group but not new to ups and downs both physically and mentally of being overweight. I have been heavy all my life and in December of 2009 I lost my job and started to really hit the gym due to a friend that was looking to be a physical trainer needing a first client. So he worked with me untilI moved from Georgia ( my hometown to Delaware) I was 246 at this point. Upon arriving in Delaware I was still very focused on my weight and began working on my eating through a friend at church I found out about this website! So that is a minor portion of the journey who I am is also completely and totally in love with three young men that happen to be my sons (though they can push me to my limits most days) they are 14, 10 and 8. I have had a coworker that is losing weight support me but on a daily basis I have been on my own and after a while I began to feel the pull of going backwards. So I stopped pushing so hard and stopped being honest on my daily counts.

Then I was running through a few stories and you know it came across Carolinamomma and the support and push is back! I am fully ready to attack the last 29 pounds to get to my goal of 154. Which is what the computer told me was a healthy weight for my height. Thing is I have made a lot of bad decisions in my life becasue I was depressed and weight was a big part of that. So smoking was ended in April 2010. I pray to end the weight battle by December of this year (hopefully before). My children have seen me at my worst and I pray everyday that I can be the example that beats all examples in life for them. They have watched me stop smoking, lose weight, bring drinking to a rare occasion where it was everyday, I have lost a great job and had to move states and live with family and find my way back to standing on my feet all the while looking in the mirror and deciding that my weight was not going to keep holding me back (in all the ways it can). Today I speak to you 63 pounds lighter and still pushing. I am so grateful for MFP because you all are real and you get it.

I have three boys that will be men one day and I pray that through my mistakes I have shown them more than I know. Someone asked me once if I could have dinner with anyone who would it be and I said my children as adults.... I would love to hear what they think of their mom....

Thanks for listening!

Hello my name is Debbie. I'm 42 and live just outside London, UK. I have lost 70lbs so far and still have a long way to go. Its great meeting so many fabulous people who are on the same journey as me :drinker:

Hi all my name andy aka thor, im 25, married with three kids, 5, 3,2. I have been up and down in this weight lost journey this past year. Recently I been up lol. I hope to get to down to 180 so that a. I can look even more handsome for my sexy wife, bee around for along time for my kidlings. Also I live in Jackson, Mi and I am direct care worker

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