Hi Monica,

I just found this site two days ago and I too am very excited about it. I love the fact that i can track things like fiber and calcium in addition to calories.

A little something about me. I in upstate NY and i have three children. I work all the time and never take time for myself. I am 42 years old and have a good 50 + pounds to loose. I've tried ww numberous times, but it gets to complicated for me. I'm hoping this will keep me on track since I can use it on my smartphone too.

Hi am I am mother of 2 and live in kenmore ny a suburb of buffalo and my body changed so much after having my second child I just want to get back in my normal sized jeans. I have a gorgeous dress I want to wear in july for our %yr wedding anniversary and I would like to lose a total of 33lbs by then I started after the holidays and clearly ate way too much over the season.

Im Esme mother of a beutiful 7year old and just recently had my son(6 motnhs ago) I live in Chicago and have struggled the most with my most recent pregnancy 60 pounds! I'm determined to lose all my baby weight and feel comfortable in my body again:) I'm thinking of starting Zumba classes, I heard its a great workout....Have any of you tried it before? What are some things that you guys are doing to shed the weight?? Good Luck to everyone!

Hello, I'm Stephanie, i am 28. A mother to two beautiful little boys ages 6 and 4. I live in Niagara Falls, NY. I started my weight loss journey last year as my new years resolution. I had made this resolution a million times, but i decided since my 10 year hs reunion was 6 months away I needed to stick with it. I ended up losing 50 lbs in the first 6 months of the year. However, when summer hit and we were going to BBQ's and getting ice cream, all my healthy eating habits and working out went out the window and I put 10 lbs back on. So this year I decided I needed to finish what i started last year. My goal for 2012 is to lose the 10 pounds i put back and try for another 30.

So far i am down 8 lbs. Its amazing how much more energy I have just from the healthy food, water and working out. I am a full time working mother and it is hard to make the decision that you need to put a little energy into taking care of yourself. Going to the gym daily helps me stay motivated. I started Spinning classes last year and fell in love, so i am back at it.

Hi everyone! I'm 23 and I live in Plano, TX. I have a 3 yr old little girl. I'm at 190 right now. I REFUSE to get up to 200. I'm working on getting the weight off and keeping it off. Started a new diet and more exercise on New Years Day of this year. So far I've only lost 1 pound, but I know I need to give it time.

Seems hard to lose weight with everything going on: kid, work, boyfriend, family, dishes, laundry, gym, cooking, etc.

So, needless to say, I'm really glad someone started this group. Moms have to be tough and we need all of the support we can get.

Anyone from the Dallas/Fort Worth Area want to meet up for a work out session or a healthy bite to eat? I'm open to that!

Hi everyone! I'm 23 and I live in Plano, TX. I have a 3 yr old little girl. I'm at 190 right now. I REFUSE to get up to 200. I'm working on getting the weight off and keeping it off. Started a new diet and more exercise on New Years Day of this year. So far I've only lost 1 pound, but I know I need to give it time.

I used to live in Plano! Had my third kid in Garland. You can do this!!

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I'm Becca and I'm 28. I live in Maryland and I'm the mom of two little boys - 3 1/2 years old and almost 9 months old. I work full-time and then some. As of this morning I am 209 pounds which is horrendous, especially considering I'm not even 5 foot 1. I was a thin teenager and started packing on the pounds about halfway through college and it got even worse once I had my first child. I was doing WW, but didn't have the success I was hoping. On Saturday I started Insanity and yesterday I joined MFP.

Hi, my name is Tonya and I live in Southeast Missouri. I am a mother of 2 teenagers and a special education teacher. I find myself stress eating. I really began to use this site the past couple of weeks because my 16 year old son had blood work and his triglycerides were 300(163 should be max for his age). That was a wake up call for me! I am passing my bad habits on to my children! My whole family is working together for this lifestyle change. I have 43 more pounds to loose. We CAN do this!!

HI hi!! My name is Crystal, i am 33 years old and i have 2 beautiful daughters. Abby is 13 and lulu is 10. I was weighed in at my doctor's appointment last friday at 202. Yesterday i had another appointment and i now weigh 200. Woot Woot!! My goal is 145 lbs.

As of 2 weeks ago i stopped drinking monster energy drinks and dr. pepper. I am also eating a lot healthier! I made baked cajun tilapia and pan seared scallops, with steamed veggies for supper last night! wowza! If someone told me i would be cooking that a month ago, ya probably would of been smacked upside the head! ha!! (that was the first time i ever had tilapia!) While at my doctor's appointment last week, i had my first blood panel done. well my cholesterol was 2 points to high and triglycerides were high as well. So of course that has spurred me as well.
However i am rather challenged in this area. I haven't the slightest clue if i am doing things right or not. So any advice or smacks upside the head is welcome. =0]

Hi I'm Dawn and I live in Milwaukee, WI I have two kids and have gained alot of weight. I AM a fat Mom, but that's ok because I'm on the right path and I'll be stronger for it in the end.

Hi Ladies!
This looks like the perfect group for this fat mama to get a little help and encouragement. My name is Sierra (32) and I have 3 gorgeous little girsl (6,3 and 10 months). I live in Wasilla, AK and recently joined a gym with kid-care and MFP so I don't have any excuses. This is it!

Pregnancy was hell on my body all 3 times and I've officially sworn off babymaking forever! I'm ready to get ME back and I started with 112 lbs to lose to do it. Booooh! The good news is that I've identified the problem and I'm already down 3 lbs. I'm excited about changing the ol' binge/purge cycle into a healthy lifestyle for me and my girlies. I look forward to getting to know you and sharing in your success.

Sierra

I want to lose half of myself. I have been hovering around 270 now for 2 years, ballooned to 290 after I had my second child. I have been able to keep the 20lbs off but then it seems I am just stuck. I would love to get under 200, and maybe then lose more.

Hello my name is Lora, I am currently 31 and u guys (I mean girls) are the first people I have ever admitted my age to lol. I have three wonderful girls and my bf also has two other girls, so between us we have 5 girls ages 16,12,10,9, & the lil turned 2 today. So they keep us very busy. My background story with my weight goes like this...three years in January of course I decided to change to a healthy lifestyle, I counted every calorie and exercised my butt off and it worked awesome. By May I had lost around 50 lbs. I had went from 222 into the 170's. I was so happy about weigh loss then I found out i was pregnant and began to eat like there was no tomorrow and stopped exercising altogether. So needless to say I am now starting over. Starting weight 245 (wow that is hard to say to ppl) with a first goal weight of 168 which would just get me to a healthy bmi.
So I am looking to lose roughly 80 lbs - that seems like a lot.


Good luck to everyone and congrats on taking the steps towards a better life.
Can't wait to see the transformations we all make.

I am 30. Married with 3 kids ages 3,4,5. I am 5' 8", 206lbs now but was 230 at my heaviest. I started this new lifestyle change the 26th of December. So far I have lost 12 lbs and wanto to be to 175 by June. My ultimate goal is 145. But would love to be what I was when I got married which was 128. I am loving this site!