JUNE STARTERS

I guess i am late to the party! I started about a week ago but honestly...I did not believe keeping track of my calories was going to help. Nothing has worked for me for two years, I swear I have tried every "diet", I work out, bicycle with my husband and I watch what I eat (mostly) and I have found myself gaining more than 50 pounds in 4 years. All the research says keep track of calories so I am now...and apparently I ate LESS than I should. Can that really be the reason I have gained weight???

My starting weight *181
Current **175
Goal ***120 ( my REAL goal is to get my jeans back from my sixteen year old daughter!)

Trying the ticker, don't know if I am doing right



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I'm Sue

Start: 190
Current: 178
Goal: 145

I have 3 kids, 6 grandbabies, and one on the way. Wow, I must be old! I have been carrying around extra weight for about 10 years, which I gradually put on. Now I want it off!!! It started when I quit smoking. So after 5 years I started smoking again hoping it would help, but I just kept getting fatter and 5 years later I STILL SMOKE. Quitting will come later. One thing at a time.

So many June starters!

starting weight: 268
but my current weight is 265 - yay
my goal is really just to lose as much weight as possible because I think I'm suposed to be 145lbs for my height.
mini goal? to be 255 by 7/31 - 10 lbs in a month - we will see...

I'm 27 (28 in a few days currently living in the north east with my bf of over a year... we have 2 cats who are our kids for now. I'm a secretary in a pharma company and he's learning to be a trucker after being laid off last year.

Just started on this site this week. Officially watching what I eat TODAY.

Starting Weight: 313 :sad:
Current Weight: 311
Goal: 140
Short term Goal: To be under 300 by the time school starts (Aug.)

Welcome! You can do it! It will be hard, but with motivation and support from MFP friends--will definetly put you on the right track! Good luck!

I did it!!!

Hi All,

I hope you all can fit another June starter in this group...wow there are a lot of you out there...lol.

Anyway, my name is Tammy and I just joined today at the recommendation of Maglett and I am very excited to be a part of something so motivating and I hope to be as motivating to others with my journey.

I am a married mother of two young children and my health/life goal is to be a good role model for them with regards to health and wellness (and well everything else too of course...lol). I work a desk job full time as a technology support analyst and love to learn new things.

My Start Weight is 251 lbs and my goal is to be between 140-145lbs.

That is a tough one since lots of people (i.e. Me...lol) find it hard to exercise is such hot conditions. So my suggestion is if you have a walking trail nearby that has a good size tree canopy maybe go hiking and along with your drinking water bring a spritzer bottle to spritz your face and arms with. Just make sure that if you have sensitive skin to wear water resistant sunblock.

I also like to bring my camera along on hikes to take pictures so I can eventually make a scrapbook or web journal of my activities during my journey to better health and wellness.

I hope that helps and good luck!!!!

Ok, so i lost 4 pounds and am totally excited!!
However i think i could do better putting in more excercise, any suggestions on excercise that is fun and you still want to do with this crazy heat wave

I'm having that problem too. It's so hot and muggy outside that I'm stuck indoors. I'm going stir-crazy! :explode:

That is a tough one since lots of people (i.e. Me...lol) find it hard to exercise is such hot conditions. So my suggestion is if you have a walking trail nearby that has a good size tree canopy maybe go hiking and along with your drinking water bring a spritzer bottle to spritz your face and arms with. Just make sure that if you have sensitive skin to wear water resistant sunblock.

I also like to bring my camera along on hikes to take pictures so I can eventually make a scrapbook or web journal of my activities during my journey to better health and wellness.

I hope that helps and good luck!!!!

There, I hope I got it right this time...lol

LOL... sorry that was supposed to be a reply to a specific post but it ended up at the end of the topic list.

Tammy my silly friend ... if you want to respond to a specific section hit the "quote" button instead of "reply" and it will clear things up. :laugh: :laugh:

Never mind:embarassed: you've obviously figured it out. Smarty Pants.:flowerforyou:

hi again, i started the beginning of the month but didnt find this site till last sunday

sw:195
cw:190
gw:130

mini goal weight:175 by aug 23rd (lil bros birthday)

i got a long time, but i will appreciate it more

good luck to everyone

Ok, so my internet has been out since a big rain storm hit friday night and I just got access today. It took me a while to enter almost a full week of food. So, I missed our monday weigh in. But as of Monday I was down 4.4 pounds. And I have lost another pound since. I think it was alot since it was my first week! It will get harder but I am determined to lose this weight.

Keep on track everyone! Good luck.
Karen:happy:

Wow, that is an awesome way to begin! Congratulations Karen!

Hi Pete! Welcome

Hi all i guess i would be a late June starter here I'm Jennifer a 28 yr old happily married mom of 2 ~ a 8 year old little boy and an almost 2 year old little girl ~ i need to get this weight off of me and keep it off as i am not happy with myself at all


Start weight: 245
Current weight: 245
Weight Goal: 190-200
Mini Goal: be under or at 235 lbs by the end of July, 1st week of August