Just joined this LDS MFP fgroup. My husband that travels a lot for his job, I have 4 daughters- 1st daughter, 22yrs. and serving an LDS Mission in the NY, NY North Mission, she returns on April 12th. 2nd daughter, 21yrs. attending the U of U as a theatre major. 3rd daughter, 18yrs. graduated HS in 2011 and is now studying to an aesthetician. 4th daughter, 14yrs. and in 8th grade. I've been here on MFP since September 2011 and have been slowly losing the weight. I would love to lose it quicker but I'm just happy it's going down and not up Feel free to add me if you need a few LDS friends. I would love to have some LDS friends. :flowerforyou:

I live in extreme northern California and am divorced and now married to the man of my dreams. My stepsons are 29 and 31. My son from my first marriage is 17. We have a daughter who is 4. I have had an incredible journey with food, weight, and church. I have lost 72 pounds, gained back 40, lost it, gained it...... I currenly have two callings--ward music director and primary singing time leader. I would love to have LDS friends here on MFP. Feel free to add me so we can support each other.

Hey everyone! I'm pretty new to MFP, but I'm loving it so far. I'm glad I found an LDS group--how cool is that?

I'm 23 years old, happily married. Recent BYU graduate and future elementary school teacher (still looking for a job...). 5'1" and very much used to that by now...haha. My goal is to lose about 30 lbs and learn how to be a runner. Feel free to add me--I'd love to have some supportive friends on MFP.

P.S. Did anyone run the Utah County half marathon today? (I didn't...maybe next year.)

Hi, I have struggled on and off with church activity since I was a teenager. I am currently active and I have been for the last three years. I am really excited because my less active hubby just started coming back to church and church activities too.

I live in VIrginia but have also lived in Utah, Georgia, California and briefly in Colorado. I love it here where I am at now. I am happily married to a wonderful man that is my best friend and makes me laugh every day.

I have been doing MFP for more than a year now (it feels like longer). I gained about 10 pounds at first and then I have lost about 25 pounds since January. I want to lose at a faster rate but at least it is coming off. For about the last month I have plateaued so I am trying to change up my eating and exercise. And I am reaching out to people on this website and fellow church members for extra support. Feel free to add me. I always love to have more friends and I would love them of the LDS variety too!

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Hi!!! I am Nina, really starting to get into the whole "support" aspect of this system. I have had MFP for a year or so [honestly cant remember when i signed up], and never really stuck with using it. Now i have a few friends on here and would love to be able to stay active in a group or two. Been LDS my whole life, born and raised in SoCal, married and sealed in the Newport Beach Temple, Husband is in the Army and we are in Kansas for now. He has been in almost 3 years and since he joined i have gained almost 50 lbs! I am determined to NOT be a "typical Army Wife" and hope i can reach my goals using this site to track my progress : ) Hopefully i can help be a support to anyone who needs it! even a couple of encouraging words a day would be good!
Nina

Hi everyone!

My name is Annie and I live in Florida (Broward county). I am single, no children and am new here at MPF. I have been a member since 1974 when I joined in Puerto Rico at the age of 11. I have lived in Florida (twice), Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Utah, Idaho and New Mexico. I have met some wonderful people wherever I live and love making new friends.

Some of my interests are reading, music, writing, traveling, genealogy, swimming and meeting new people. I hope to make some friends here too.

Good luck with your fitness goals.

My name is Diana. I keep bouncing back and forth with mfp . I just get super frustrated as food has always been a struggle for me.

Wow! How great is this to have support on MFP through LDS friends?! My name is Charlene, and I'm a new convert.. baptized June 24th (my son and I). I was born and raised in MA and my son was born in FL. We have just recently moved to MA where we were lucky enough to have a life changing visit by our local ward missionaries. We have been learning the ropes of life through LDS. I've been struggling to figure out a great balance for us with food and exercise. My son enjoys hours of video game playing but I'd prefer him burning off his excess energy. I am a bit more active but eat more than I should. I do eat pretty healthy as I'm trying to follow the Words of Wisdom guidelines. But, we sometimes eat things that don't help us lose weight. And it definitely doesn't help that my ward has had a lot of bbq parties and such. As fun and entertaining as these functions are, they also cause me to struggle with portion control. But, a friend of mine turned me on to MFP yesterday and I've learned so much already! Now I can be accountable for what I eat and how I exercise. NO EXCUSES! I'll check in every single day to log my diaries and see the official results, whether positive or negative. My only issue is that I am starting a new job tomorrow. I'm not sure how to log it in as exercise because I'll be loading and unloading trucks at UPS part time for around 5 hours a day. It's something like 500 boxes an hour to load, and 1000 boxes an hour to unload. Very physical which is what I need. I practically begged Heavenly Father for this job. Anyway, I'm so excited to really get started with losing weight and to meet new friends, especially fellow LDS members. Good luck everyone and hope to give support soon!