250-300lb friends needed!

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  • Uniqlove
    Uniqlove Posts: 4 Member
    You can add me! I'm 278lbs. Started at 290
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    You (and anyone else!) are welcome to add me. Good luck to you!
  • dreawest
    dreawest Posts: 208 Member
    Can I get in on this as well. I'm a little on the high side as I haven't updated in awhile but currently just over 300 wanting to get comfortably under 200 and I have very few contacts and would love to belong to a community of support.
  • ladyt314
    ladyt314 Posts: 28
    Hi, just looking for some like-minded friends for support.

    I started my journey at 307lb and the friends I have so far have been brilliant in supporting me to lose my first 14lb. I do look at them however and see lots of girls further along in their journey than me or with much less to lose, so I was hoping some girls or boys of a similar size might friend me and help me through the challenges that we larger women and men face.

    In return I offer my support and advice where appropriate, and hope that we can make a difference to each other. I'd particularly love some people who exercise often, as it's hard being the biggest girl in the gym.
  • jody0726
    jody0726 Posts: 34 Member
    In January, I topped the scale at my heaviest ever, 277 pounds. My doctor, holding the results of my blood-work, shared the words pre-diabetic, which really scared me. Since January, I've joined a gym and changed my eating drastically. I've lost 33 pounds and have 49 more to go to reach my first goal (which is just what my drivers license says).

    The support and encouragement I've found on MFP has been amazing. Change IS POSSIBLE - day by day, choice by choice, I am becoming a healthy eater!!

    Feel free to add me.
  • coyoteo
    coyoteo Posts: 532 Member
    I am JUST below this range and have a long way to go. Anyone can feel free to add me.
  • steflbrown
    steflbrown Posts: 168
    Feel free to add me.. I started at 312 and so far have lost 26... love motivation and helping others!
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    I stepped on the scale a couple weeks ago and saw 299.4 - terrifyingly close to 300, so I've started behaving, hitting the gym, seeing the doctor for my back pain. The scale's moving in the right direction, and I'd love to have friends in the same boat. :)
  • ladyt314
    ladyt314 Posts: 28
    girl friend....i started last october weighing 356lbs... and it took for the doctors to scare the HELL out of me and mention that if i dont lose 20 pounds in 3 month or else, she would put me on blood pressure pills...and let me tell ya im now at 336 as of last week let me me tell ya this journey is HARD...but now im motivated more then ever! im right along with u i need help staying motivated but i work out 6 x times a week but im looking good girl
  • CarlaGill1968
    CarlaGill1968 Posts: 16
    U can add me. Once upon a time... 310; Now... 267; Someday.... under 200.
    I go to the gym about 4X a week, and play volleyball.
  • Beatlegirl66
    Beatlegirl66 Posts: 68 Member
    I am right there with you! I began at 288 on January 2 of this year and I am now 256. It does seem that a lot of my friends on here are in the 100's and do not have much to lose in comparison to me.

    Sara S.
  • steph1278
    steph1278 Posts: 483 Member
    I started out at 332 pounds and am down to 253 pounds currently. Looking to get to 175 and see how I feel at that point. Feel free to add me if you like.
  • jennie0918
    jennie0918 Posts: 69 Member
    hey feel free to add me. i'm not gonna say my weight on here lol but like i'll just tell you that i'm around where you are. and have a ways to go:)
  • kittzle
    kittzle Posts: 190 Member
    You can do this girl!!!!!!!

    I started at 315, and am damn proud of myself today as I hit the 40 lbs lost mark with a fancy looking 275 on that scale :)

    Just wanted to add some motivation :)
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
    I don't like to admit but I am in that range too. I was at 272 and now at 260 and can't break past 260 at the moment. Feel free to add me.
  • tmpayton
    tmpayton Posts: 148 Member
    HI! I am just beginning my journey as well. I started at 288 and would like to be lighter by 100 lbs by this time next year. :smile: add me as a friend and we can provide support to each other. Weekends so far kill me....
  • mrshoneybear1014
    mrshoneybear1014 Posts: 275 Member
    I am 307 - add me :D
  • Mommapea2012
    Mommapea2012 Posts: 34 Member
    296 here
  • slparsaca
    slparsaca Posts: 59 Member
    264lbs here...feel free to add me! :)
  • kaw1120
    kaw1120 Posts: 1 Member
    I would like to join the group, but am new to this program.
  • livinginwoods
    livinginwoods Posts: 562 Member
    Well over 300 lbs here but would still like friends. Add me if you wish. :)
  • Talieowl
    Talieowl Posts: 46 Member
    I'm in this boat, too, and looking to find inspiration again--and maybe some folks who understand some if the frustrations, too.
  • Ladylusiphur
    Ladylusiphur Posts: 13 Member
    Wow! So many replies overnight and tons of friend requests too! I'm honoured to have you all. :)

    And lots from people outside the range, which is brilliant. I initially just hoped to find more people who have similar goals to me, but that doesn't mean I'd turn down anybody outside of that. I've been over 300lb myself and I know how hard it is and how much of a struggle it can be.

    I'll work through the friend requests on here after work, but just wanted to say thanks anyway!

    I may also have a bit of a rant about 'Fattism', the last acceptable prejudice it would appear. A friend of mine is being bullied due to her size online and in real life, and nobody seems to give a monkey.
  • ravenrob1
    ravenrob1 Posts: 2 Member
    I started at 263. I am at 251 now. I have at least 30 more to go. Add me if you would like.:smile:
  • jillybean_1171
    jillybean_1171 Posts: 5
    I would LOVE some friends and fall into this category as well (although - truth be told - I wish I didn't ...)
    Just started on my MFP journey but have dieted off and on for years - never finding the "magic" that made it all work.
    256 starting weight. At 5'1" ... that's a lot to lose ...

    Looking forward to meeting new friends ... thanks for the post! :)
  • sixela0827
    sixela0827 Posts: 28
    Hi im alexis, 31 living in canada. im at my heaviest near the 270 mark, i quit smoking and gained 25 pounds, really desperate to get under 200 for once in my life! i LOVE meeting new people pls feel free to add me! you are all so inspiring!
  • Talieowl
    Talieowl Posts: 46 Member
    Yes, "fattism" is alive and doing far too well. I travel a lot for my job. Yes, I know it sucks to be stuck in the middle seat next to me. You know what, it sucks even more to be me wedged into a small seat designed for a child's butt. Then, there are the stares and glares. And now it's working its way into the official workplace with "disounts" to those who maintain a certain BMI and blood pressure and counts. And guess what--it's not motivating to those of us who already know we need to lose weight.

    End of rant.

    On another note: What are your eating and exercise goals? What gets in the way of you meeting them? What are you going to do with those challenges?
  • melbot24
    melbot24 Posts: 347 Member
    I started at 275 last May and I just weighed in at 199 this morning.
    It's hard and it will suck the first few months.
    But go head and start out for all the wrong reasons...because you want to make someone jealous, because you want to be able to get someone you never thought you could, because you want to wear a hot outfit. I started because someone made fun of me for not being able to run and I thought "I'll show them".

    Eventually...it will turn into something so much more.
    You will feel powerful and confident because you are being picky about what you're putting into your body.
    You feel a sense of fulfillment not from eating but from setting a small goal and achieving it.
    You'll wonder what else you can accomplish.
    And then all those small efforts will compound on top of each other to create something bigger than you thought possible.

    Good luck :)
  • phy40
    phy40 Posts: 260 Member
    All of us are on a weight loss journey. It doesn't matter what your weight is when you start. The beauty of this journey is, "It doesn't matter when you start; What matters most are the results when you FINISH!" Remember, Never settle for less than the BEST!
  • ladyfingers39
    ladyfingers39 Posts: 335
    That would be me! Anyone can add me :)

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