Name: Melissa
Highest weight: 98 kg
Starting weight: 89.4 kg
Goal weight: 70 kg
Height: 168 cm; 5'6
Pets: A little bird
Food weakness: not particular
New found healthy food addiction: spinach and oven meals
Anything else we should know about you: I love to exercise and hope to loose more than 30 lbs this year!

Name: Clare

Highest weight: 210

Starting weight: 141

Goal weight: 120

Height: 5ft4"

Pets: a cat called holly

Food weakness: Chocolate and cake

New found healthy food addiction: houmous, stir fry and cottage cheese

Anything else we should know about you: I'm a mum of 3 little monsters and I love to go out on my other halfs bike

Hi everyone!
Name:Becky
Highest weight: 210
Starting weight: 165
Current weight: 161
Goal weight: 125
Height: 5'1 (really 5' 1/2inch )
Pets: 2 dogs and 1 cat.. oh and a turtle
Food weakness... everything I shouldn't eat...really!
New found healthy food addiction: grilled Cabbage...oh my gosh it is so good!
Anything else we should know about you: Well I have a husband and two teenagers. My youngest is Autistic.. So she requires a lot of energy! So I need to get in shape.

Name: Sarah
Highest weight: 160
Starting weight: 150
Goal weight: 110
Height: 5'
Pets: dog, Cash
Food weakness: Ice cream
New found healthy food addiction: clementines!!
Anything else we should know about you: I am willing to do whatever it takes to get this weight off!!!

Name: Katie
Age: 30
Highest weight: 172.2 (recorded...)
Starting weight: 158
Goal weight: 124
Height: 5'3"
Pets: none right now...last pets were 3 rabbits...might get a dog or more bunnies when I move in July.
Food weakness: I joke that most of my original gain was made of Ben and Jerry's and Pizza...but breads and potatoes too.
New found healthy food addiction: Roasted Brussels sprouts (halfed tossed in olive oil, salt and pepper; 400 degrees for 20mins. You don't believe it, so you just have to try it!) and frozen fruit smoothies with whey protein.

Anything else we should know about you: I was diagnosed last year with "indeterminate PCOS" which I'm pretty sure my doc needs to run more tests since thyroid/adrenal issues run in the family. I'm trying an adjusted Goal in MFP to do a 40/30/30 for carbs/fat/protein since people with PCOS are prone to Type 2 Diabetes (also runs in the family) and are recommended to eat more protein and less carbs. I am a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian and have been all my life. I enjoy outdoor activities and gained almost everything I lost last year over the winter here in Chicago because I don't like exercising inside--esp. when the air is SUPER DRY...and was depress etc. Getting back on track with jogging on the lakefront. Glad we're all here! Let's keep some butt!

Name: Kevin
Highest weight: 460
Starting weight: 309
Goal weight: 250
Height: 6' 4
Pets: None but love them
Food weakness: Any snack food
New found healthy food addiction: Chicken stir-fry, Salad with avocado, red peppers and reduced fat feta cheese.

Name: Jess
Highest weight: 197
Starting weight: 197
*add in - Current weight - 189
Goal weight: 155-160
Height: 5ft 7in
Pets: boston terrier named Sugar
Food weakness: blueberry scones and tea biscuits - and anything from tim hortons
New found healthy food addiction: baby spinach
Anything else we should know about you: work full time, study part time, training for 10k..
Fun Fact: I speak Korean

Name: MJ
Highest weight: 147
Starting weight: 147
Goal weight: 115
Height: 5'3"
Pets: German Shepard
Food weakness: Food
New found healthy food addiction: Banana Smoothie
Anything else we should know about you: This is my second attempt at losing and keeping off weight. I made mistakes the first time I lost weight and gained it back.