Hello....my name is Leslie. I have been doing My fitness pal for a couple of week now. I have 150 lbs to learn. I am not putting a time frame on this because I have been fighting this battle since I was 9 and I am now 43. I have tried every diet under the sun and I have come to the conclusion there is no quick fix. It is about changing the lifestyle forever. However, that is all easier said then done. I will post what I have lost these last two weeks Monday. I have a nutriention appointment today and that is the only time I will be weighing myself.

Need all the support I can get and I am hoping to become an inspiration to some has this happens.

I am looking forward to taking this journey with all of you.

Hello!

I started using MFP about a year ago and I had a lot of success at first and then some things in my life changed and I fell off the wagon. I never gained back to my heaviest but I did put back on about 20 lbs of the 50ish I lost. I have decided to rededicate myself to losing weight rather than just trying to not gain. I have about 130 pounds to lose but I am not putting a specific time frame on that, I just want to keep losing and avoid falling away again. Since starting again I have lost about 5ilbs; but, I would love some support and I am more than happy to offer support and friendship in return. Good luck on this journey everyone!

Good Morning group,

Just wanted to report that I have lost 5.5 lbs. Below are my status since I did not report them the last time and I do apologize.

Starting Weight: 371
Current Weight: 351
I am 5'5"
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150

I love echowilde's mini goals. I have a pair of pants for my first mini goal, which I tried on today and no go. So hopefully I will be in them soon. Not just in them but comfortable.

Talk to you all soon.

Hello my name is Kait, I'm 5'5" and have about 115 pounds I want to lose. I have one child and a husband, who is also a child well sometimes :-) and need to get this weight off once and for all. I had an epiphany I see myself thinner and without the weight in my whole life I have never been able to see it before. Lets rock this people and thanks for all the support!

Welcome Jennifer....glad you are joining us. If it helps I understand the struggle of raising kids and going to school at the same time. It is cool you are doing it while you are younger. I worked, went to college full time and was a single mom in my twenties. I use to hate everyone telling me to do it while I was young but now I totally get it.

Just a suggestion...I am taking college courses right now too and usually right after work. I carry sugar free hard candies and gum in my back pack and anytime I think I want to eat I just stick a piece of gum or candy. It usually helps.

With the support of each other we can do this.

Hi all! My name is Joyce and I live in the Madison, WI area. I am 35, and have been overweight most of my life, I guess the earliest I can remember (though I don't recall thinking myself fat at the time) was was in grade school 5th or 6th? And the kids making fun of me. Well now I am grown and at my heaviest ever, but I kept telling myself it was ok, I was still healthy because I did not have to take any meds for high bp or cholesterol or anything like hat, but at my annual exam all that changed and my md put me on blood pressure meds. That was a blow to my emotional enabling! So promptly I began with MFP about a month ago, determined to lose some weight and get into shape so that, dare I hope I can get off the meds by my follow up at the end of may, or at least within the next year. In addition I would like to be a good example to my 12 year old daughter, who so far is in great shape I think, and I would like to keep it that way. I have been married to my husband for about 3years now, who likes to appear supportive, but in reality 95 percent of he time is not...he is another one of those that has a hard time with responsibility and acts more like a child than my own child. At this point I suspect my journey with MFP will last longer than my marriage if things don't shape up, but glad I have this tool to help me through and not lose my progress because of whatever personal pitfalls I may come across. I have been with MFP for about 1mo now. SW 325 and CW 316ish? I would love to be down to 300 by my follow up which seems doable, I think my long term goal for MFP was 100 lbs lost?, which I will modify through my journey, ideally I would like to be between 150 & 180 somewhere.

Hi Everyone
I am so glad to have found this site. I have been working on losing weight it seems my entire adult life. joining MFP has been a blessing. I love the support and encouragement from from folks whom really understand what it is like to have to lose over 100 pounds. I am excited that I have finally lost into double digits even if it is only 12 lbs. I wish all of us the best of luck. I look forward to encouraging each other along the way.
Thanks:flowerforyou:

Hi all - I have been overweight since the beginning. So I do truely understand what it is like trying to lose weight - and a significant amount at that. I officially should lose 140lbs per the 'charts'. Not sure that is a realistic goal for me. So my first goal is to lose 100lbs. I lost 90lbs 7 yrs ago - but health reasons and not paying attention to myself - I gained all but 5 of it back. But this time I am not restricting anything - I know I have to be able to have a taste of even the 'forbidden' foods or I will go off the deep end and re-gain anything I have lost. So far - 20 pounds. It is a work in progress. Please feel free to friend me if you like. I can always use someone to kick me in the butt to do this... :happy:

Ok so I see no one has been here in a while..... bummer! I would really hope this group could start up again because I got losts of weight to lose and having the support from others who are in the same boat would be really nice. My only brother is getting married Aug 2013 and I am really done with being the largest person in my whole family and feeling like I stand out ( not a good way) in all the pics so I hide. my goal would be to loose 100 pounds by then but I will settle for 50 plus pounds gone. Come On people I really want support in this journey and goals I have set forth and I will in turn SUPPORT and INCOURAGE you aswell. lets rally and get this group living again! Big :-)