Hi everybody! I just joined MFP this month and this will be my first group. I'm 5'11" and right now I weight 231 pounds. And I am SO. SICK. OF. IT. Every spring I promise myself that this time, for real, this will be the bikini summer. And it looks like it's yet again another non-bikini summer. So I want to turn this around and I thought joining this group would be a good way to kick it off. My biggest problem is eating sweets, and I (stupidly) volunteered to bring 150 cupcakes to a work meeting last night so I spent last night and this morning eating leftovers every few hours. Needless to say I am pretty pissed off with myself, and I'm tired of setbacks like this undoing any bit of progress I make. I figure that maybe making my food journal public might motivate me more to not eat so much crappy stuff.

I don't really have a goal weight for this challenge; I plan to weigh myself on Monday morning and then weight myself again at the end of the challenge. When I weigh myself daily or even every few days, I start to become discouraged when the number doesn't drop fast enough, and it just leads to unhealthy obsession with the scale. My goal is simply to do what I'm supposed to do and stay within my calories every day, no excuses. And to exercise at LEAST 5 days out of the week, even if it's only 20 minutes on the elliptical machine. I'm looking forward to this! I just want to feel (and look) killer-awesome :smokin:

Hey! My name is Rachel. I'm from Michigan. I have been on this weight loss journey since Jan. 30 2012. So far i've lost almost 40 lbs! I had been exercising, but lately I have not due to some health issues. Now that I am feeling better I need the motivation to start working out again. I figure this seems like the place to do it! I would love to lose 10 lbs By June 21st (if not a little more )
Good luck everyone!

And feel free to add me for more support! :flowerforyou:

Hi Everyone!

My name is Leonie and this is the first group that I have joined, so I am super excited about this. I live in Southwest Florida and I have a 5 year old son. I would like to be healthier for him. My goal is to be 161 lbs and I am more focused on this being a lifestyle change for me. Not so much concerned about the overall number but how my body looks and the way I feel. I live on the third floor so I am looking forward to making it up the flights of stairs with no breaks and still having some breath left when I reach the top. Lol, Rocky theme song is playing in my head right now.
#Team get it right, keep it tight

hey everyone! im new to this website and thought this group would be awesome to join! this past year i have slowly lost 25 pounds thanks to weight watchers points plus! In January i was 124lbs from being 150lbs the previous january (2011)...without ever going to the gym! this past January i started going to the gym again and have been going 4-6 times a week since then, which is awesome! ....but i am now 133lbs since starting the gym..i know some of it could be muscle weight, but i want to get down to 120lbs. by the way i'm 18 years old and 5'4.. which isn't that tall. My main problem is that i over-eat after working out because I use to think because i just worked out then i could eat more.. which isn't technically always true, point blank^. lets all get SEXYYY by summer!!!

Hello all!!! This is the first group I have joined since becoming a member of MFP about 3 months ago...I`m looking forward to the journey.

Hello Ladies!
I'm so glad I found this group on the eve of the start of the challenge! This is exactly what I am looking for: a short term commitment, like-minded participants, and more exercise in my routine. I've been on HCG and it does not allow exercise due to the extremely low calorie intake. But now that I'm on a normal healthy diet, I'm ready to begin exercising. My fitness activities are walking and biking. I'm excited about us being on this journey together! Good luck to everyone and lets keep in touch.


Sharon

Hi everyone,
My name is Hadiza and I live in Newport, South Wales. I've been on mfp for a bit now.....well, since 2008. I did lose quite a bit 4 years ago. Trailed off and actually maintained for a while albeit 7lbs or so up and down. Anyways, I had an op April last year and since then, the weight just piled and piled to the extent I was almost back to where it all started from! So here I am once again trying to go through it all again.

Hi everyone!

I have been looking for a challenge/group such as this to KEEP me motivated! I have lost 20lbs since February (when I first realized that I needed to take charge of my life and get in shape). At this point, I am extremely motivated and I know that I can lose the weight (and actually meet my fitness goals). I am from Tappahannock, Virginia, recently married, 2 children, and just celebrated my 30th birthday this month!

This year, I am determined to not only lose the weight, but make healthy lifestyle changes that benefit both me and my family.

I LOVE TO WORKOUT! Whether it be Zumba, dancing, step aerobics, HIIT training, weight lifting, running; etc, I do it all (in moderation of course, I believe in "switching up routines" to confuse the body.) Needless to say, I am up for any fitness challenge:-)

SW:204
CW: 183.4
GW: 165
Height 5'6

I look forward to meeting my goals with you all- please feel free to "friend me," I found that on MFP, the more friends, the more motivational/inspiring your page becomes! Let's do this!