iam 33 years old my current weight is 170 my goal is to get down to 120 and five foot tall two kids and born in dominican republici want to become healthy so i can be around for my children.

Hi, my name is Brian.

I am 39 and from Rugby in the UK, the home of the game of the same name.

When I was young I was the picked on skinny kid, which triggered overeating which I've never managed to kick as an adult.

I started on MFP in April at 270lbs and am currently at 251lbs.

My goal is to break the ever elusive 200lbs and get into the "healthy" bracket of my BMI scale, for whatever good that is.

My inspirations are my twin 4 year olds who have just started school and are full of constant energy.

I am currently doing Jillian Michaels Body Revolution plus weekly cycle rides for exercise, and food wise, just counting the cals to my MFP targets.

starting weight: in 1996 was 300 pounds

current weight:189 pounds

Goal weight: between 130-135 pounds.

my name is Katie. I'm 37 year old single mom of a 9 year old daughter

I am 37 years old and I'm the biggest that I have ever been. Before 2003 I was always pretty thin and a steady size 8 and then my world changed. My mom, my best friend was murdered and everything changed. When I couldn't cope I ate, and ate and ate some more. I hid it pretty well because I had a career that kept me on the move and very active and contributed the weight gain to always being on the road for work and eating too much fast food. Well in 2009 I still hadn't resolved my grief about my mom and I was a mess. I resigned from my position to become a housewife hoping that would relieve the stress. It didn't. It did however give me more time to be alone and sit. Long story short that was probably the worst thing I could have done. I continued to eat my emotions instead of dealing with them.

Then one day it just hit me, I can't change what happened. I will miss her always, but this isn't what she would have wanted for me, this wouldn't have made her proud. Not to mention my family was beginning to make weight related comments, my health was rapidly declining and I was in almost constant pain. I decided to take charge of my life again.

I started at 258 lbs
I now weigh 246 lbs
My ultimate goal weight is 145

It was time to get up or give up, and I don't believe in quitting.

Hi! Man, all of these introductions are very inspiring, and there are so many great people in here already! I can't wait to read about the rest! I don't really have much of a story...I'm 35 years old, married (for 8 years TODAY!) and I have just steadily gained weight over the past 10 years. 80 pounds to be exact. I don't want to lose 80 pounds, I'll be perfectly happy with 55 total. I started at 210 and am currently down 15 pounds. It has taken 4 months, but at least I'm losing and not gaining! I've been struggling with my efforts a bit lately so I'm glad to be a part of this group. Let's all keep each going strong! We ALL have the power to SUCCEED!

Hi! I'm 28 and 5'4.5" Starting weight: 195 Current weight: 173 Goal weight: 125

I started gaining weight in college but it got really out of control about 8 years ago when my life basically fell apart (long story I'm willing to share another day) and I just stopped caring about anything- I started getting my life back together a little over 6 years ago but the bad eating habits didn't stop- I think I felt like after everything I had been through, I "deserved" to enjoy life and for some reason that meant all the bad food too.

I had a lot of wakeup calls and tried several times to lose weight- on my own, with Weight Watchers, one other time with MFP. Three things got me to finally decide that this is it- I'm doing this- period. One was getting engaged (January)- I want to enjoy every minute of planning and the wedding and I can't do that if I'm stressing over how I look in pictures or crying over not fitting in dresses. Two- after ending up in the ER with an asthma attack for the first time in over 10 years, I finally quit smoking and decided I needed to stop destroying myself and I needed to get healthy. Three- being overwhelmed and stressed with trying to find a work-home balance, I was becoming very unhappy and I realized that if nothing else, I could at least control my body and health and I knew that if I ever wanted to be happy I needed to take time for myself too.

This is the first group I have joined. I have been on MFP for a while now. Took the first few months to get used to tracking and trying to stay within my calorie range. I am finding that I have a hard time staying in my calories but it is going better now that i lowered my expectations to 1/2 pound a week. I have to keep reminding myself that "they" say the slower you lose it the more likely you are to keep it off.

I have lost about 7 lbs so far but my ultimate goal would be 100.

Hi, I am 53 years old, 5'1" and I started out 208. So far I have lost only 3 pounds but am plugging along and moving FORWARD! I have six kids 31 to 20. Grandkids that I adore and a great grandson through my husband that has cheeks you just want to pinch. Haha. I am finally feeling like I can add friends for some support (not all the time). I am usually introverted so at times I will read but not post.
My ultimate goal is to get to 140-145. But am starting to see some differences in the way I feel because of the exercises that I have done so far. They may not be insane but a good way to start and add.
My husband wants to keep me around longer so I can torture him more. LOL. So right now he is my biggest supporter quietly standing behind me and answering questions that make me think for myself.
By the way, we have been married 32 years in April, soooo, if I can make that kind of commitment I know I can make this one work this time around.

Hi everyone! I'm 27 years old, 5'4" and currently 190.7 pounds. My starting weight was 210 pounds and I want to get down to 145 pounds. I set my goals at every 5 pounds though, so right now I am focused on getting below 190, then 185 then 180 and so on.

I have been married a little over a year and we want to start trying for babies when I hit a healthy weight. My two hobbies are exercise and knitting. They really contradict each other quite a bit but I enjoy finding the balance. I have an outside blog, http://mangobadango.blogspot.com/. Lots of information on my life there.

I love supporting others and receiving the support myself. Feel free to add me as a friend as MFP has become my new Facebook on my phone.

Hello All ) What a great group! My name is Stacie, I am 5 ft. and 29 years old. I am a wife and mother to 3 small children...all girls! I would love to shed some some long overdue baby weight...my youngest turned 5 in April!!! LOL This group feels like a perfect fit to help keep me motivated!!

SW (5/7/12): 216 lbs
CW (5/22/12): 208.6 lbs
GW: 130 lbs.

I got a long way to go!!!

Hi I'm Amber. I'm 36 and I just had my second child six months ago. I have always been fit but since the birth of my daughter 5 years ago I have put on the pounds. I would like to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 120. I currently weight 170, down from 180 at time of Talyn's birth. I have started a non sugar, non alcohol diet. I would like to reach 150 by fourth of July. Which is 20 pounds in 6 weeks. So to recap
SW ( 11/28/11): 180
CW (5/22/12) 173
GW 120

Hey Everyone I'm Nicole! I am a 20 year old college student.

My starting weight was 238
My current weight is 190.3
My goal weight is 150

Hi guys!

I'm Hannah, 21 (nearly 22), I'm currently underemployed but waiting for a job to open up somewhere (passed the interview etc- just got to wait for a position to be open)

I'm currently 227lbs. Ideal goal of 150, ultimate ultimate goal (that I don't think will happen) of 140. I've lost some weight a few years ago but it's crept back on when I plateaued at 199lbs. I *will* burst through that barrier if it happens again.

My biggest motivation is using less yarn! I'm a knitter and at my size some (most) things do not look flattering on me. Not to mention it's also more expensive than it would be at a smaller size!

Eta: I'm relatively new here and I don't know anyone in meatspace who's using MFP. I don't really want them to know what I weigh either! That's stupid because they see me lots, but I'm sure some of you know the feeling. I'm open to all friend requests

Hi everyone!

I'm 27 years old and trying to lose 150 to 160 pounds. I'm 5' 6.5" and currently at around 316 pounds. My highest weight was about 325. I had back surgery almost exactly a year ago after being rear ended, and I've gained about 30 pounds since the surgery. I'm trying to (very slowly) begin a more active lifestyle, but there's a lot I can't do without hurting myself! I started gaining weight in high school as a result of a severe anxiety disorder and the medications and emotional eating that came along with it. I live in metro Detroit with my husband, three cats, and two dogs.

Prior to reaching 200 pounds, I was somewhat athletic—I played basketball and worked with ex-racehorses, preparing them for jumping careers. I want more than anything to get under 200 pounds so I can get on a horse again!