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I started following a healthy lifestyle three months ago, and almost immediately I was hampered by plantar fasciitis...then a stress fracture...and now achilles tendinitis, all in the same foot. I've been unable to do much of anything involving weight bearing for almost this whole time. But by eating less and doing my…

Hello! I'm always looking for great new friends to add. I'm trying to lose 100+ pounds (my best guess now is about 115) and I'm down 34 pounds in 3 months. You can do this!

You can do this! I am also trying to lose 100 pounds. I started eating healthy on May 1st and I've lost 34 pounds so far. I started out eating 1400 to 1600 calories a day, with more protein and fat and less carbs so I feel more satisfied. Now I'm down to 1200 to 1300 calories a day, and I hardly ever get hungry any more!…

When I was in my 20s, I was trying to lose 80 pounds and I would walk every day in an empty parking lot next to my apartment building. Unfortunately there was a major road nearby, and sometimes guys driving past would yell things at me. The first time it happened, I burst into tears, but dammit, I kept walking. They…

Thanks, everybody!

Congratulations! I am almost at the same point in my journey (just hit 30 pounds lost this morning, 70+ more to go) and I know how hard you must have worked to get this far. Keep on going! Best of luck to you!

Wow, what changes in such a short period of time! Fantastic!

Thanks, everybody! Feel free to add me as a friend if you are looking for support. I am on MFP every day and I love our community!

Best of luck to you! I am trying to lose 100+ pounds and so far MFP has helped me lose almost 3 pounds in 2 1/2 months. I've been dealing with foot injuries and physical therapy, so I've had no cardio to speak of, but just eating healthier and less has already made a huge difference. I know you can do it too! Please feel…

Hi Lucina! I'm Karen and my story is very similar to yours. When I started living healthier two months ago, my BMI was 41 and I was 246 pounds (I'm 5'5"). I am the only woman in three generations of my family who doesn't have diabetes, and I plan on keeping it that way. I suffer from several other medical conditions, but…

Feel free to add me too. I started at 246 and I'm down to 222. You can do this!

Hi Shelley! I am also trying to lose 100 pounds. I have been on MFP for almost two months and I've lost over 20 pounds. I have a long way to go but I am going to get there, and you can too! Feel free to send me a friend request if you want us to provide mutual support and ideas to each other. Best of luck to you!

Wow! You look fantastic! I am trying to lose 100 pounds and you are inspiring to me!

I'm 43 and I started working on my health several weeks ago -- at first, just doing a daily 15-minute walk, and five weeks ago, also a 1300-calorie diet. After a few weeks of walking in crappy shoes and being 100 pounds overweight, I had a stress fracture and plantar fasciitis in one of my feet. I've been in a walking boot…

It sounds like you're off to a great start! I started a 1300 calorie diet five weeks ago. The first few weeks it seemed like I was hungry all the time. It's gotten better, plus I've learned to eat smaller meals so I can have little healthy snacks (yogurt, Fiber One) between meals. For lunch today I had one (one!) slice of…

Welcome to MFP! We are in similar situations. I am trying to lose 100 pounds and I'm down 17 so far. MFP is awesome for helping you understand the nutrition in the foods you are consuming and in planning what you eat. And there's so much great support here. Feel free to add me as a friend so we can help motivate each other.

You can do it! I have been trying to lose weight and keep it off since I was in elementary school. (I'm 43 now.) This time I've set 100 pounds as my initial goal, and I'm already down 17 pounds after just over a month using MFP. I was a carb fanatic and now I eat low carb (although not super-low-carb, that's not…

I started taking daily walks (15 minutes) with just any old shoes on. Two weeks later I was at the orthopedic clinic in pain from a stress fracture and plantar fasciitis. I am doing two months of physical therapy and if I'm lucky, I will be able to start walking again after that. With my new shoes on! After my diagnosis I…

I'm 43 and I've been on and off MFP for a year or two. I am finally pushing myself to get healthy and stay healthy because of my family history of diabetes. I'm 17 pounds down and 83 to go. I hate exercise but I am starting to see it as a necessary evil. I started walking 15 minutes a day and after two weeks I had plantar…

Lizz, I'm trying to lose 100 pounds for health reasons. Going up a flight of stairs leaves me panting so I understand where you're coming from. It can seem overwhelming at first, but if you just chip away at it a little bit every day, over time you will see results. It seems like I just started trying to get healthy and…

I also got my start to better health through bad cholesterol test results. I was tired of feeling lousy all the time too. My initial goal is to lose 100 pounds; I may go for another 15 or 20 after that, but losing 100 pounds will put my BMI in the normal range. You seem to have a great attitude and I wish you nothing but…

I'm a 43-year-old female trying to lose 100 pounds. I am sedentary because of a stress fracture, so the only exercise I am getting is my physical therapy exercises. I am eating 1300 calories a day and it took a while to get adjusted to it, but it's working well for me. I eat three meals and I eat light snacks in between…

Hi Jen! I am 43 and looking to lose 100 pounds (down almost 15 so far). Feel free to add me as a friend. Good luck!

Hi Kathy! I'm married and 43, and I'm 14 pounds down and trying to lose 100 total. I started out my push for better health by taking a 15-minute walk every day, which was all I could endure, and two weeks of that in bad shoes led to plantar fasciitis and a stress fracture in my left foot. So my words of wisdom regarding…

Three egg whites with a slice of American cheese melted on top. Delicious and only 150 calories!

Hi there! I don't know if I should count, but I'm trying to lose 95 pounds and that's awfully close to 100! :smiley: Always looking to have more supporters and to provide more support to others.

Wow! Overwhelmed by all your responses. I didn't say much about my own geekiness/nerdiness/dorkiness. I have degrees in computer science and technical writing, and I work as a developer of computer security publications. I love sci-fi, mainly movies and TV, sometimes books. I tend to read mostly non-fiction (science,…

I'm in the same boat as you are. For the past several months I've been overeating in spurts, like eating a whole jumbo bag of tortilla chips in a sitting. I overeat sometimes even when the food doesn't taste so good...I just have an overwhelming urge to eat *something*. I've gained 50 pounds in roughly 6 months through…

Awesome responses, thanks so much for all of them! Are there any geek groups on MFP? If not, maybe we should start one!