Hobbies/Interests: I love all things shopping, hair/makeup/nails...all that good stuff. I like watching movies, TV, being outside (when it's nice)...
Height: 5'6
Eye/Hair Color: brown/dark brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 9/1/09
Starting Weight: 323
Present Weight: 323 (it's been a rough 13 days)
Goal Weight: 295 (for now!)
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: living with an uber-picky husband who only eats like 5 things, working full time, and going to school full time, so I guess trying to find the time to exercise and eat right while constantly on the go.
Following any specific plan: My own I guess, I'm not much for counting calories, so I'm trying to stick to eating healthy and walking for now.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I've always been perfectly happy with myself, however we're getting closer to having children, and I'd like to be more healthy before then.
Anything else you would like to share with us: This is my struggle for something I want badly, I'd like to someday walk into a store (any store, not just for plus-size) and say "hey look! it's my size"!
Marital Status: single/I've got a thing on the side back home
Children/Ages: n/a
Occupation: grad student
Pets: my roommate's super awesome cat Chloe
Hobbies/Interests: music, reading, news junkie, RED SOX NATION, looking online at faux-vintage styles I can't fit into right now
Height: 5'6 1/2" (I round up usually)
Eye/Hair Color: blue/brown
Starting Date of Weight loss Journey: 9/13/09
Starting Weight: 190
Present Weight: 190
Goal Weight: 130
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: continuing to focus on the big picture after initial successes
Following any specific plan: veg*n, lacto when I feel like it... cutting junk, stopping alcohol and nicotine consumption, cardio for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week, walking around instead of staying cooped up in my apartment/taking the bus
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I've never been so closely confronted with a community (Miami) that takes staying fit so seriously -- and I found this great community (3FC) with these wonderful people who have already accomplished more than I'm setting out to do! You all are amazing, an inspiration, truly.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I shed from 175 to ~150 and maintained for a couple years in college. But this is the most I've ever weighed in my life, and I'm ready to be over it! So excited to be part of this community!
I also think the reason I didn't continue losing weight is because my thighs were still over-sized for my body and I felt ashamed that with the weight loss, I couldn't get over the thing about me that troubled me the most. But I'm attacking that problem directly with my favorite new thing -- the elliptical!
Pets: a fish named Max or Ruby. It depends on the day.
Hobbies/Interests: Scrapbooking
Height: 5'5"
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: I am going to say today but I have been struggling since last Feb.
Starting Weight:around 270
Present Weight:241? My scale is crapping out on me.
Goal Weight: 150
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: staying in a routine
Following any specific plan: nope
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am fed up. My 20's are almost over and I want to look and feel my best by the time I am 30.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I would eventually like to be able to run.
Occupation: Registered Veterinary Technician and Professional PetStylist
Pets: 2 dogs, Trixi and Lucy, 3 cats, Buttercup, Bella, and Jon Batman
Hobbies/Interests: Painting, Drawing, Reading, Building Resin Kits aka Garage Kits (Google this!!), Watching Bones, The Simpsons, Futurama, Forensics, History, and now exercising!
Height: 5'7"
Eye/Hair Color: Blue, Blondish Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 09-14-2009
Starting Weight: 237
Present Weight: 232
Goal Weight: 140-145
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Motivation and sabotagers!
Following any specific plan: Counting calories, minimum of 30 minutes exercise per day!
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am much more serious. I've finally opened my eyes and saw what I am really doing to myself!
Anything else you would like to share with us: I am a great person to talk to, I'm quiet and shy when first getting to know people and it gives off the wrong impression - Once I get to know you you'll wish I'd shut up! lol I'm kidding but really feel free to talk to me about anything! I want to make alot of friends that I can count on to support me and lend support to and it doesn't always have to be about that - I'm pretty easy going and I like to laugh!
Hobbies/Interests: Running (a new one!), movies, video games, sci-fi, geek things, computers, travel, fashion
Height: 5'56'
Eye/Hair Color: Blue / Dark Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: September 20th, 2009
Starting Weight: 170
Present Weight: 170
Goal Weight: 140
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Managing stress/depression with a busy lifestyle and finding energy to make the choices I need to work out or eat well.
Following any specific plan: Just signed up for the biggest loser club.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Really inspired by the Biggest Loser and I want to look good for when I move back to LA.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Glad to be here!
Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy jewelry making, knitting, and other crafting. I like to decorate (and redecorate, and redecorate). I have recently taken up leisure reading after a long hiatus during law school/bar prep/etc., and it is a big stress reliever for me.
Height: 5'8"
Eye/Hair Color: Green/Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 2004-2005
Starting Weight: 175
Present Weight: about 165
Goal Weight: 135
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I come from a family that loves to cook, and is very good at it (I left it out of my hobbies, but truly it is one of my biggest), so I guess it would be resisting the temptation to cook those things that I know are not good for me (like beignets, sticky chicken, ribs, scones, now I am really hungry), in recognition of the fact that I might not be able to resist gorging on them when they are ready.
Following any specific plan: Not at all. I have been yo-yoing for four or five years now, and have been as low as 145 in that time.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am implementing true diet changes (just trying to overall eat less and eat smarter) and a serious exercise plan (I have been running with my dog 4-5 times a week and lifting 2-3 times) at the same time, rather than trying to work on one or the other. Also, I am seeking outside support (which is why I'm here ).
Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm really interested in any advice anyone has on losing the baby pooch. That is one thing that I am not sure will ever improve, so if anyone has seen (or even heard about) the light at the end of the tunnel I would love to hear about it.
Starting Date of Weight Loss Journey: My "official" start date would be September 16, but I lost about 12 lbs over the summer unintentionally which motivated me to start working on dropping the rest of my un-needed weight once and for all.
Starting Weight: 290 lbs at the start of the summer, 278 lbs when I began my official weight loss journey
Present Weight: 272 lbs
Goal Weight: 145lbs - 150lbs maintenance window
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: Keeping my motivation alive, working out consistently, surviving (inevitable) plateaus with my sanity intact, and buying healthy foods on a college budget.
Following any specific plan: Reducing caloric intake, calorie cycling, and working out (exercise ball, resistance bands, bellydancing, yoga, etc.) 30 minutes per day, 5 days per week.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have nifty software to record calories, I'm taking my measurements, I'm incorporating physical activity, and I'm holding myself accountable for things. Oh, and NOTHING is off limits this time; I'm treating my calorie allowance as a budget.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I took "before" pictures for the first time yesterday and I made them into a three-view collage so I'll actually be able to have a photographic record of my progress. I plan on taking pictures and making new collages in the "series" every 20 lbs or so.
Children/Ages: One boy, 7.5 and two girls 4.5 and 2.5
Occupation: SAHM
Pets: Dog named Bear
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Spending time with the kids, watching tv
Height: 5'6
Eye/Hair Color: Greenish blue/dark blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: September 14,2009
Starting Weight: 274lbs
Present Weight: 270lbs
Goal Weight: Short term is 199lbs. Long term is undecided.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Snacking! I love to snack, especially while watching tv at night.
Following any specific plan: Reducing calorie intake, cut out all soda pop and junk food (chocolate is my weakness!) Gym 5x a week for cardio including treadmill, bike and rowing maching. Adding in weights slowly. Wii Fit on the weekends.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I wanted to lose weight before but wasn't really motivated and had no one behind me to push and make sure I was doing good. I watch the Biggest Loser and can't wait to have an After picture like them!!!
Anything else you would like to share with us: I was widowed in 2007, our youngest was 7 weeks old at the time. I then moved from Georiga, USA back to my home in Newfoundland, Canada and met another wonderful man who is raising my kids as his own.
Occupation: Which job? lol! I work for a finance company during the week and as a TAB telebet operator on weekends
Pets: 1 pug - Rhino, 1 rottweiler - Phoenix
Hobbies/Interests: I own a classic Leyland Mini S and I am the Vice President of the Mini Owners Club Inc QLD so we do a lot of car cruises and shows and stuff
Height: 159cm
Eye/Hair Color: Brown eyes, red hair
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 06/08
Starting Weight: 96.1kg (211.4ish pounds)
Present Weight: 90.2kg (198.5ish pounds)
Goal Weight: 60kg (132 pounds)
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I slipped up for a few months recently and gained about 20 pounds that I had lost last year. Keeping motivated is my biggest hurdle
Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers Points plan
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have felt how good losing 15kg (33 pounds) feels and I want that again
Anything else you would like to share with us: I eat when I'm bored or when I'm watching tv etc so slowly replacing these bad snack foods with things like rice crackers and tzatziki dip. Also getting into cooking more than I have been lately to make healthier foods.
Hobbies/Interests: I love the beach, sunsets, chocolate, being in good company, music, dancing, love.
Height: 5'0"
Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 9/16
Starting Weight: 158
Present Weight: 158
Goal Weight: 130
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Chocolate, snacking, late night snacking...junk food in general.
Following any specific plan: WW, lots of water, spinning once a week, Wii Fit twice a week, trying to stick to my daily pts but snacking gets in the way!
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: In the past, I would only lose weight if I was either depressed or had daily motivation from a determined individual. I am determined by nature but I can't seem to be strong with weight loss...ugh!
Anything else you would like to share with us: I want to reach my goal weight by my 29th birthday which is 13 weeks from TODAY. I think I could do it...28 lbs...I NEED YOUR HELP!
Occupation: Unemployed but I am a cake decorator at home.
Pets: 3 cats.
Hobbies/Interests: Cake decorating, animals.
Height: 5'2
Eye/Hair Color: Eyes are blue, hair is dark brown.
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 9/26/09
Starting Weight: Around 245 I think...
Present Weight: Around 245?
Goal Weight: 150
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: FRIED FOODS.
Following any specific plan: Gym daily...
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am over being over weight. Can't deal with it anymore. Having a lot of health problems with conceiving a child because of my weight.
But I'm attacking that problem directly with my favorite new thing -- the elliptical!
