[Nell]

First name: Holly

Geographical location: Eastern North Carolina

Age: 24

Marital Status: Completely Single

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Looking for a job, Senior College Student

Pets: Taco the Chihuahua and Chief the Dachshund

Hobbies/Interests: Bowling, Reading, Video Games, and (guiltily) the online game RuneScape, Anime (Favorite is Code Geass)

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: Blue/ Blonde (I hate the term dishwater blonde...makes it sound dirty)

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: April 5, 2010

Starting Weight: 248.9 (Close enough to 249...)

Present Weight: 248.9

Goal Weight: Short term - < 200, eventually 140 (apparently my 'healthy' weight)

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My dislike of exercise. Also, since I live at home with my parents I can't stock the fridge and pantry with 'healthy' or 'diet' food. Trying to overcome food is really gonna be difficult (and in the past has been my excuse for NOT dieting)

Following any specific plan: No, I don't know which ones are 'good', especially after seeing so many fail for my mother

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm serious this time. From past experience when I make a goal, any goal, my motivation tends to cool a week or two later...I'll have to WORK to ensure that doesn't happen this time.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I used to be 83 pounds at 14 before puberty, after puberty next thing I knew I was 190, then 220...I feel like I 'skipped' the healthy weight range :S I really want to be able to shop for clothing that is my age, not made for my grandmothers. Also, I want to be more than just a pretty face.

[ajowens]

First name: Amanda or AJ

Geographical location: Tempe, AZ/ Denver, CO/ Seattle, WA
I am all over right now

Age:28

Marital Status:Married 2 years

Children/Ages: None... 2 dogs

Occupation: Web Coordinator

Pets: 2 dogs. Boy= Finch Girl= Molly

Hobbies/Interests: Just my dogs. And I love to study religious impact on cultures. Weird... I know.

Height:5'2"

Eye/Hair Color: Hazel/Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Omg so long ago but lets say 4.9.10 to restart

Starting Weight:175

Present Weight:165

Goal Weight:125

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:I love carbs. Not good carbs. All carbs. I love sugar and festivities with food.

Following any specific plan: High protien and healthy carbs. (slimgenics & weight watchers)

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Honestly. There isn't any. I am really unmotivated and I feel defeated and uncomfortable.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Yes. I am super social, really knowlegable about diets... just can't stay on them myself and I hate hatre hate physical activity that is planned.

[Angharad]

First name: Angharad (welsh name) call me Angie

Geographical location: Wales, UK

Age:20

Marital Status: Single

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Student!

Pets: At home with my parents i have a dog called Cai

Hobbies/Interests: I love music, festivals, socialising. I have my own radio show and write for the student newspaper

Height:5'10"

Eye/Hair Color: Bluey-greeney, Dyed red hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: As of tomorrow, 07/04/2010 (although have started and stopped at various times over the past few years)

Starting Weight:200

Present Weight: 200

Goal Weight: 165

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Persistence, late night eating, carb control (i'm vegetarian so eat sooo many carbs, need to cook more healthy food) and maybe alcohol could get in the way...

Following any specific plan: Calorie counting, excercising.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have a cruise in June that i want to look good for, and am going travelling in august and want to feel comfortable in my own skin!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I really really want to go through with it this time, i'm beginning to loathe myself and have zero self confidence. So here goes

[2phatinvictoria]

First name:Kate

Geographical location:Victoria bc CANADA (oooyyeaaa)

Age:21

Marital Status: taken

Children/Ages: Nope not till im 30.. if at all

Occupation:student/ video store clerk!

Pets:2 bunnies.. one is a mini lop named ben and one is a american cross named butters (named after butters from south park)

Hobbies/Interests: reading, travelling, shopping lol

Height:5'7

Eye/Hair Color: green blue

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:March 18 2010 (never again will i have a starting date!)

Starting Weight: 267.7

Present Weight:262.0

Goal Weight:167

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: That this is NOT a diet... its a lifestyle change and i need to do this for my self.!

Following any specific plan: Modified weight watchers (dont go to the meetings.. found all the info online!)

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: It feels right and im doing this with my best friend for ourselves!

Anything else you would like to share with us: Im going backpacking to visit my parents in germany and im going to be at my goal weight by then or at least uber close to it!

[ttmarie23]

First name:Katie

Geographical location:Bonney Lake, WA

Age:23

Marital Status: Engaged

Children/Ages: 2 boys; Gavin is 2 1/2 and Liam is 6 months

Occupation: Currently stay at home mom

Pets:A German short hair pointer named Hannah

Hobbies/Interests: Rearranging, decorating, reading.. Shopping if I fit into cuter clothes!

Height:5'3

Eye/Hair Color: Hazel

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:March 17 2010

Starting Weight: 312 (how?)

Present Weight:301

Goal Weight:125

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I'm an emotional eater to the extreme. I'm hoping 3fc can be my new outlet when I'm stressed now instead of food.

Following any specific plan: Counting calories and starting to exercise more. Baby steps...

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Too many to name!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm super social, sarcastic, talkative and fiercely loyal.

[fra]

First name: Francesca (but just call me Fra)
Geographical location: Torino, Italy
Age:28 on May 14th!
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: computer programmer
Pets: a cat and a dog
Hobbies/Interests: too many.. let's just name Music which is my LIFE
Height: 6'
Eye/Hair Color: Green/Gray already T_T but I dye it dark blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: January 14, 2008
Starting Weight: 105 kg
Present Weight: 79 kg
Goal Weight: 72 kg
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: emotional eating episodes, lazyness about beginning to exercise (once i start, i love it), fear of failure that leads to quitting along the way.
Following any specific plan: nope, I just stopped eating like 2 persons, and started exercising more than once a year!!
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: well, I kept at it xD it's been 2 years now, even if I stopped losing for the last months, I didn't gain, cause my lifestyle is different. That in itself is already wow.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm sarcastic and sometimes I talk too much. Just ignore me in those moments plz :3

[Alicia87]

First name: Alicia

Geographical location: NW Indiana

Age: 23

Marital Status: in a relationship

Children/Ages: no babies yet...someday though!

Occupation: nursing student, graduating in May...so by July it should be RN

Pets: no pets

Hobbies/Interests: I love to read books, hang out with my friends, sing songs, and I don't know if it technically counts but I have to spend a loooot of my time studying right now. lol

Height: 5'8"

Eye/Hair Color: blue, strawberry blonde hair (though it's dyed totally red right now)

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: today, 4/8/10

Starting Weight: 178 lb.

Present Weight: 178 lb.

Goal Weight: 130 lb.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I am terrible about my diet, and though I always feel SO much better after I exercise, I'm bad about sticking to a routine...

Following any specific plan: Right now I'm just doing home exercise videos, trying to alternate cardio one day & strength/toning the next.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm hopeful that the support will make me feel more accountable, plus I'm really ready to feel confident about my body.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I've been really inspired reading everyone else's stories Thanks for sharing!!!

[onelife2live]

First name: Kia

Geographical location: MD

Age: 29

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: boy: Age 8 / Girl: Age 2 months

Occupation: Writer

Pets: 0

Hobbies/Interests: Writing, Reading

Height: 5'6

Eye/Hair Color: Brown / Black

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 2 weeks ago

Starting Weight: 220

Present Weight: 210

Goal Weight: 160

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: staying motivated

Following any specific plan: Currently doing Slim In 6

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I just had my second child and I'm older so this may prove to be a challenge.

[MamaofKaida]

First name: Laura

Geographical location: Killeen tx

Age:27

Marital Status: married

Children/Ages: Kaida Manon 2 1/2 months

Occupation: military for 10 more days yay!

Pets: No

Hobbies/Interests: boating, going to the racetrack with hubby and spending time with family

Height: 65'

Eye/Hair Color: brown/dirty blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:April 10

Starting Weight:188

Present Weight:188

Goal Weight:155

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:eating fast food

Following any specific plan:walking in park with my baby and hopefully running after awhile

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: i have a daughter now and need to lose baby weight and to be healthy for her

Anything else you would like to share with us:

[Lilybug418]

First name: Adriana Lily

Geographical location: Pennsylvania

Age: 20

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: Issac age 4, Angie age3, Giovanni age 1

Occupation: Pharmacy Tech, in school for RN

Pets: A chihuahua named Jorden

Hobbies/Interests: I love to read, write and shop and unfortunately EAT

Height: 5'0" <-- SHORT

Eye/Hair Color: Brown hair Brown eyes

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: April 30th 2009

Starting Weight: 190

Present Weight:142

Goal Weight: 120

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Controling carbs, I LOVE PIZZA and bread and pasta!!!

Following any specific plan: Just excercising and eating healthier at this point

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I want to chance my lifestyle, all of my eating habits and excercise plan. I've given up on weightloss pills and fad diets, if i wanted to eat something small and unsatisfying I'd call my ex!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I have lost a huge amount of weight but I am starting to slack off and I feel like i need some support to get back on track, I have never looked for support online and IDK why i never thought about it before, I am hoping to create some bonds on this site that help push my butt to where it needs to be. I am Tired of people looking at me and saying I look fine! They dont see how UNFINE I feel!

[TiffanyRyan]

First nameiffany

Geographical location: Santa Rosa, California

Age:23

Marital Status: In a relationship

Children/Ages:none

Occupation: Preschool Teacher

Pets: Mickey he is a cat

Hobbies/Interests: Music, Hiking, Beach

Height:5'5

Eye/Hair Color:brown/black

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:February 1st

Starting Weight:265

Present Weight:234

Goal Weight:175

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: sticking with it

Following any specific plan: weight watchers

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: This is the longest I have stuck with it.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I have always been overweight. I think that fat people can be beautiful too, for me losing weight is about improving my health!

[foodlover81]

First name: Kari

Geographical location: Texas

Age: 28

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: Christian - 6, Briana- 4, Gabriel- 7 months

Occupation: Legal Secretary

Pets: None

Hobbies/Interests: Playing with my kids, reading when I have quiet time

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Monday, April 12, 2010

Starting Weight: 156

Present Weight: 156

Goal Weight: 135

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Snacking and not eating SWEETS!!

Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers point system

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm actually trying this time.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I have not worn shorts since giving birth to my son 6 years ago. I would love to be able to show off my legs again = )

[skinnylibrarian]

Hey everybody! Good to me you, I hope to get to talk with a lot of you around the forums

First name: Kaylin

Geographical location: Ohio, USA

Age: 23

Marital Status: in a relationship

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: librarian-in-training

Pets: 3 bunnies, they're rather adorable

Hobbies/Interests: cake decorating, web design, and writing, among other things

Height: 5'1" (I used to think I was 5'3" but the last time I went to the doctor he dashed those beliefs against the rocks, *sadface*)

Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 4/16/2010, though this has been going on for ten years... this is just the latest (and hopefully last!) start date.

Starting Weight: 118.6lbs (tho it's a very fatty 118.6 and I'm more interested in firming up and removing flab than in losing pounds)

Present Weight: 118.6lbs

Goal Weight: 115lb range would be fine

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Binge eating. I've been doing it for YEARS and it's a habit for me at this point, it's comforting and a coping mechanism, so I'll need to find something healthy to replace that.

Following any specific plan: Not really - just trying to eat healthy and exercise with a good degree of regularity.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I think I'm finally genuinely ready to do this without resorting to eating disordered habits, which I've always fallen into in the past.

[spreadhead]

First name: Sara

Geographical location: Texas

Age: 26

Marital Status: lookin' for love in all the wrong places

Children/Ages: n/a

Occupation: (currently unemployed) waitress

Pets: Charlie, my greatest friend, is a 3 1/2 year old rescued-mutt. She's named after a Widespread Panic song- "sometimes a dog is as good as any man..."

Hobbies/Interests: Music- live, streamed, and stolen. Books- begged, borrowed, dog-eared and well-loved. Astrology- though it's never done me any good.

Height: 5'10

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/dishwater-blonde (I like it dirty!

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Everyday since 3rd grade. Yes, it's depressing.

Starting Weigh/Present Weight: 155-ish (I don't own a scale; I own "fat" pants, size 10.)

Goal Weight: 132-ish, size 6.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Desperate urge to resort to diet pills (again,) binge drinking and eating.

Following any specific plan: Counting calories.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Fancy online calorie trackers, and forums of like-minded strangers!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I have just started barefoot running. My ankles are killing me, and ice is my new best friend.

[sassybish]

First name: Courtney

Geographical location: Saratoga Springs, NY

Age: 21

Marital Status: In a relationship

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Searching for a new job

Pets: Fish

Hobbies/Interests: Movies

Height: 5'3"

Eye/Hair Color: Hazel/Blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 4/19/10

Starting Weight: 172

Present Weight: 168

Goal Weight: 135

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Exercise

Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have a wedding to go to in two months!

Anything else you would like to share with us: Nope