Starting Weight:around 170, my scale is crazy- so that's an estimate
Present Weight: not sure..
Goal Weight: around 135
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: late night eating, emotional eating, and being consistent with working out
Following any specific plan: calorie counting, working out every night
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:i've officially grown out of all my clothes and I am ready to live my life instead of waiting until I lose weight. I think I have also come to the (obvious) realization that this will not be easy. I have always looked for the quick and easy way- and I'm still overweight. Every time I read a success weight loss story- it looks like it took awhile and it was tough! The saying that has really inspired me is" Losing weight is hard. Being fat is hard. Pick your Hard!"
Hobbies/Interests: reading, traveling, driving, taking quiet walks with my dog, having interesting conversations
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: eye colour: hazel, sometimes just green; hair colour: dark brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: back at it, on January 12, 2010.. starting my new years resolution early!
Starting Weight: 202lb unfortunately.. never been over 198... don't know how it got to that! (maybe all the late night eating?)
Present Weight: successfully lost 5lbs and kept it off, for not even a week now!
Goal Weight: according to my BMI, 155 would be a healthy weight for me, but I think between 155 - 165 is great with me
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: hitting that plateau... and somethings not being able to push past it.. so you just give up! ughh too many times with me
Following any specific plan: calorie counting!
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: i'm being STRICT about it, and preparing all my food/snacks the night before to take with me to school or work! plus I want to go see my family in Greece this summer, and finally be able to go there and not be so nervous about showing my body.. and I wanna show my family a NEW ME!
Anything else you would like to share with us: this site is awesome for support so far!!
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: This time - Jan 16th
Starting Weight: 190
Present Weight: 190
Goal Weight: 155
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Food!!!
Following any specific plan: Eating better, working out more
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Wii fun! Easier to exercise!
Anything else you would like to share with us: I have a genetic disorder (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) that's causing most of my joints to dislocate. I have always had problems with structured workouts, because if I pass that line, then I fall to bits. It's too hard to explain to a physical therapist or trainer, and I've had additional damage done by them. I do see a rheumatologist every three months, and probably will for life.
Hobbies/Interests: Reading romance novels, reading weight loss magazines and tabloids. I love watching sports and I love reading my Bible.
Religion: Catholic
Height: 5'6
Eye/Hair Color: Brown/black
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1-2-2010
Starting Weight: 327
Present Weight: 317
Goal Weight: 130
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Looking in the mirror and regretting letting myself blow up. In other words, regret about the past.
Following any specific plan: South Beach Diet
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am not going to grad. school or any other type of school being fat.
Anything else you would like to share with us? I am a 26yr old virgin who's never had a serious b/f. Hope to change when I feel more comfy about my weight.
Marital Status: Unmarried but I have a great boyfriend
Children/Ages: None
Occupation: PhD Student
Pets: A black lab living with my parents
Hobbies/Interests: The weather--it's what I study and all I really have time for!
Height: 5'4"
Eye/Hair Color: Brown for both
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Haha, well *this* particular journey is beginning today, otherwise "Since I was 13" would be more accurate.
Starting Weight: 180
Present Weight: 180
Goal Weight: 130 or less
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Food lover
Following any specific plan: Trying to combine WW with South Beach
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Heaviest weight so far, grad school makes things more difficult than college did.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I carry my weight well and always have, so it's been hard to get that "omg I'm so fat" motivation to get started. My friends are always surprised when I tell them my actual weight, because I don't *look* "that big".
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: July 16th 2009
Starting Weight: 297
Present Weight: 225
Goal Weight: 168
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Understanding how many calories I need to consume to keep losing weight safely and to keep it off for good.
Following any specific plan: Calorie counting
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm determined to lose the weight for good. I'm not following fad diets but rather trying to make permenant lifestyle changes that will allow me to keep the weight off for good.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm really hoping to make some good friends on here that I can share my weight loss achievements with and to get the encouragement I need to stick to my goals as well as help encourage other girls to stick to their weight loss plans as well.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: my love of chocolate
Following any specific plan: week one: raw food only
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I plan to keep a blog of my progress. I hope this will make me more accountable to myself.
Marital Status: Single (there should be a better term for those of us who are in a relationship, not yet engaged...cause I'm not really single!)
Children/Ages: None
Occupation: Modification Analyst
Pets: The cutest great dane named Dana, 1 bengal kitty named Teka
Hobbies/Interests: Snowboarding, knitting, movies
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: brown and brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1/1/2010
Starting Weight: 158
Present Weight: 154.8
Goal Weight: 130-135
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: sticking with it
Following any specific plan: calorie counting for right now
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: It's been 2 years....I'm over being fat! It's been two summers I didn't feel comfortable in anything, I'm not doing it again
Hobbies/Interests: Photography, REading and spending time with my lil man
Height: 5'7
Eye/Hair Color:green/brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Today
Starting Weight: 228.2
Present Weight: 228.2
Goal Weight: 165
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Eating loads of junk/fast food and eating way to late.
Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers, doing 30 day shred
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: This is the biggest I have ever been and it is literally depressing me. I have always been able to lose the weight and right after I had my son I lost 34 pds and had only gained 14 during pregnancy but somewhere over the last 2 years I allowed myself to gain it back.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I don't guess.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Myself and my excuses
Following any specific plan: Joined a gym, got a personal trainer, eating better
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Seeing myself in the pictures from my dream holiday with my fake smile and extra pounds have inspired me to never feel that way about myself ever again..
Anything else you would like to share with us: I think I am finally in the right place emotionally to succeed at this and I look forward to have like-minded people to share the experience with.
Marital Status: In a relationship (planning to elope in July)
Children/Ages: None
Occupation: Medical student but soon-to-be pathology resident
Pets: None
Hobbies/Interests: Medicine, anime, movies, music, hiking, white water rafting, gaming, Hoarders, cooking, cooking, and more cooking
Height: 5' 4.5"
Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Black
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: January 13, 2010
Starting Weight: 190
Present Weight: 185
Goal Weight: 120-130
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Get bored with exercise or using excuses like interviews to give up on exercise and dieting
Following any specific plan: 1200-1400 calories/day, exercise 5-6 X per week, strength training
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: In the past I have lost weight because I wanted a guy to love me more or be thrilled that I was smaller. This is the first time I'm losing weight for myself. My boyfriend is completely ok with my current size, but I want to get healthy so that I won't have problems when I'm older. My mom was morbidly obese and after gastric bypass and now being just over her ideal body weight, she has hypertension, borderline diabetes, and is a survivor of breast cancer. She also has chronic back pain with several surgeries, knee pain with resultant surgery, and GERD. All of these diseases are associated with being overweight or obese, and I don't want to live like she does because she was overweight or obese nearly all her life. Now is the time to prevent these preventable diseases and just happen to look better in a two-piece this summer. :-)
Anything else you would like to share with us:
I'm currently during upper body and lower body strength training on alternating days, but I'm plannin on starting Chalean Extreme on February 14. Anybody out there want to join me?
