First name: Mary Jayne
Geographical location: Texas
Age: 21
Marital Status: Married
Children/Ages: None currently.
Occupation: Just gave my two weeks notice.
Pets: Reesey is our lab/hound pup who's almost a year and a half, but still acts like shes 3 months old. Jack the cat is a year old and needy as can be. Fatty, who's real name is Stanley, is a lazy little 8 month old kitty who loves to eat and sleep. Sometimes you can find him asleep with his head covering the food bowl. According to the vet, he's about 5lbs over weight. Karen is from the same litter as Fatty is a big fluff ball and very prissy.
Hobbies/Interests: Escaping reality with a good book. If someone puts it in my hands, I've got to read it even if it is just the back of the cereal box. Watching movies with the hubby even though I always end up falling asleep. Going to the lake and taking our pup out on walks.
Height: 5'9"
Eye/Hair Color: Hazel and Brown.
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: One week ago
Starting Weight: 240
Present Weight: 236
Goal Weight: 145 to 160.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Putting on those running shoes to go out and exercise. Amazingly the food part is easy, but giving up my full time bum status is not.
Following any specific plan: Avoiding the mass amounts of junk food I've lived off of and exercising.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Its only been a week, but this time unlike each other time in the past I'm keeping a food journal.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Hi! My name's Mary Jayne and I'm a shoeaholic.
Hobbies/Interests: shopping, I love to make my own jewelry, reading, working out, watching tv
Height: 5'3"
Eye/Hair Color: Green/Dark brownish red
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: This time January 2007
Starting Weight: 256
Present Weight: 256
Goal Weight: 150
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My weight has always been a protection for me. I also don't eat regularly. So now I am trying to force myself.
Following any specific plan: no... Counting calories and exercise.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am ready for it.
Anything else you would like to share with us: not yet.
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[COLOR="Purple"]First name (if you want to tell): Jeanetta
Geographical location: PA
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Children/Ages: one boy, 14 months, Chase Andrew
Occupation: Part time secretary, Full time mommy
Pets: [COLOR="blue"]none
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, Reading, Movies, Music, Surfing the net, Karaoke
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: Brown, and auburn reddish
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: one week ago, Apr 16
Starting Weight: 215
Present Weight: 212
Goal Weight: 160-150
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Getting motivated to exercise every day, and that I love to eat!
Following any specific plan: I've been counting calories, but tommorrow I'm starting WW
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm too fat. Really too fat. And I want to look good for my DH.
Anything else you would like to share with us:I'm an emotional eater, and I'm going to try to overcome this problem.
Hobbies/Interests: I'm a pretty boring person, and am currently in the market for new hobbies. However, I collect DVDs and love watching them, I enjoy ice hockey (both playing and watching), and over the past couple of months I've developed a strong appreciation for exercise.
Height: 5'4"
Eye/Hair Color: green/brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: January 2, 2007
Starting Weight: 170
Present Weight: 131
Goal Weight: Unsure. I'm pretty happy with where I am now, but since I'm paying so much money for it, I think I'd might as well go a little lower, so maybe 125-128.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My love affair with carbs.
Following any specific plan: LA Weight Loss (blue plan)
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm actually trying, and I'm paying money, which is a big motivator. Plus I'm being honest about my weight loss to myself and others, so I have plenty of people to help me out and hold me accountible.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Hmm... off the top of my head... it's nice to actually enjoy warm weather for a change! (I've always been a summerophobe, probably because I felt I had to wear sweatshirts in 40 degree Celsius weather in order to cover up my flab!)
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: It's easy to get into a slump being a SAHM. I needed to stay motivated and active. Hopefully with the warm weather starting that will be easier.
Following any specific plan:Not sure yet. I plan do some sort of eating plan and then do at least 30 min of cardio daily, plus some strength training.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: This is the heaviest I have ever been. In the past I have lost weight, but then one thing or another happens and it comes back. My husband and I have been trying to get pg for the past year and it seems my extra weight is causing problems with me ovualting regularly. Losing weight will help me achieve our goal off adding to the family.
Hobbies/Interests: reading, crafting, dancing, bar hopping
Height: 5'2"
Eye/Hair Color: blue/brownish red
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Um seems like forever!!
Starting Weight: 230
Present Weight: 213
Goal Weight: 135
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: i love food, I love to cook and entertain. I live in Japan where the food isn't nearly as healthy as you would think but it is still fantastic, especially the sweets. I guess my biggest hurdle is staying motivated and laying off my love affair with delicious unhealthy foods.
Following any specific plan: Thinking about Weight Watchers, but for now just weight training, cardio and eating right.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Just fed up with being winded by stairs and I wanna finish my BA in Performance Theater when I get back to the states, not alot of roles for 200 pound women out there.
Anything else you would like to share with us: nope
Hobbies/Interests: movies, tv, friends, meeting new people
Height: 5'5"
Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: i guess this round is 3/26/07
Starting Weight: 215
Present Weight: 204
Goal Weight: 145
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Working out. I gained 30 lbs the last year and a half, i was happy at the same weight, around 175ish for the past 10 years. but now i am determined to get it all off. my boyfriend has been really supportive and that's helped.
Following any specific plan: i started on fat smash, but the diet was way too extreme for me, and i have never worked out before, so going to the gym 5x a week for 45 mins is a big change! I am hoping with eating right and working out i will slowly and safely lose the wieght.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: exercise. I never did it before. i thought 10 mins on the treadmill was enough. now i know that its not. I would always go for the quick turnaround; pills and fad diets.
Pets: 7 cats! (really just started with one stray, then she started to multiply! )
Hobbies/Interests: Singing, music, shopping, dancing, movies, graphic art, video editing, web design, opera, ballet, cooking, swimming.. and so on!
Height: 5'3"
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Green eyes, Red hair
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Haven't totally started yet, but here's hoping for May.
Starting Weight: 235 (highest I've been)
Present Weight: 235
Goal Weight: My ultimate goal is to get down to 130, near it anyway!
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Depression/lack of motivation, zero activity, and my passion for the wrong foods.
Following any specific plan: Not at the moment! Just trying to make sure I eat about 3 meals a day, instead of skipping the whole day then binging.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:
No current plan, so there's nothing different so far!
Anything else you would like to share with us: I've been a phobic hermit for about 8 years now. I hope to change things around. I miss living more than ever.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Going outsied in front of people with no jacket on (I hate that), I have to overcome worrying about what people think or say about me, portion sizes, and eating at night.
Following any specific plan: Little steps
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm now 290lbs.....Thats scarey
Anything else you would like to share with us: I need alot of support and help to do this.
Occupation: Recent college graduate so jobless at the moment.
Pets: One cat
Hobbies/Interests: Reading novels and comics, recording my podcast, watching films.
Height: 5' 6"
Eye/Hair Color: Green/Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 11/1/06 Stopped in January but I'm back with it since 4/30/07
Starting Weight: 196
Present Weight: 186
Goal Weight: 140
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Lack of motivation to exercise. I get pretty bored with just running. But I hope to change my exercise routine in the next few weeks, so hopefully that wouldn't be a problem anymore.
Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers and exercising at least five times a week for 40 mins.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm ready for a change.
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Officially, May 1 2007. But I have been losing consistently since Nov 2006, just not intentionally.
Starting Weight: 233
Present Weight: 210
Goal Weight: 150 for now. I think when I get there I'll want to go a bit lower, but I'll decide how much lower then.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Getting outside and doing activities.
Following any specific plan: Counting calories, exercising.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Well my goal is still 150, but instead of 30lbs, I have double that to lose! I'm also committed to cardio this time, whereas last time I just calorie counted.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Finding this website was like finding a gold mine.
Marital Status: not married, but with bf for 4 years.
Children/Ages: one son, 2 years old
Occupation: sales coordinator for international air cargo company
Pets: none
Hobbies/Interests: basically since having my son, he is my interest. I like to watch American Idol, I like to go tanning. Basically thats it. Also I like to scrap book
Height: 5'4"
Eye/Hair Color: blue/blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Started LAWL March 28th 2007
Starting Weight: 213
Present Weight: 199
Goal Weight: 160
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: just basically needing to stick with it!
Following any specific plan: LAWL
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: well it has costed me a lot more $$ this time, therefore forcing me to stick with it.
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