Hi everyone. I'm new today and wanted to introduce myself.
First name: Maia
Geographical location: Massachusetts
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Children/Ages: None
Occupation: Project Coordinator at a small construction management company
Pets: 2 cats, Brody and Bailey
Hobbies/Interests: The beach, quality time with family and friends, and most recently, home improvement projects (we just bought a condo 6 months ago)
Height: 5'4"
Eye/Hair Color: My eyes are green or blue.... they change. My hair is long and brown.
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: I'm starting again TODAY and I'm going to do it this time.
Starting Weight: My guess is 215... I need to buy a scale.
Present Weight: Um, 215ish?
Goal Weight: 140
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I'm definitely an all or nothing type of dieter. Either I eat "perfectly" and stay away from junk food completely, or I eat whatever I want and gain all the weight back. I need to learn what moderation means.
Following any specific plan: Not yet, I'm planing to start eating healty and adding exercise in a few weeks after I get used to the healthier diet.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am going to do it for the right reasons.... for my health and happiness, not for a quick fix (i.e. losing 50 lbs. for my wedding) or just to look good.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm just really excited to have other people to my challenges and successes with.
Marital Status: live in sin with BF-until he leaves for OCS
Children/Ages: none
Occupation: special educator
Pets: american eskimo mix: 9/red dobie: 1 (moving in w bf's parents for awhile)
Hobbies/Interests: hiking, reading, cooking, knitting, hanging out with friends, yoga
Height: about 5'5"
Eye/Hair Color: brown and.... brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: this time? today
Starting Weight: scared to get on scale... will do tomorrow AM prolly around 190ish
Present Weight:
Goal Weight: 135
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: love food, love cooking. Busy schedule... been too lazy to put time aside for working out lately. Binge under stress. Back issues
Following any specific plan: not really... have a conglomeration of experiences and books that I hope to mesh together for the 'julie plan'!!!
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I just started... I hope it will be different...
Anything else you would like to share with us: not now...
Hobbies/Interests: Yoga, reading, shopping- I am trying to get more excited about cooking
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: Green, brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: this time? today I guess. 8/27/07
Starting Weight: 165
Present Weight: 165
Goal Weight: 140
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: sticking with it long term- I loose 10 pounds or so- get excited and give up
Following any specific plan: getting ready to try South Beach (again...)
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am getting married next August, and I want to look back at pictures from my wedding and like what I see. Also, I have pretty significant back concerns and I know that if we want to have children, I need to start out with my body in better shape.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Here is the double whammy... my fiance has high cholestorol and is pre-diabetic. I am trying to deprogram him from growing up in a house where healthy eating is ridiculed.
First name (if you want to tell): Ashley
Geographical location: Louisiana
Age: 22
Marital Status: single
Children/Ages: none
Occupation: Nanny (for now anyway)
Pets: schnauzer that I share with my brother
Hobbies/Interests: shopping, reading, crafts projects (love love scrapbooks and knitting and creative stuff), watching TV, swimming
Height: 5'1"
Eye/Hair Color: blue/brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: started today.
Starting Weight: 148
Present Weight: 148
Goal Weight: 120 ish...I have to see where I am at that point and if I'm happy or if I want to try for 115.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: it's super hot in the south, so I hate exercising if it requires me to be outside (except swimming). Also, food...a lot of food in the south is fried. And SO good.
Following any specific plan: I'm starting weight watchers. One of my best friends has lost 30 pounds on it, so I thought i'd try it out.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Now that I'm out of college, I know I won't be going out to bars like before or eating loads of junk food at random times of the day. I have a more normal schedule and I can watch what I eat better.
First name (if you want to tell):Bri
Geographical locationwenty nine Palms, Ca. USMC Base
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married 10 years
Children/Ages: 4 boys
Occupation: Full time student, and mommy
Pets: Miss bebe & Suki the destroyer
Hobbies/Interests: photography, and swimming
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: July 1st,2007
Starting Weight: 248
Present Weight: 208
Goal Weight: 135
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Fast healthy food. Thanks Rachel Ray!
Following any specific plan: 1200 calories, low fat, no red meat!
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I didnt really try that hard
Anything else you would like to share with us:
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Overall Goalo be as thin as I was when I got married, to renew my vows, and get a pretty dress, and to get a tummy tuck...That about sums it up!!!!
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First name (if you want to tell): Alicia. But you guys can call me Leesh
Geographical location: Texas, soon to be Peru Indiana =)
Age: 20
Marital Status: **taken**
Children/Ages: none
Occupation: AT&T Bill Collector.. hehe...
Pets: my beagle Buster <3, and I have 2 hermit crabs (did have 3 but one of the other ones killed him...)
Hobbies/Interests: makeup. hair (color, cut, style.. you need advice. i'll help you, you need a cut? i'll help you too!) tattoos, piercings. music.
Height: 5'4"
Eye/Hair Color: blue/ dark brown with blonde bangs
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: since i graduated high school, which was 4 yrs ago...
Starting Weight: 230
Present Weight: 212
Goal Weight: i want to be at least 165, but 145 would be GREAT.
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: food. i tend to eat when i get emotional ( i am working to fix this tho!!) and multiple knee injuries.. and a skinny boyfriend that loves to eat sweets.. lol.
Following any specific plan: not at this time, trying to find something that works with my lifestyle... but for now, just eating right and trying to be as active as possible.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: i have come to realize that if I stay overweight I will have nothing but a lifetime of health problems... and that I do not want to have to deal with!
Anything else you would like to share with us: I cannot wait to be going to Indiana, so i can be with my hubby <3
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: chronic back pain and depression make it hard to get moving
Following any specific plan: Little blurry yet
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I used to try to lose weight to get modeling jobs and hope that being thinner would let me feel pretty. Now I want to reduce the stress on my back and try to feel as good as I possibly can...so attitude adjustment I guess.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm afraid of getting sidetracked and stalling.
Geographical location: Northern Virginia/Washington DC Metro region
Age: 24
Marital Status: living with BF in our new house
Children/Ages: None
Occupation: IP Legal Secretary
Pets: 2 y/o yellow lab, Chenoa (my precious baby)
Hobbies/Interests: reading, movies, music, home improvement, animals
Height: 5'0"
Eye/Hair Color: hazel/dark brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 4/16/07
Starting Weight: 187.8 lbs
Present Weight: 159.8 lbs
Goal Weight: 140lbs
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: the daily temptations at work and all around me in the outside world (like candy, cake, chips, all junk food)
Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am actually eating less but healthier, and on a steady exercise plan that I enjoy, when before I would just eat much much less and exercise my butt off so I would lose 15 pounds in 2 months but gain it right back
Anything else you would like to share with us: I can't wait to get back to the weight I was at my freshman year of college - I was definitely not skinny (especially for a girl of my height) but I had curves and felt happy about it
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/brown or blond whatever I am feeling at the moment
Starting Date of Weight loss Journey: July 1, 2007
Starting Weight: 231
Present Weight: 216.5
Goal Weight: 160 or 145 If I like my weight at 160 I will stay that way, if not then I will go for 145
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: No snacking when I a bored. Need to work on portions and actually care about what and when I eat.
Following any specific plan: Keep myself busy during my snacking time so I don't want to snack. Make wise food choices. Keep running and working out.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am finally DONE having kids so I can't use that as an excuse anymore. It is NOW OR NEVER!!!!
Anything else you would like to share with us: Fake it 'til you make it!!!!!
Occupation: I own my own freelance web & graphic design firm. I also work on my art, jewelry design, and create some natural beauty products (lip balm, lip color, and I'm planning on expanding to eyeshadow soon). I occasionally help with my fiance's side of the business with records management -- basically, prepping documents to be scanned -- mostly local government paperwork. I have a lot of fun!
Pets: Nope.
Hobbies/Interests: Music, video games, art, design, jewelry, fashion, make up, handmade things
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: Blue green / Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: July 31st 2007
Starting Weight: 308
Present Weight: (see signature for progress)
Goal Weight: 130 - 150 (not too picky!)
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: committing to changes for life, sweet attacks
Following any specific plan: I'm just on a diet & exercise regimen, which will change as new obstacles and plateaus surface. Right now I am just watching calories and making sure to burn 500 calories playing DDR 4 times a week.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am being held accountable by my fiance, seeking help with support groups (hence my presence here), and seriously keeping a weight/food log to track what I'm eating and how much I weigh daily.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I am really encouraged by all of the success stories here and hope to be one of them!
Hobbies/Interests: I love magazines and have recently found that I love to cook. I love seeing live music and I am obsessed with Bob Dylan.
Height: 5'7"
Eye/Hair Color: Dark Brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: This particular weight loss journey?(one of many).....8/1/07
Starting Weight: 185
Present Weight: 180
Goal Weight: 145
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: Packing my lunch. It's just so much easier to go through the drive-thru. lol
Following any specific plan: Eating real food - if I can't pronounce an ingredient, I don't eat it. Also, went back to being vegetarian.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I was a fat kid. I was fed up at 15 (didn't want to go through high school being heavy) and went from 200 lbs to 135 lbs in 2 months. It definitely wasn't a healthy diet, I lived on pretzels and diet iced tea. I was able to keep it off for 10 years give and take 15 lb fluctuations here and there. If I gained a few pounds, all I had to do was cut calories and the weight would fly off. That stopped working about 2 years ago. Low fat food made me gain more weight and I was always starving and dizzy. Recently found out I have borderline Insulin Resistance, which was the wakeup call I needed. I have a wonderful chance to get it under control before it turns into diabetes. I want to lose weight the right way and make this eating a way of life that I can live with and not some crazy diet that sets me up for failure.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Just that I am so glad to have found this website. With all this support, how can I possibly fail??
Hobbies/Interests: I make jewelry and read and craft and stuff
Height: 5'11"
Eye/Hair Color: brown/black
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: consciously? about 2 weeks ago
Starting Weight: 403
Present Weight: 393
Goal Weight: 180
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: Becoming active.
Following any specific plan: no, not really. just trying to up the fiber and protein and "just say no" to bread and soda.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Seeing that scale go over 400 made me want to keel over and cry.
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: this time around...Sept 6, 2007
Starting Weight: 253
Present Weight: 253
Goal Weight: 125
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: sedentary job...life
Following any specific plan: no, not anymore (when I tried WW, it took me over a year to lose 5 lbs! and that was following it strictly and exercising more than the minimum)
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I really need to lose the weight and I would like to have children in a few years and want to be healthy for that.
I'm Bri!
wenty nine Palms, Ca. USMC Base
