First name (if you want to tell): Stephanie

Geographical location: SoCalifornia (skinnytown ugh!)

Age: 20

Marital Status: Single =D

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: jobless at the moment =/

Pets: 5 awesome cats =DD

Hobbies/Interests: eating. lol reading, movies, dancing, listening to music! Other things but i can't really remember.

Height: 5'7

Eye/Hair Color: drk brw/Black but at the moment i decided to try blonde lol

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: today 11/07/08 =D

Starting Weight: 250 sexy i know! =)

Present Weight: well i just started so....

Goal Weight: 195 I am proud to be a thick girl but i also want to be more healthy. So for now my goal is 195. At any size you are beautiful ladies. Remember that.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: emotional eating is a big one. Any little thing that upsets me or makes me sad i go to the fridge.

Following any specific plan: not really. Mostly just eating less carbs (still eat them tho) and more protein and vegies. I run as much as my fat *** will let me. Thats my exc.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Well....i'm sick of feeling uncomfortable in everything i wear...Always somewhat covering up. I guess you can say i'm just fed up. i can't go on like this and i'm at the point where i feel i have no other choice....something i never felt before.

Maybe I've been on here too long to do one... but oh well. I've never intorduced myself.

Geographical location: Oklahoma

Age: 23

Marital Status: BF

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Office manager & going to school FT (business management & marketing)

Pets: BF

Hobbies/Interests: shopping, going to the movies, watching tv, reading, working out,

Height: 5'8"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/light brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Sept 1, 2008

Starting Weight: 204

Present Weight: 190

Goal Weight: 130-140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I love food. I could eat all day.

Following any specific plan: not really. Eating "clean," counting calories, cycling calories, watching my macros, and exercising.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I've had my revelation that I have to eat healthy for life. Before, I was so concerned about getting "x" in "y" amount of time. If it wasn't achieved, I failed. And always racing for the imaginary finish line... Not anymore!

First name (if you want to tell): Rachel (Prefers Arthwen or Artie)

Geographical location: Oregon

Age: 23

Marital Status: None

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: None

Pets: 2 baby female rats (Tinker and Bell) and my friend's dog. (Hether)

Hobbies/Interests: Harry Potter based Role-Play, Lord of the Rings, Movies, Video-games... there are so many...

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: November 6th

Starting Weight: 304

Present Weight: 304

Goal Weight: 160-65

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: My sweet tooth. I have no idea how I'm going to get over it...

Following any specific plan: No... I'm just cutting out a few things like high fat foods, bleached sugar, most pastas and stuff like that. I say most pastas because I used to always eat Ramen and that is FRIED pasta and therefore REALLY bad for you.

First name: Zoe

Geographical location: TX

Age: 24

Marital Status: Single

Occupation: Student/Teacher

Pets: An adorable maltipoo named Bella

Hobbies/Interests: laughing, dancing, reading

Height: 5 ft 1 in

Eye/Hair Color: black/atm dyed red, naturally black

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Today!

Starting Weight: ~200-I have to get new batteries, but last time I got on the scale a few months ago I was 197!

Present Weight: Same as above

Goal Weight: 100-110

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: bingeing on SWEETS and fried food

Following any specific plan: Lots of prayer and lean cuisine/healthy choice

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: It's all about being healthier and more comfortable with my body

First name (if you want to tell): Ashley

Geographical location: Ohio

Age: 21

Marital Status: In A Relationship

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Michaels/Inkstop

Pets: 2 Guinea Pigs, Cat & 2 Bettas

Hobbies/Interests: I love movies, listening to music.

Height: 5'4

Eye/Hair Color: Green/dark blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Maybe a month ago, haha.
Starting Weight: 139

Present Weight: 137

Goal Weight: 120-125

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I have an emotional eatting problem.

Following any specific plan: Just eating smaller portions and drinking lots of water and eatting fruits and veggies instead of junk

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Nothing yet, hahah. I'm just starting.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Don't think so?

First name (if you want to tell): Becky

Geographical location: WA

Age: 22

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Student/Barista

Pets: fishy name gregory

Hobbies/Interests: music, tennis, painting, coffee

Height: 5'2"

Eye/Hair Color: Dark Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 11/3/08

Starting Weight: 150

Present Weight: 150

Goal Weight: 118

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Staying focused!

Following any specific plan: I am doing the South Beach Diet

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am more looking at long term and really want to change my whole lifestyle not just my eating habits

Anything else you would like to share with us: I freakin love this site!

First name (if you want to tell): Celianne

Geographical location: Ponce, Puerto Rico, USA

Age: 22

Marital Status: Unhappy with a BF

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Couch Potato

Pets: One Dog, Rookie.

Hobbies/Interests: shopping, going to the movies, shopping, reading mags. Tv.. Shopping

Height: 5'7"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Hopefully, This week

Starting Weight: 287

Present Weight:287

Goal Weight: i say 180 but i'm happy where i am... we'll see

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Being jobless, depressed and having a busted leg for a year. I cant run or do mayor excersises

Following any specific plan: Atkins, hopefully

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:Ridiculous amounts of diet pills and fad diets that usually dont last more than a week.


Anything else you would like to share with us: Ok, so I am very frustrated here. I need to loose OBSCENE amounts of weight ASAP. I cant wear any of the clothes that I have in my closet, NONE OF THEM FIT...

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Geographical location: Boston, MA

Age: 25

Marital Status: Engaged - Wedding January 2, 2010!

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Human Resources

Pets: One bedroom condos mean only thing we can have is a fish!

Hobbies/Interests: all things Google, planning our wedding, our families, football games, holidays

Height: 5'7"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/dark brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: November 15, 2007

Starting Weight: 184.4

Present Weight: 171.5

Goal Weight: 155

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I can't have just one, or just a little, if I open a package, or if a big plate of pasta is served -- I will eat every. last. bit!

Following any specific plan: Not yet for the second time around ... I did WW and lost approx. 15 pounds last year ... and got stuck there ... have another 15 to go at my second try!

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I now have that "must be done now" feeling since I will be married in a little more then a year, and then I want to have children within the year after that. I want to be at a more healthy starting weight when I do get pregnant so that when I do gain weight it doesn't get out of hand. Also -- who doesn't want to look their best on their wedding day?!

First name (if you want to tell): Felicia

Geographical location: Philadelphia, PA

Age: 22

Marital Status: Dating

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Breast cancer researcher
Pets: one beautiful cat!

Hobbies/Interests: running, reading, nerdy things, coffee shops, farmer's markets

Height: 5'5"

Eye/Hair Color: brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: hmmm....we're going to go with TODAY

Starting Weight: 140

Present Weight: 140

Goal Weight: 120

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:I tend to restrict my eating too much during the day and binge at night. i constantly feel gross :\

Following any specific plan: Not exactly, I'm lucky because i love healthy foods (fruits, veggies), I just go overboard with things that are otherwise healthy (nuts, etc)

looking forward to getting to know you guys! i'm really here because i want to feel good about my body. i want to fit into my clothes and feel comfortable wearing them. let's do this!

First name (if you want to tell): Tracy

Geographical location: California

Age: 26

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: Chris-8, Jeremy-3

Occupation: crafter extraordinaire

Pets: black lad/rot mix at my parents house (big backyard)

Hobbies/Interests: shopping, paying with the kids, hanging with the fam, SEWING, dancing, PTA, adding to my tattoo collection

Height: 5'7"

Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: elementary school, took a break in high school, now again as a 20ish with two kids

Starting Weight: 276

Present Weight: 268

Goal Weight: I would love to get down to about 150

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: i heart junk food. my self control is pretty low which is what has contributed to my present state.

Following any specific plan: i have tried them all. currently I am trying the one day at a time approach.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: i cannot keep putting it off! For the past 8 years I have said, "i'll lose the weight by next year"... still overweight. I decided it is now or never.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Thank you all for the support!

First name (if you want to tell): Lauren

Geographical location: Newton Falls, Ohio

Age: 20

Marital Status: in a relationship

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: currently working in a deli/bakery

Pets: one gray bunny named twitches. he needs to go on a diet too!

Hobbies/Interests: reading, dancing, classic movies, random movie trivia. random history facts

Height: 5'7"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/red

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: about march is when i started losing weight. i've been on a constant diet for since graduating high school

Starting Weight: 180

Present Weight: 170-ish

Goal Weight: 135-140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: my boyfriend and his family. they dont think i need to lose weight and don't really help my diet when they buy junk food or make pasta a lot

Following any specific plan: seeing how the atkins diet works out

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I refuse to justify going out to Burger Kings or getting a large coco with whip cream. Its now or never.

Anything else you would like to share with us: grateful for the support here. its not easy going at it alone

First name (if you want to tell):Gina

Geographical location: South Florida

Age: 28

Marital Status: living with my baby daddy

Children/Ages: 1 baby boy who is 15 months old!

Occupation: paralegal

Pets: none

Hobbies/Interests: well between working full time, taking online college classes to hopefulyl some day get my education degree and raising my son i dont really have many hobbies. Im trying to get into a hobby of exercise!!

Height: 5'1"

Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: well this time... it was in March but ive run into several obsticales along the way... just a week into my new diet and my father passed away, the i had to go away to have a second service for my father in NY, then my grandfather passed away... lets just say its been crazy!

Starting Weight: i think it was 266

Present Weight: 230

Goal Weight: 125 (dont know if ill even make it there though because i cant tell you when i weighed that... must have been for 5 minutes)

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: i love food. when im eating a good meal, even if im full i want to keep eating just because i love the taste

Following any specific plan: quick weight loss... its very strict and involves cooking all the time which is hard because im so busy... im trying to stick it out though.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: im really doing it for me this time... i want to be healthy so i will be around for my baby boy as long as possible.

First name: Erin

Geographical location: Ontario, Canada

Age: 26

Marital Status: Living in sin.

Children/Ages: See Dexter below.

Occupation: Clerk

Pets: Dexter, a husky golden retriever mix.

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, dog training, camping, spending time with the OG crew (my friends).

Height: 5'3

Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: I signed up with the gym two months ago, but was convinced it is for real 07/11/2008
Starting Weight: 268

Present Weight: 259

Goal Weight: I haven't been at a healthy weight for a long time, so I'm thinking somewhere around 150lbs would be just fine.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Motivation & Excuses.

Following any specific plan: The self appointed "Erin needs a new way of life" plan.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: My wedding is less than a year away and I want to start our life together healthy and happy.

I never got around to doing this...

First name (if you want to tell): Sara

Geographical location: California

Age: 20

Marital Status: live w/ bf

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: cosmetologist

Pets: 12 year old dachshund lives in Tx with my mom

Hobbies/Interests: shopping, going to the movies, reading, watching tv, hiking, going to disneyland

Height: 5'9"

Eye/Hair Color: dark brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: high school

Starting Weight: 180

Present Weight: 172.5

Goal Weight: 155

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I love candy and sweets. and I binge at night like crazy ruining the day of healthy eating

Following any specific plan: no. just eating smaller healthy portions

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm not trying as hard. I've lost weight consistently in the past using la weight loss.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm originally from Texas and have lived in CA only 2 months because of my bf and I am homesick.

First name (if you want to tell): Emily

Geographical location: Midwest

Age: 27

Marital Status: married

Children/Ages: 2: 1 boy (4.5), and 1 girl (1.5)

Occupation: mom, student

Pets: one cat

Hobbies/Interests: Poetry, reading, writing, my kids

Height: 6'0!

Eye/Hair Color: brown/reddish brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:January 2008

Starting Weight: 230

Present Weight: 183

Goal Weight: 160

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Time management and stress

Following any specific plan: Just counting calories, and working out to the shred

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have 2 kids, and am in school full time. I have more to work hard for. Its not just about me anymore. My health is important to the whole family.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm losing the baby weight once and for all. no more pregnancies for me, so this will be the last time i lose this weight!