IDK why it took me so long to find this thread!!! *spacey mcspaceballs over here*

My story: I'm 30, married, no kids. Got a pending dx of Stage I Hypertension at 188.8 lbs on June 6. Have a year to lose weight to see how much that helps. (It's unlikely to be fixed completely -- I have it on both sides of my family.) So I'm hoping to lose 50 before June and to not need meds.

I'm having more success this time than ever before, probably because this is no longer just about vanity. It's critical to my health.

(That said, I still hate exercising.)

Thanks Lambiechop, I can't agree less.

Today was my WI day ... good loss. 2.6. I was happy!

Hey shanhat81, great job on the loss! I was just wondering how you came up with your percentage lost? The equation I found was total loss divided by starting weight times 100. So for you 2.6/167x100= 1.56%.

If I'm wrong I apologize I'd just hate for the team to get shortchanged. :)

Oooo, found a calculator that does it for you!

http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/calcu...ercentage.html

Hello Everyone!
My name is Sarah, I'm 29 and I've been struggling with my weight since Junior High. I've let my weight hold me back from living a life that could've been great. My highest known weight was 304. I've lost weight many times and I always gain it back. I get to a certain point close to 200 and I regain. I am tired of being fat and I'm tired of being tired. I had a baby in May and had bad depression all thru my pregnancy and up until a month ago is when I started to finally feel normal. I really want to lose weight again but for some reason I feel like my goal is too far and its a lot of hard work. I want to love myself again and live life. Now my number one goal is to be healthy for my son and give him the best life that I can

And this is why I shouldn't go off and do math on my own ... LOL. I fixed it.

Merci!

No problem!

One more day until weigh in!! Push, push, push!!! Go BLUE!

Hello Blue TEAM!!!!

I had no idea this thread existed until right now! But Im glad it does!

Everyone here has such inspirational stories and I am so excited to share the next 12 weeks with you all!! Everyone seems so motivated!

Here is my story:

I have been the "bigger one" for as long as I can remember. My friends were always shorter and skinnier and my younger sister is tall and skinny. My mom is hypercritical and its played a roll on my self esteem. Im an emotional eater as well as a " I eat when im bored" eater. I feel like I've been like that for so long, that it has become so hard to control. Ill have good months and then I will slow down and gain my weight back. I recently got engaged and am getting married in June of 2012! I am super excited and i dont want to regret not looking the way I wanted. My family and I are traveling to India in Feb. to purchase my wedding clothes so I am aiming to be a comfortable weight by then!

Hope everyone had a great week! Weigh in tomorrow!!!

kneed - first of all, congrats on your engagement! i can totally understand not wanting to regret the way you look on your wedding day. i was 270 the day i got married (may 21 of this year). 30 pounds less than i was when i started, but still 270 pounds. i look like a marshmallow in most of my pictures. that's why my reward for goal is to get a set of professional photos done with my husband to sort of 'make up' for the fat wedding pics.

It's weigh in day, Blue Team!! Get those weights recorded on the spreadsheet. We're doing great so far! Let's get off to a great start by winning the first week!!

Just got mine recorded. Down 2.5 lbs so far. Looks like we are all doing great!

Have a great week.

GO BLUE!

Connie S

We're rocking it!!

I might have eaten everything in sight on Sunday night, but I did a huge hike beforehand ... hopefully that will mitigate. :\

k0nfyo0zed : Thank you so much! And that is going to be such a nice reward for you and your husband!! Im excited for u!

Question: I will be staying at home this week and wont have access to a car. What are something you guys do at home to burn those calories?

AND

How or what motivates you to work out?

Today my daughter and I have our first ice skating lesson. I'm nervous! I've never been ice skating before.