First name:
Fern

Geographical location:
Midwest, y'all

Age:
30

Marital Status:
Happily married for almost 3 years

Children/Ages:
1 year old daughter

Occupation:
Domestic khaleesi

Pets:
Bad smelling old dog

Hobbies/Interests:
Netflix/swimming/self improvement

Height:
5'4"

Eye/Hair Color:
Brown/hazel

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:
8-7-14

Starting Weight:
240

Present Weight:
227

Goal Weight:
140


Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:
A tendency to binge eat during times of stress and self doubt

Following any specific plan:
Eating at a 500-1000 calorie deficit

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:
Regular check ins with a doctor

Anything else you would like to share with us:

Geographical location: United States

Age: 30

Marital Status: Coupled, but not married

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Student

Pets: 2 cats

Hobbies/Interests: playing games on my phone, watching netflix

Height: 5'11

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Always Changing

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 2.23.15

Starting Weight:269

Present Weight: 264.8

Goal Weight: 179

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Stress eating

Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm not doing it alone. I never joined a group like WW before, or even an online forum.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I decided to change careers, so now I'm a 30 year old college freshman. This change in my life is super stressful.

First name: Kitty

Geographical location: Rural India

Age: 46

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Volunteer

Pets: 2 dogs, Nikki (18 y.o.) & Hank (12 y.o.)

Hobbies/Interests: Photography

Height: 5' 6"

Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Blue a.t.m. (Sometimes red or purple)

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: This time around: September 9, 2014

Starting Weight: 289 lbs

Present Weight: 217 lbs

Goal Weight: aiming for around 150 lbs (give or take 10 lbs where ever my body feels most comfortable)

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My own emotional blocks that has kept me heavy 3/4 of my life

Following any specific plan: CEA-HOW (Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-H.O.W.)

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: In the past, I had tried on my own... now I am in a 12 step program with a wonderful support group, working through emotional reasons why I binged & kept my self fat.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Today, at 217 lbs, I am the smallest I have been in over 25 years... I joined 3FC in 2007 when I tried a comercial diet... but have not been back here in a long time.

First name: Vanessa

Geographical location: UP Michigan

Age: 36

Marital Status: Divorced

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Graduate Student

Pets: Three cats

Hobbies/Interests: World of Warcraft, crochet/knitting, live shows.

Height: 5' 10"

Eye/Hair Color: Green/Red

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 3/1/15

Starting Weight: 289

Present Weight: 289

Goal Weight: 145

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Lack of discipline.

Following any specific plan: SOS, but thinking switching to Aktins

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I really would like to be a healthy weight before I turn 40.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Moving to the midwest from the west coast was horrible on my waistline! I was only about 30 lbs overweight when I moved here. I used to walk to everything year round living in a big city. Now I'm in a village where there is snow 6 months out of the year.

First name: Cindy

Geographical location: Upstate New York

Age: 53

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: 4 grown step-children 13 grandchildren, 2 adorable great- grandsons

Occupation: Clerk

Pets: 1 beautiful senior cat

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, paper crafts, needle crafts, fishing, computer games

Height: 5'2"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 3/2/15 this time, but really all my life

Starting Weight: 338

Present Weight: 326.4

Goal Weight: 160

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: lack of motivation or determination

Following any specific plan: South Beach Phase 1

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Not really sure but I'm tired of being fat, out of breath and on medications.

Anything else you would like to share with us:

Hey all! I'm new to posting but I've been lurking for a while and finally got the nerve to post properly.

First name: Jen

Geographic location: eastern North Carolina

Age: 30

Marital status: committed relationship

Kids: none (yet!)

Pets: none (yet!)

Occupation: teacher

Hobbies: reading, travel, cooking

Height: 5'7"

Eye/hair color: brown/brown

Start date of weightloss: October of 2012, restart January 2015

Current weight: 230

Goal weight: 140

Biggest hurdle: binge eating and snacking, loss of motivation

Follows any specific plan: counting calories, restricted carbs, exercise 3-4x a week

What is different this time? I'm serious about weight loss this time and I want to have kids, I know that will be much easier with less weight. I would also like to get my blood pressure under control. I also have the support of my amazing boyfriend!

Anything else to share?: I'm so excited to be here! Y'all are so inspiring! I can't wait to help inspire others

I have a fitbit and would love to connect with people here on my fitbit as well!

First name: sarah

Geographical location: pa

Age:37

Marital Status: married 18 years in may

Children/Ages: 16/15/11/9

Occupation:cook
Pets: dog and fish

Hobbies/Interests: love gardening, listening to audible, walking

Height:5'3"

Eye/Hair Color: green eyes, brown hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:2012

Starting Weight:220

Present Weight:235

Goal Weight:160

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: can't seem to lose weight after hcg

Following any specific plan: eating healthy and walking for now

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: not taking any short cuts or expecting fast results

Anything else you would like to share with us: just feeling very frustrated after losing 50lbs and then gaining 60.

First name: Laura

Geographical location: Oklahoma

Age: 23

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: factory worker

Pets: 2 dogs

Hobbies/Interests: movies, fishing

Height: 5'0"

Eye/Hair Color: hazel/black

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 3/29/15

Starting Weight: 240

Present Weight: 240

Goal Weight: 125

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: staying motivated

Following any specific plan: counting calories

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I've never really tried losing weight before

Anything else you would like to share with us: I want to remain healthy and be slimmer by summer.

First name: Lisa

Geographical location: Ohio

Age: 48 in 8 days.

Marital Status: always single

Children/Ages: 21 yrs old, graduating college in May 9, 2015

Occupation: Home Health Aide

Pets: 1 dog 3 cats

Hobbies/Interests: TV/movies, crochet, scrapbooking

Height: 5' 5"

Eye/Hair Color: blue

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Been trying to lose for years

Starting Weight: 279 in Jan.

Present Weight: 271 in late March

Goal Weight: between 150 and 170...we'll see.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightless: being impatient.

Following any specific plan: Gave up Mountain Dew, watch what I eat and drink.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Being able to give up the Mountain Dew for good.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I am so proud of my little 8 pound loss.

First name: Hope

Geographical location: Alberta

Age: 41

Marital Status: married

Children/Ages: M-20, M-17, F-14, F-11

Occupation: photographer

Pets: pug and chi

Hobbies/Interests: family, camping, cycling

Height: 5' 4"

Eye/Hair Color: all brown

Starting Date of Weight loss Journey: Sept 2014

Starting Weight: 236

Present Weight: 166

Goal Weight: 135

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: family, maintenance

Following any specific plan: weight watchers, buddy system, currently starting a new support group at my local gym

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'll let you know

Anything else you would like to share with us: nope

First name: Sarah

Geographical location: Simsbury, CT

Age: 32

Marital Status: Never Married

Children/Ages: No Kids

Occupation: Accountant

Pets: Günther - My cat

Hobbies/Interests: movies, friends

Height: 5'8"

Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 4/7/2015

Starting Weight: 300 lbs

Present Weight: Too scared to look, can't fit into my jeans

Goal Weight: 135-160

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: The idea that its impossible for me to lose weight and that I will always be overweight or struggling with weight.

Following any specific plan: plant based, vegan, exercise and lots of agua

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm trying to shake off my OA background and the idea that I have an "incurable disease"

Anything else you would like to share with us: I lost 140 lbs in OA and I feel like it was kind of the placebo effect. I really believed that a omnipresent sentient being was somehow giving me relief from my eating issues. But my issues with food returned and the sentient being seemed to desert me so I'm on my own now. I like the support group aspect though and I need to find some supportive people

First name: Robin

Geographical location: Silver Spring, MD

Age: 53

Marital Status: married

Children/Ages: 29, 27, 25, 23, with 4 grandchildren, 9,7,4,2

Occupation: Registered Nurse

Pets: husband

Hobbies/Interests: biking, beading, reading, running

Height: 5'5"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 2006

Starting Weight: 340 lbs (was this weight from 1999- 2006)

Present Weight: 231 lbs

Goal Weight: mini-goal - 190 lbs - not sure about final goal

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: all wheat carbs, dairy, sweets

Following any specific plan: 1700 cal a day, exercise 6 days a week (at least 1 hr swimming, running, biking-- I've been doing this consistently for 9 years) write it all down ahead of time, hardly any wheat carbs, hardly any dairy, hardly any frank sweets, protect your joints at all costs

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I was at 198 lbs before and got very stressed, and put the weight back on, now I'm at 231 lbs, I have a reward of a tummy tuck (panniculectomy actually) at 190 lbs, and I'm doing it 1 day at a time.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I really believe wheat carbs are addictive. I have found I really have to eliminate "danger" foods that when I start, I can't stop. This includes all things wheat, and dairy.

First name: Ely

Geographical location: California

Age: 17

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: student

Pets: 2 cats and 1 dog

Hobbies/Interests: pottery, baking, and traveling

Height: 5'9"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/light brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: June 2014

Starting Weight: 226

Present Weight: 182

Goal Weight: 125-135

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I love to bake and make desserts so it's very difficult for me to give it up or choose healthier alternatives.

Following any specific plan: 1200-1450 calories, 8 cups of water a day, 30 minute daily walk, and make my meals myself, not anything store bought.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have actual motivation to do this for myself rather than other diets my family pushed on me.

Anything else you would like to share with us: We can all beat this challenge no matter how long it takes.

Just joined the forum after reading for a while - this group is excellent! It will be where I live

First name: Elle

Geographical location: Scotland

Age: 29

Marital Status: I live with my partner

Children/Ages: No

Occupation: Teacher

Pets: 2 cats, 10 snakes

Hobbies/Interests: Music, writing, painting, travelling, reading

Height: 5'8

Eye/Hair Color: Dark brown/hazel

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Start of 2015, but invigorated in past month or so.

Starting Weight: 240lb

Present Weight: 215lb

Goal Weight: 130lb

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Poor organisation is usually my downfall - meal prepping is the way ahead.

Following any specific plan: I eat Paleo.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have good support from my boyfriend, I've been making the organisation work so far (in the past month) and this year seems full of promise and 'good stuff' happening.

First name: Lolly

Geographical location: DC area

Age: 40

Marital Status: married

Children/Ages: 2 young boys

Occupation: marketing

Pets: dogs and cats

Hobbies/Interests: genealogy, technology, community stuff and crafts

Height: 5'3"

Eye/Hair Color: blue/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1983, but again 4-18-2015

Starting Weight: 288

Present Weight: 288

Goal Weight: 225/175

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: staying motivated under stress

Following any specific plan: Eat and move in a way that is sustainable for the long run.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have recently been ill and am finally better. Also, I am at a weight where I feel physically-limited by my body. I know that's gotta change.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Joined 100 lb club ages ago, lurker, just getting to my bio so I can push myself to be more present here.