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First name: Danielle

Geographical location: Atlanta

Age: 28

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: No

Occupation: Admin Asst in Non-profit children's hospital

Pets: 2 cats - Oprah and Bliss - they are monsters.

Hobbies/Interests: football, whiskey, triathlons, cycling, cooking, writing, hosting, drunken crafting, etc.

Height: 5'5"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: **** if I know - my whole damn life. lol

Starting Weight: 325

Present Weight: 219

Goal Weight: 150'ish

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: being such a foodie

Following any specific plan: calorie counting and working hard

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: my mentality

Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm a little over the top - sorry.

First name: Christel

Geographical location: Michigan

Age: 25

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: Stepson (4), Stepdaughter (3), Daughter (11 months)

Occupation: Stay at home mom

Pets: 2 black fluffy cats, Tom and Tina

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, photography, crafting, reading, writing

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: September 4, 2012

Starting Weight: 267 (though overall high was 275)

Present Weight: 257

Goal Weight: 150

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Managing exercise time with a baby around, and feeding my family one thing while I eat another.

Following any specific plan: Calorie counting (trying to stay around 1600 right now) and walking at least 5 miles a day.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Stability, for at least the next 18 years I'll be a stay at home mom which gives me a good chance to make a routine of it this time.

First name: Jess

Geographical location: Ontario Canada

Age:26

Marital Status: Single

Children/Ages: nope

Occupation: Registered Nurse

Pets: 1 pretty tortoiseshell kitten (Evie)

Hobbies/Interests: reading, photography , pinterest, crocheting

Height:5'7"

Eye/Hair Color: blue eyes, brown hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:soonish/now

Starting Weight:250lbs

Present Weight:250

Goal Weight:175... or under 200

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: eating when i bored/having poor eating patterns

Following any specific plan: not really. just trying to eat healthy and eat regularly

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: just getting back on track..

Anything else you would like to share with us: have a history of PCOS and just started on metformin, am increasing slowly and hoping for the best. have a history of anxiety and depression which have really affected the way i lived my life in the past. feeling a lot better right now and trying to start new routines to change my life.

First name: Olivia

Geographical location: Albuquerque

Age: 29

Marital Status: Domestic partner

Children/Ages: No

Occupation: Librarian

Pets: Barney, a tuxedo cat

Hobbies/Interests:Reading Sci-Fi, tennis, television

Height: 6'1"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/hazel

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:Latest round: April 2012

Starting Weight: 268

Present Weight: 251

Goal Weight:175

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: consistency

Following any specific plan: Use app to count calories and avoid carbs unless splurging. Exercise occasionally.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Recognizing that lasting change will require lasting commitment, without shortcuts.

First name: Dani

Geographical location: Wales

Age: 20

Marital Status: Single

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Student

Pets: One fat cat called Tiggy Bop

Hobbies/Interests: Music, partying, learning new languages, watching TV, zumba

Height: 5'3"

Eye/Hair Color: Dark brown hair, bluey/green eyes

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Monday! (I mean it this time )

Starting Weight: 120lbs

Present Weight: 120lbs

Goal Weight: My main goal is to lose inches rather than weight

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Carb cravings, cutting down on the vino

Following any specific plan: Low carb - specifically cutting down on grains

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have started a new Zumba regime which I have been doing for the past 2 weeks and havent yet given up on so I'm feeling more motivated not to let all that effort go to waste and I am really flippin' determined to fit into a little black size 8 number for my 21st in Vegas!

First name: Sarah

Geographical location: Oregon!

Age: 22

Marital Status: In a relationship

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Front desk rep.

Pets: None here, but 2 dogs at my moms

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, writing, traveling. I'm still trying to figure out what other hobbies I have. I'm interested in music, and I love to help people.

Height: 5"7

Eye/Hair Color: Brown hair, hazel eyes.

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: THIS time, lets call it September 7th.

Starting Weight: 241.1

Present Weight: 239.4

Goal Weight: 140, but we'll see as the weight starts coming off.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I have always self diagnosed myself with what I like to call partnered eating. I am WAY more likely to overeat or eat a lot if I am with someone else. For example, when my boyfriend is at work on the weekend I'm never hungry (while he's gone). But it's like the second he gets home my brain starts in with "okay, what are we going to eat". I gained a majority of my weight while my best friend was pregnant. We lived together and when she ate, I ate. We were partners in "crime" if you will. I guess that is one of my biggest hurdles, among many.

Following any specific plan: I (try to) eat clean, and count calories on myfitnesspal

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am READY. I'm for real this time. I have been trying to lose weight for the last 6 years, and have struggled immensely with my efforts to do so. I finally had an enough is enough moment while playing with my niece one day and I just decided it was stupid of me not to get into shape.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I hope to find motivation and support from these forms. I struggle daily as I try to not make food a priority. I am trying to live by "eat to live". If anyone would like to add me on myfitnesspal please do so, my username is sarahmichelexo over there as well.

Look forward to meeting you all!!

First name: Ani

Geographical location: North UK

Age: 22

Marital Status: In a relationship

Children/Ages: N/A

Occupation: Sales Advisor

Pets: N/A

Hobbies/Interests: Reading and writing, sci-fi TV (Doctor Who and Farscape FTW), travelling.

Height: 5'5

Eye/Hair Color: Green/Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Oct 1st (although I've been "planning" this for years!)

Starting Weight: 190.5

Present Weight: The same.

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Not listening to my boyfriend, who is very sweet and tells me daily he loves me for who I am, and that I'm beautiful as I am - but I want to lose weight for ME, so I can also love myself and feel beautiful. Also, he's horrible for bringing sugary things into the house - I need more will-power!

Following any specific plan: Get support here, as that is what I believe I've been missing in the past.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: The support I feel I may now receive.

Anything else you would like to share with us: That I think you are all amazing for making the decision to change your life (because although it's just a bit of extra weight, it makes a difference in ways most of us don't understand).

First name: Cheyenne

Geographical location: New England

Age: 18

Marital Status: In a relationship

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Full time student, but I do work in the wet lab at my school

Pets: Fish, 2 Dogs (Cairn Terrier Molly, Pit Bul Rosie), 3 sugar gliders, 7 hermit crabs, 2 gerbils

Hobbies/Interests: Swimming, science

Height: 5'11"

Eye/Hair Color: dirty blonde, blue

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Getting things set up to start tomorrow, Oct 5, 2012

Starting Weight: 203

Present Weight: 203

Goal Weight: 180

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Consistency/finding time to work out

Following any specific plan: no

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I want it for me, not to impress others.

Anything else you would like to share with us:

First name: Kym

Geographical location: London

Age: 20

Marital Status: Engaged

Children/Ages: None yet

Occupation: Secretary

Pets: None

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, history, socialising, shopping, clubbing

Height: 5'5

Eye/Hair Color: Blue eyes/Ginger hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 11th October 2012

Starting Weight: 185

Present Weight: 183

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Eating 'bad foods' proportionately. My problem is I can't stop myself eating too much of it!

Following any specific plan: Less calories and more exercise

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Determined not to continued to put on weight and ruin the 60lb loss I made 3 years ago

First name: Lee

Geographical location: Kentucky

Age: 25

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: None yet

Occupation: Mental health worker

Pets: 1 giant cat named Adin

Hobbies/Interests: hiking, watching documentaries, trying new restaurants, taking day trips

Height: 5'6

Eye/Hair Color: blue/black

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 10/01/2012

Starting Weight: 165

Present Weight: 162

Goal Weight: 130

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I'm currently working full time and I'm full time in nursing school, so I don't have a lot of extra time to work in exercise and cooking.

Following any specific plan: Not currently, but my doctor recommended South Beach so I may give that a try.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm making a lot of changes in my life right now. Decided I'm tired of the way things are and I'm ready to live and look the way I've always wanted to.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Like a number of other members, I have PCOS which has complicated my weight loss in the past.

Great thread! I really enjoyed reading everyone else's profiles =)

First name: Kelly

Geographical location: South Africa

Age: 25

Marital Status: Unmarried

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: IT

Pets: Two goldfish, Jon and Stephen (named after Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert), forced upon me by my twin brother as a recent house-warming present. It's apparently called a Goldfish Starter Kit. I have no idea what the Advanced Kit would be. Probably a full on effing aquarium.

Hobbies/Interests: Astronomy, astrophysics, current affairs, politics, education, academia, religion from a non-religious perspective, medical quackery etc.

Height: 5ft 6"

Eye/Hair Color: Blue eyes, long blonde hair.

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Hard to determine. I've been wanting to lose weight for about a decade now. Let's make the date today I suppose. It's as good as any other date. I'm the heaviest I've ever been and the saddest I've ever been as a result.

Starting Weight: 78 kgs (approximately 171 pounds)

Present Weight: Same

Goal Weight: 55 kgs (approximately 120 pounds). I'm not tied to this goal. If I get to around 60kgs but look and feel great then I'll stop. I'm not married to the number.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Consistency & patience

Following any specific plan: No junk food, no fizzy drinks, small portions, healthy food, running, skipping, crossfit.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: More exercise. More support. More miserable and therefore motivated to change.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Nope, that's it =) Thanks for reading.

First name: Charlotte

Geographical location: Flanders, Belgium

Age: 25

Marital Status: Living together

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Student + odd jobs

Pets: One cat.

Hobbies/Interests: Former girl scout, I love hiking, outdoorsy things like canoeing, recently even running.

Height: 173 cm

Eye/Hair Color: Dark brown hair, green eyes

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: somewhere in March 2012

Starting Weight: 165 lbs

Present Weight: 154 lbs

Goal Weight: 125 or something

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My own complete lack of discipline

Following any specific plan: counting calories and being active

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am actually trying this time.

First name: Robyn

Geographical location: Panama City, Florida

Age: 22

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: One daughter, 7 months old

Occupation: Full-time Wife & Momma

Pets: One female white pit bull, Hope

Hobbies/Interests:
Scrap-booking, cooking, computer programming, homemade baby food.

Height: Five foot Ten inches

Eye/Hair Color: Eyes: Blue : Hair: Currently blonde and red.

Starting Date of Weight loss Journey: August 2012

Starting Weight: 235

Present Weight: 223

Goal Weight: 165

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss:
Getting off my butt and finding time to do it.

Following any specific plan:
Nothing yet, but looking into MRC.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:
I have a baby now; so getting in exercise time is my biggest hold back.

Anything else you would like to share with us:
[B]At 17 years old I weighed 245 pounds and became extremely disgusted with the way I looked. I spent 2 1/2 months doing killer exerciser and binge eating when I actually at After 73 days- I weighed 172. I then at 18 began training to become an Air Force SERE and spent 8 weeks in rigorous PRE-BASIC Training. At the end I weighed 160 and I had kept it off for 3 years when I got pregnant with my daughter. I was doing very well keeping a healthy weight during my pregnancy when my mom was diagnosed with "out of control polyp" and had to have surgery to remove it then a colostomy. I was in my second trimester and "stress ate" for the next month. Five weeks after her surgery we got the results back, and she was diagnosed with stage 4-B Colon Cancer at the age of 42. With more stress eating and no exercising, by the time I delivered my baby, I weighed 263 pounds. For the record; that's about 100 pounds that I gained from the time I met my husband to the birth of our daughter. I am MORE than ready to lose this weight I don't need to "weigh" what I did because I know pregnancy can change your body- I just want to feel good about myself again. It's been too-long since I've been proud of the way I look. :]

P.S; My mom has been through Chemo for the last year and 3 weeks ago she had a second PT scan that showed NO SIGNS OF ACTIVE CANCER CELLS. Praise God!

First name: Erin

Geographical location: Cincinnati, OH

Age: 22

Marital Status: Living with boyfriend

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Law Student

Pets: None yet - but we are hoping to get a dog soon.

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, Reading, Playing Piano, Singing, Movies

Height: 5'2

Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Sometime in October?

Starting Weight: 185

Present Weight: 180

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I have so little self control. Also I love food, I am such a foodie, and I can't resist a delicious meal.

Following any specific plan: Weight watchers has worked for me in the past so I am going to try that again.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:
I will be getting engaged/married soon & my life goal would to be a size 8 to try on dresses. I think the motivation of the happiest day in my life will keep me going...hopefully...

Anything else you would like to share with us: I was just recently diagnosed with IBS & I think eating better will help alleviate some of those symptoms.

I really enjoyed reading everyone's profiles as well. I am really excited to be joining such a supportive and wonderful community!