Hello,

My name is Melanie, nice to meet you all

I am 25 years old, a stay at home mom, married for 4 years with one baby boy who is a year and a half. I have struggled with my weight for most of my adult life. I have 45 to 50 lbs to lose and just started doing so by keeping my daily caloric intake between 1,600 and 1,900 and a mixture of walking and doing Tae Bo.

I am looking for a weight loss buddy who would want to correspond often in order for us to motivate, encourage & hold each other accountable. It would be nice if this person had a similar lifestyle so we could connect.

I have been on numerous diets before, but my mind set is extremely different now - I don't just want to do this, I HAVE to do this for myself!

Please let me know if you'd be interested in teaming up with me to achieve a goal of losing around 50 lbs.

Blessings,
Melanie

Hi Melanie!

I posted this intro in the support forum yesterday ... guess I should have done it here:

Hi! My name is Jeanne. I am soon to be 34 (7/28) and I have about 50 lbs. that I would like to get rid of. I have 2 children, a 3 yr. old girl and a 12 wk. old boy. I lost all my pregnancy weight, but I had lots to lose before I got pregnant.

I have tried WW and Atkins in the past. Although I did lose, I didn't keep it off. This time around I am going to take my knowledge about eating (after all, I KNOW what I am SUPPOSED to eat, I just don't do it) and make better choices. I also am going to add more exercise to my lifestyle. I have lived a pretty sedentary lifestyle for much of my life, but last week I finally got myself back into the gym and took some classes. I am aiming to get to the gym a couple of times a week and use my treadmill a couple of days per week also.

I look forward to getting to know all of you and hope we can be "losers" together!

I could have practically written the post by Jjeanne. Except that I have a 2.5 year old boy, and a 7 week old boy. I also tried other diets pre pregnancy and lost, but couldn't stick with it. I am down to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I still have more to lose. I just turned 34 on the 12th of July... I am right now at 210, and I want to get to 155 by February 1st. If either of you would like to be my buddy (or we could have a trio!!), please let me know...

Thanks!!

Jill

Hi Jeanne & Jill,

So nice to hear from both of you I never realized how challenging it could be to try to lose weight while also being a mommy! You really have to time everything out in order to be successfull. The only time I can really exercise is during his nap or if I go walking with my neighbor in the morning and he's in his stroller. Preparing meals while he is getting into everything or while he is holding onto my leg is also a challenge.....LOL! But I guess when you really want something, all the hard work is worth it, huh?

Just curious.....where do both of you live? I am from the central coast of California.

It's up to you ladies......we could do a trio support/buddy system - what do ya think? It might be nice because if one of us can't get to an email soon enough, the other probably can, ya know?

Hugs,
Melanie

Hi! My name is Vanessa. I live in Fresno, CA.

I have been married for 10 years, I have a 6 year old, and I am a stay at home mom.
I am 5'6'' and I weigh 180. I would like to loose 50 lbs.

I am on the Weight watcher plan. I just started.

If you would like to be buddies I am game.