Welcome to the Group

Welcome! We would love get to know you, so please tell us a little bit about yourself. You can choose any format you'd like, but most of us here share some or all of the following details:

1. History with weight loss:
2. History with Calorie Count:
3. Reason for joining this group:
4. Some interesting details about yourself, such as your job, your family, your pets and your interests:

And now just go ahead and make that first post!

Hii everyone my name is Ana I'm a 29 year old mother of 3 beautiful kids two boys and a girl. . I've always had a hard time with my weight but recently I decided that now it's time for me to start taking a little more time for me so I joined CC and started at 166 lbs and am now at 133 my goal is to be down to 125 maybe 120 but basically I just want to be happy with myself when I look in the mirror. I think that this group will be a great support system so I'll be looking forward to getting to know everyone.

Hi! My name is Emjay. I'm a 29 year old health professional. I have always had problems with weight, and have lost upto 20 lbs in the past, but always gained them back. As I go into the next decade, I worry about Diabetes and other obesity-related problems that run in my family. I am determined not to have children until I change my lifestyle for a healthier, permanent alternative. I eat healthy vegetarian food, and  I love to cook, but I am an emotional eater and binge in response to stress. My goal is to use the resources available here, to make friends whom I can share tips, goals, successes and failures with, and to lose 20 lbs in the process.

Hi just been on here two week's and lost 2lbs so far by eating. so proud of myself. I am 28 years old and slightly overweight.

hi, I'm Megan. I'm 29...the big 30 is looming in May.

Every year in my 20's I've always had the same dream, of being the 'perfect' size on my birthday. I'm 5'2 and weigh 148 lbs. On a small frame, it seems like a lot. I'd like to finally get to a place where I'm happy with how I look as I exit my twenties and enter in to my thirties. I've read over my journals over the past few years, and it's always the same theme, lose weight, eat healthy, over and over again. For once I'd really like to get it right and maintain it. I can change for a few months, but some how I slip into old habits. I'm really hoping to start changing for good and hoping CC can help with regards to motivation.

My goal weight is 125, but I'd be happy to be somewhere between 130-135. I enjoy running, swimming, rock climbing, hiking and lifting weights. It's just being motivated to get my butt out the door to do the things I enjoy!

As I said, with my 30th in May, I'm really hoping to start changing my habits now and get to where I want to be by my 30th, and continue to maintain the changes.

Hi, I'm Sarah, I turned 29 at the beginning of this month. I've been married for a year and a half, and we have two dogs and a parrot. I'm the only female in the house.

I joined CalorieCount a few years ago, but didn't really follow through with it until this year. I started at 174lbs in April, and as of early November I was at 154lbs, but I'm back up a bit now. This is due in part to National Novel Writing Month (November), of which I was a winner/participant this year, and, of course, the holidays. I didn't have a problem with weight until I met my husband, about five years ago. (I'd blame it on him, but I have to take the responsibility here. Also, I don't think the birth control helped.)

I've been unemployed since I got out of school in May, but now I've finally got a job for which training begins Jan. 9th. It's going to be a good job, but I want to take extra care not to let myself go -- the job is driving, which equals sitting on my butt all day. Don't want to be the fat lady bus driver!

I joined this group because I wanted to meet more people my age here. I feel a little bit like we're the forgotten group. Let's not be forgettable.

 

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Hello from Canada!  My name is Pam.  I am a mother of an 8 month old, anxiously awaiting returning to work in March.  I have been heavy for as long as I can remember.  Ideally, I need to lose about 60lbs to be at a'healthy' weight.  Seems an uphill battle.  I think I have always emotionally eaten ... food has always been my friend, when no one else was around the food was always there to fall back on.  I am married but my husband needs some serious reality check on how to be 'supportive' in this type of situation.  Basically I am doing this all on my own ... that makes sense I suppose since I put it all on, on my own lol.  More then anything, I want to return to work looking better than ever ... on a path of meeting my goals.  I just want to feel beautiful for once in my life.  I turn 30 in June ... and I would like to live the next 30 years feeling good about myself. 

hi, my name is Dian from Indonesia, Asian, female, i just signed in to this website and group

I'm 29, going 30 next August. I'm 157 cm tall (a bit less than 5ft3), small frame, 50kg  (110 lbs) of weight. currently fighting my over the top sedentary lifestyle *sigh* and previously not very much put attention to what i eat.... i currently have a love-and-hate relationship with carbohydrates.

I started to change my lifestyle by doing exercise more regularly, which i still find very difficult (i still think 2 times a week as too much for me....but I'm trying to change this perspective and dragging myself to the gym)

and i wish to care more to what i eat and its effect to my body. by signing up to CC, i hope i would have a clearer idea of my food intake, which ones i must take more, and which ones i should avoid.. and i hope my weight will go down to 47-48 kg sometime in the close future... well, before turning 30 actually.. :)

Wow!  I came to the groups to start this exact group and lo-and-behold I had a number of 29 year-old buddies waiting for me!  The big 3-0 comes on July 19th of this year.  I am not nervous/anxious/upset/scared about turning 30.  I just want it to be a healthier decade than my twenties have been.  I want to feel like I'm in my twenties after I turn 30.  Between depression, signs of Type 2 diabetes on the way, heel spurs, sciatica, and tension neck and back pain, I often feel as though I'm in my forties or older.  I know from experience that losing weight and exercising solves so many of these issues or drasticlly improves them.  Here's to making 30 a good, healthy year!

I've been a CC wagon jumper a couple of times now but I just can't do that to myself any longer.  My husband and I are finally committed to doing this together (our desires for healthy living never seem to sync up) so I am confident that will help.  The long, Iowa winter is almost behind me which I know will improve energy levels greatly.  I've lost up to 20 pounds (over about 6 months) on CC so I know I can have great success when putting my mind to it.

I am 5'3" and around 220 know with an overall goal of 150.  I actually carry my weight fairly well (most people think I'm 20-30 pounds lighter than I am, including my own mother).  I will be doing cartwheels once I reach 175 and promise to not get to down on myself if my body decides it can't lose much more after that.  When I last weighed 175 (some 6 or 7 years ago) I was a size 10-12, had NO tummy, and a great figure.  So, 175 would be great but 150 woudl be amazing.  Most of all, I'm trying to acknowledge the importance of being HEALTHIER.

I promise to help, support, and encourage all of you if you'll do the same for me.

Hello Group Members. As with sooooo many of us I have struggled with my weight for the vast majority of my life. lol. whereas i endured the most of that suffering during my twinkie loving twenties! So as i approach my thirties - I just want to change my life and live it the way the healthy people do! My thirties wil be my new twenties! Calorie Count is a great tool! I look forward to seeing how it assist me with this new goal of mines!

Hi, I was excited to see a group just for those of us quickly approaching our 30's.  Here's a little about me

1. I have always been hippy but thin.  Then I went from living in a city and working at a hospital where I walked about 6 hours a day to working for 10 hours a day at a desk.  The pounds just started adding up and before I knew what hit me I had gained 30 pounds in just over a year.  I am very small in stature and bone structure and this was a 30% increase in my weight.  Can someone say wake up call?

2. I was keeping track of everything I ate on paper, and stumbled accross the website while I was looking up how many calories something had in it. 

3. I joined this group because what I find I really need is accountability.  I am embarassed to talk about this with all my ultra-thin friends so I find I don't get the support I need.

4. I love to rock climb.  At least I used to love it before I had to haul 30 extra pounds up!  I get discouraged because I can't do the things I used to which makes me want to give it up all together... but I won't because I have to be positive and think that when I lose the weight I will enjoy it as much as I used to again. 

I love the sense of humor that your taking with you as you embark on this treacherous journey! Funny thing - I have the same problem when it comes to discussing issues regarding my weight with friends - sort of - except I feel that I can't discuss it with my friends because they are heavy set, overweight and don't care! So, I also find that I don't get the support I need! My friends and I celebrate everything with food! Every get-together or girls night out involves a smorgasbord! I'm so happy to be able to finally discuss my weight with people who are trying to obtain the same healthy goals as I am. Finally - the support, advice and encouragment we need!

Just lost my first pound... ok, so the scale was just a smidge off so I corrected it which helped me out about half a pound, but still! 

I know what you mean by celebrating everything with food Tamika.  Bad food is also so fast and easy - it's so hard to stay away from it.  I try to keep healthy snacks in my purse to curb the drive-thru temptations while I'm out. 

The other problem I have is that my husband is super in shape.  He teaches PE by day, coaches wrestling by night and rock climbs like crazy on the weekends, so he needs to eat a ton in order to maintain his weight.  So we ate big dinners and he is constantly snacking and of course whenever I see him eating ice cream or chips or cookies I want some!  I used to eat exactly what he did and with our very different activity levels... well I guess that's why I'm in the situation I am in. 

I figured it out, and I gained 30 pounds in about 18 months which means that I was eating almost 2,000 calories OVER maintenance.  I have since figured out that my maintenance is about 1800, so that means I was eating about 3800 calories a day! Yuck!  My goal is to eat 1300-1400 a day.  I am new to all this... does this sound reasonable?

Well, I'm not too sure if it sounds reasonable or not - well, according to your previous weight descriptions- maybe. A good rule of thumb according to the biggest looser is to multiply your current weight by 7 to find your daily caloric intake. This is the amount of calories need to successfully operate your body each day. Active women should consume at least 1500 calper day (if your multiplied weight (x7) is under 1500) so... - hey, I say due what works for you. If you find that your stuck and your body is clinging to the fat while consuming 1300 cal- then increase your daily caloric intake by 200 and continue to maintain your activity. I know it seems like allot but... supposedly...  if your body feels threatened- like: not getting enough cal - it goes into starvation protection mode and clings to the fat cells in order to save your life. Go Figure! You would think it would let the fat go and flush the fatty arteries in order to save your life. LOL!

my name is laura, im 5.2 and weigh 141 at the moment having lost 16lbs since starting my new regime at the end of jan. i turned 29 in feb and for some reason hitting this last year in my 20's made me want to be the thin person ive been striving to be since having my twins in 2002! i have changed my whole attitude to food and exercise and have never been so determined to get slim and healthy before im 30.

 i have twins as i mentioned aged 6 now and am married to a very  sporty man who also wants a fit active wife so i have lots of reasons not to comfort eat my way back to a large backside and beig belly.

im off on holiday in july and want this to be the year i dont delete all the pictures of me and am part of the memories so i am aiming to be 119lbs by end of july and stay that way long term too.

heres to the thin sexy laura emerging!

 

Hi everyone!

I'm new here too and looking for support.  So... the questions...

1. History with weight loss:

Ugh.  I've never not been watching my weight, and I did have some success before (for example, 20 lbs about 5 years ago), but have gradually gained weight back.  Really want to stop teetering at the upper edge of my BMI and feel better in my own skin.

2. History with Calorie Count:

I joined and have been lurking, but have decided to jump in 100% now.

3. Reason for joining this group:

Well, I'm 29, and I'm getting married in August, so it's crunch time!  I really want to start my married life with better eating and fitness habits.  I'd love to lose 20 lbs by then (I'm 5.2, 145) but would be happy if I was just on my way to that too.

4. Some interesting details about yourself, such as your job, your family, your pets and your interests:

I'm an English professor, I have one cat (pictured as my photo in her Halloween costume, which, as you can imagine, she LOVED), and I'm into reading, writing, cooking, crafts (knitting, sewing, etc), taking walks, etc.

My biggest challenges are getting away from an all or nothing attitude, working out consistently, and negotiating social eating/drinking.

P.S. Welcome fellow newbie, Laura!  That's awesome you've already lost 16 lbs.  Keep up the good work.

Hi All,

I'm new to the site and hoping that this will be the time when I am finally able to commit properly to losing a bit of weight and feeling better about myself.

My history with weight-loss - I've always felt like I was a bit overweight even when, looking back, I really wasn't. But over the last couple of years I've gained about 20 lbs and I would like to shift at least some of it before I hit 30. My previous attempts at dieting have been pretty pathetic- I've always tried to do it secretly with the sorry hope that I can lose loads of weight without really trying or having to tell anyone that I'm doing it. This time - hopefully - I'm more committed.

History with calorie count - I joined yesterday and have decided to jump straight in.

Reasons for joining this group - I'd like to shift some weight before my 30th and this seems like a good place to get support with that!

Other details - I live in London with my boyfriend (hate that word but also hate "partner" so what are you going to do) of 6 years and my tortoise, Clive who has no weight issues as he only eats leaves and flowers. I'm really into reading and writing and I LOVE to cook, which may partly explain the weight gain. My biggest challenge will be avoiding wine - put a glass of wine in front of me and all my good intentions fly right out of my head - and coping with weekends when I'm always tempted to eat junk food.

Fran x

Hi,

I am new to this whole thing and pretty new to dieting. Although I have been trying to loose weight for the last 6 years but never really stuck to anything. My short term goal is to loose 20 lbs. Although I would like to loose a total of 65 pounds one day to be at my goal weight. I have 2 children. I who is 6 and one who is just 5 months old. I gained all the weight after my first child and have not been able to loose it since.

I work full time and with a new baby have almost no time to even think. So far this website has been a big help keeping me focuses.

Hi everyone! This is my first serious attempt to lose weight and get healthy again.  I am a 28 year old mother of 3 and the last ten years of my life have been struggling with my weight and self esteem.  My motivation to lose is I do not want to enter in my 30's feeling as uncomfortable and unhealthy as I do now.  My goal is to get down to 150lbs by my 30th birthday.  I set myself at a realistic expectations of losing the first half of the weight my March 2010 then finish my 20's with the last half and work on being healthy again.  Currently I am embarrased to say I am up to 240lbs which is hard for me to admit.  I am hoping that I can be of any help to anyone out there as well as getting some support from those who understand what I'm going through!  Good luck everyone!

Hi Everyone, my name is Kathy. I'm 29, and have always struggled with my weight.  I'm 5'6, and about two years ago I weighed 250lbs, which not only is a large number, but is pretty large for a 5'6 frame.  I lost about 42lbs with a calorie counter (not this particular one).  It seems that I needed to count the calories rather than just exercise.

I eventually just stopped using it, and subsequently gained back about 10lbs.  I'm tired of being overweight,and  I have a family history of health problems.

I guess what I"m mostly tired of is not looking good in clothes or not having things fit.