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I am a 35-year-old woman living in Ca, working as a speech-language pathologist for kids who are deaf and hard of hearing.
I love what I do even though it does seem to get REALLY BUSY. Sometimes it’s hard to fit in the amount of work I feel I need to accomplish in the hours that I am paid for.
I have an amazing if not quirky family and I jogged my first 5K in Dec of 07.
I like spending time with friends, heading out to the beach, reading and watching my dog.
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i'm a student; i work as well, and i paintball and run. I wish to lose weight and get healthier!
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I used to be athletic but seem to have let myself go. The more I gain weight, the more I want to lose it, and the less I end up doing. Not a good cycle.
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I am 21 and have lost 68 pounds in this last year, I feel like its IMPOSSIBLE to loose these last thirty! my sister is getting married in october and i NEED or would like to have this last 30 off by the wedding. iam a college student, working on getting my masters in criminal justice, also work full time, and babysit about 3 times a week. i am always busy if not busy tired and doing a lot of homework.
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im a work at home mom doing breastfeeding peer counseling for WIC. this fall i am going back to school for my masters inteaching. i have an almost 5 year old and an almost 3 year old
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25 yr old grad student. i've lost 15lbs so far but i've fallen off the wagon. I am determined to reach my goal. Just need that extra support and motivation!!
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I'm 24. I've been married for 4 years. We have a 2 year old baby girl and 2 dogs.
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I'm 50 years old, live with my teenage son and husband and teach at a university. I spend much of my day either standing or sitting, not much in between. I have four cats and a dog (so my blood pressure is low!) and love every kind of handicraft/art there is. My current passion is card-making. My husband just lost 20 lbs., looks great, and his bp is way down. His success has motivated me to start my own weight loss adventure.
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I work as as a social worker in a community mental health clinic. I am a lover of both city and country and want to get back to all the things I haven't been able to do easily in recent years due to belated treatment of Lyme Disease -- hiking, biking and general larking about. My husband and I lived in Rome some years ago and I love Italy, also Greece where we've travelled extensively. Love of the Mediterranean grows out of my interest in ancient Roman and Greek history, culture, language & literature. Before I was a social worker, I worked as a garden designer & landscape gardener. I volunteer for a women's domestic violence agency as a hotline counselor. I grew up with dogs, but have turned into a cat person. I have an 8 year old female tabby named Tollo who is a good role model for only eating when hungry.
Oh yes, I'm 55 and married
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I am 51, married, have 4 kids, 4 grandkids, and work full time. I have always been overweight. I did manage to make peace w/food some years ago and I lost 70lbs., and kept it off for a couple of years, but then I had my thyroid removed and gained 25 of it back! All in all, I still need to lose 70lbs more. It's been an "odyssey".
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22 yr old new Mommy of 4mo. boy. Need to lose baby fat!!!
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I am 53, an elementary teacher, mother of two in college, and wife. When school is in session it is my life. I love teaching and spending the day with my class. In fact, I can't imagine doing anything else, but I've had to learn to make myself a priority. In order to lose weight and have time to exercise, I've had to say, "this is enough for today". I 've battled my weight for most of my life and have lost many times only to gain it back. However, I have never lost anything close to this amount, or stuck with it for more than a few months. Thanks to PEERtrainer and the support and inspiration of the incredible women here, I was able to hang in there when the chips were down. For me, that is the key - hanging in there - not quitting!
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I'm in my late forties and have struggled with eating issues since my teens. I've used Cognitive Therapy in the past but for some reason never really applied it to my eating issues. It all makes perfect sense to me that it could be helpful.
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I am eighteen and starting college in september, I am hoping to start on my way to losing the extra weight that has snuck up on me. I have trouble with binging when I do really good and right now I am only maintaining and going up and down three or four pounds.
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i am 25 year old female....i am happily married...no children...but i would like to lose weight so that i am not miserable and so that i can be around for when i do have them. i work at a hospital and i enjoy helping people...so its strange to say that i help and inspire people everyday...but i can inspire myself...hmm...odd...lol...so i am hoping that this is the place to be to help me.
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Student, from Brazil, raised in US, I 've had gastric bypass done, I 've lost 155lbs , but i gain some of the weight ... 37lbs ... not happy... never thought I was going to diet again ....
I'm Back ... I have to stay on track ... 15lbs to go .
Now That my Birthday pasted I'm not gonig to stop until I get to 140lbs my dream weight, Last time I weight this much I was 8 yrs old so it's going to be a challenge but I will GET THERE...!!!!!!! i KNOW I CAN
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I am a 38 mother of three boys 2, 4, and 10. I have been married for 16 years. I am an high school English/Reading teacher. Most of my students are stuggeling students are quite stressful to teach at times. When I started this was the most I have ever weighed. I have been doing peer trainer since Nov 3 and I am done almost 20 pounds. i
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I am a 32 yo F from CA. I made the decision in 2007 to start my 30's with a bang by completing a marathon. The experience completely changed my attitude towards eating and exercising. Now I'm hooked, permanently waving good bye to the yo-yoing weights and embracing a healthy and fit lifestyle with open arms. I plan to continue take the best care of my body, love everything that I am, and live my life to the fullest. To all of you who are reading this -- Live life fiercely; ANYTHING is possible... :)
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I am 29 and work a non-profit job in Austin. I love to read, watch movies...and hang out with friends. I enjoy being outdoors, but was never an extremely active person. I never played regular sports or anything like that. I was always the naturally thin girl in high school, but now, in my late-20s, I have began to get a little fluffy. My parents struggle in their older age with weight loss, so my goal is to make lifestyle changes to create a healthy, active lifestyle now. I want to tone-up, lose some...but the main focus is becoming healthy.
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i work in a womens only health club as sales coordinator so i am surrounded by the gym daily; I am returning to work tomorrow and after a long time injured with a sacroiliac sprain want to get into exercising again after months of hip and lower back problems after surgery last june
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I am a 31 year old mother of one. I work full time in the accounting field and working on my masters of science in Accountancy. Since I am sitting most of the day, I am trying to walk a couple times throughout the day along with kickboxing twice a week. My work has a biggest loser competition which is just the extra motivation I need right now.
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Beginning again! Seems to be my life story...this time I want
to be able to complete the journey. I am 60 yrs young and refuse to feel older. I still want to be healthy and lose 50 pounds. Had a great start in May but fell into old habits. Ready to re-dedicate my efforts using the Beck Diet Solutions Handbook. I have been writing things down and realize the
accountability is VITAL. I have also signed on with the
Metabolic Research Center. Between the two plans I can
be successful. Mind over Matter...RIGHT!
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I'm a writer living in LA. I've got a great sense of style but don't express it at my current weight. I would love to take have a lunch meeting in Chanel.
My blog: http://lemonorangebanana.blogspot.com/
(and I'm open to suggestions for topics -- just give me a shout!)
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I am a 58 yo Library Support Specialist in an academic library. I really enjoy my job but during my time off I enjoy crocheting, movies, my dogs and my family. My husband and I enjoy biking together and we are sometimes joined by our son. In 2007 we all went to the Black Hills and rode the entire Mikelson trail.
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I am 60, married, live with my husband and numerous dogs and cats. I am self employed and love my work but it takes a lot of hours and energy. I use my job as an excuse not to exercise.
I have have always had weight and food issues, but I ballooned in my 20's. I joined OA when I was about 30 and lost the weight and was able to control it for several years. But in the last 15 years, I just gave up. I had surgery (a vertical sleeve gastrectomy) on 6/8/09. My top weight (5/15/09?) was 263. Pre-op weight (6/8/09): 252
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40 year old working mom of 3 ages 17, 12, and 15 Married 16 years. I have been fat for most of my life, after my last child 12 years ago I decided to make some major lifestyle changes and it worked. I used to weigh 230 pounds, I got down to around 119. I lost most of it the first year and half and kept most off. Due to some health issues cropping up end of last August and numerous medications, lack of exercise, and lack of caring I gained over 12 lbs! Well NOW I care- I feel horrible and need to feel like the athletic, confident, person I know I am!
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Im 38 years old leo.. latina mix.. fiery as they come.. I am in the process of freeing myself from a loveless marriage that didnt fullfill me or let me be who I am.. my journey to optimal health has been a long road. starting out at 370 pounds.. I now weigh 177.. I lost half of my starting weight and now I am continiung this journey after maintaining the loss for 7 years.. . I have 42 pounds left to go to my goal of 135.its time to be the person I was meant to be.. its time to start living my life for me.. findingmy happiness from the inside.I am changing my life .
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I am 45 years old, and have 3 grown children. I am a cook/cashier at a gas station that has a very unhealthful Deli Case. Everything fried. I wake at 2:30 am and work a 12 hour shift (4:00am to 4:00pm) without a regularly scheduled break, only when things are slow and I have prep work done. Can not leave the store to take a walk because we might get busy, and I have to be there to help serve customers and fry more chicken. I often eat standing at my station so no sit down meal is possible. I am completely beat when I get home, and my days off I often spend in bed trying to sleep.
I drink too much coffee and alcohol. Coffee to keep me going during the day and alcohol to ease my pain and get me to sleep. I don't drink near enough water. When I am home, I hate to cook so just grab whatever is easy to stuff in my mouth. I eat out too much. I used to be a good cook, and I know what I should be eating and how much, but the knowledge is not making a difference right now. I keep gaining.
I need to make myself move and exercise everyday, but just can't seem to get it done. I like to walk, and hike. I have beautiful property that I could use for this. I have a decent treadmill, and a mini trampoline, not a great one, but ok. I have a weight set, and found I like weightlifting. Nearest gym is 22 miles away, and I know I will not go there on any kind of regular basis. What I do will have to be here at my own home.
I am in an extremely good relationship, with someone who really seems to love me. He would be willing to go for walks with me if I asked him, but I hate to ask him because he is already so active and busy. And I am always so tired that I am willing to just sit and watch a movie instead of bother him. He is very fit, but does not eat well at all unless I cook good meals for him, and that is just not happening.
My health is breaking down, I just lost a very good friend to complications from his immense weight. I am afraid I am going to end up like that. I need help.
I have horses, oxen, and dogs, and teach frontier history. I travel a great deal in the Spring and Fall, so want to hole up, rest and not see ANYONE during the Summer and Winter. My hobbies are sedentary ones, spinning and weaving, and keep me on my (growing) behind. I have an excellent partner, who takes all the animal chores off my hands, thus leaving me no incentive when the weather is bad, to get out with them. Although I usually spend some time with them when the weather is good. My metabolism is slowing. I go dancing every Monday night, which is excellent for my mental and physical wellbeing.
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I'm 23, I finished my degree on Psychology a year ago, and now I'm studying to take a competitive examination so I can work at a hospital as a Clinic Psychologist.
I've had some medical problems , and gained some weight in the last couple of years, and really need a change of strategy. I want to be healthier and feel better.
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I am 23 years old, 5'8'', bilingual (French & English) and have a great boyfriend. We live in Toronto (Scarborough). We've been together 3.5 years now, and I have a wonderful, cuddly black cat named Luca. I was an Ancient Studies student at the Uni of Ottawa a few years back. I took some time off to re-evaluate, and now work full time for an insurance company. I am relocating to a city called Waterloo Jan 1st, because of my job. My boyfriend moved ahead of me in Sept, because he got accepted to college for the Woodworking Technician program. Very proud of him! I love reading, writing, painting, travelling, music, singing, and being with friends and family.
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I have been married for almost 4 years and we have 2 beautiful daughters. I am tired of being overweight and out of shape. I have trouble staying focus and sticking with diet and exercise programs.
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I am 52 retired but looking for part time job. I moved from the city to the mountains which was my life dream about 4 years ago. I love it! I have 2 daughters and 4 grandkids.
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Love Music and Photography
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I am a student living in Southern California. I have slipped up with my weightloss goals over the past few months. Starting today, I will work whole-heartedly towards better fitness, health, and weight.
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I am 27 years old and have struggled with my weight for a long time. I've always been "chubby" since childhood but i really want to be lean once and for all...In 2006 I went on a program and lost app. 30 pounds...but sadly....I've regained ALL of that weight over the last 3 years and a few more....I'm at my heaviest weight ever and really struggling with my self esteem when I look in the mirror or try to get dressed.
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I am looking to change my life starting with me.
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43 years old, mother of two girls, 21 and 18, Special Education Teacher, my highest weight ever was 327lbs. I am down to 211 now (9-8-08) I hope to get down to 150-160.
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I'm an artist, working on my own - so have to be completely self motivated - a life long adventure in self discipline which never carried over to my eating habits until recently!
January 1, 2008:
154 lbs, waist 31, belly button 34 1/2, hips 40, bust 38 1/2, thigh 23 3/8, calf 13 7/8
September 22, 2008:
Beginning new challenge to lower my fat% and build my muscle %. This will have to be subjective, because I have not figured out a way to measure it, or have it measured.
135 lbs, waist 28 1/2, belly button 31, hips 38, bust 36, thigh 21, calf 13 7/8, bicep 11 1/4, bicep flexed 12.
Week 4: 131 lbs, waist 26 1/2, belly button 27 1/2, hips 37, bust 34, thigh 20 3/4, calf 13 5/8, bicep 11 1/4, bicep flexed 11 3/4
December 22, 2008
Week 12: 131.5 lbs,waist 27, belly button 29 1/2, hips 37, bust 35, thigh 20 3/4, calf 13 5/8, bicep 11 1/2, flexed 12 1/2
Interesting to compare to 2 months ago: In spite of not losing any weight, I feel much harder - and I did gain measurable muscle in my biceps. I do feel that my perception of my waist is that it is larger, though a lot more toned. I was doing a lot of ab work for a while: I have heard that building muscle there can make you thicker rather than thinner!
Jan 1, 2009, The 12 Week Challenge, A Repeat:
Beginning statistics: 128 lbs, waist 26", belly button 29", hips 37", bust 35", thigh 21", calf 13 5/8", neck 13 1/4 ", biceps 11 1/4, 12 1/4 flexed.
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Man, I have a love-hate relationship with these "About Me" things.
Erm... I'm a girl who is about to graduate from University (one silly Arts elective left) with a double major in Psychology and Marketing. And the answer is "No, I'm not sure what I want to do with my life". :)
I think I've pretty much struggled with weight all her life because I grew up with really bad memories of weight issues. My family all have their own insecurities which is not helpful as I can't turn to them for support. But I pretty much grew up thinking that I was just not good enough - especially physically. I have a love-hate relationship with mirrors too. Drat, okay, I know I sound kinda creepy, but I believe in being real and honest.
All my life, my weight has been going up and down depending on how kind life has been to me, and basically, I'm sick of it.
So here I am, trying to do something about it. To regain control of my weight and my life. :)
That's about it I suppose. I'm sure there's much more, but "About me"s are apparently supposed to be succinct. So that was my meager attempt at that.
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I'm 38 and lost 25lbs 3 years ago using Peertrainer, daily exercise, and calorie counting. Over the past 2 years I have been yo-yo-ing. My goal is for a healthy lifestyle change that I can commit to for the rest of my life. A healthy body, mind, spirit.
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I am a 31 year old attorney - newly engaged (March 2009). I'm ready to finally drop this 15-20 lbs that I just don't need to carry around.
I completed my first marathon: 10/26/08 4:47:43
Past races:
9/2 1/2 marathon in VA Beach - done! 2:08.26
9/16 1/2 marathon in Philly - done 2:05
10/8 Army 10 Miler - done 1:38
4/6 cherry Blossom 10 Miler - done 1:39.58; avg mile 9:49
5/10 Battle of the Blvd. 10k - done 58:23 avg. mile 9:09
8/23 Patrick Henry 1/2 Marathon Richmond, VA - elected not to run so I could do 16 miles instead.
9/6 9/11 Memorial 5K - 27.51(PR)
9/21 Philly Distance Classic (1/2 marathon) 2:02.21 (PR!!!)
10/5 Army 10 Miler 1:34:50 - official
10/26 Marine Corps Marathon 4:47:43 - OFFICIAL
11/9 Veterans Day 10k 57:17 (9:14 pace)
4/ GW Parkway 10 miler - OMG 90 degrees and no water - 1:45 ish.
6/13 Lawyers Have a Heart 10k 1:02 (UGH)
6/20/09 Rainforest 5k: 28:38
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College prof. 50, Using Beck cognitive behavior therapy techniques. I started the day after Christmas, 2007, when I weighed 230 lbs. Six months later I was down to 175 lbs. I am still hoping to lose a bit more fat, but trying to make it up in muscle. I hope my weight does not significantly change but wouldn't mind if my body composition did.
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Karl - Male, 45 (June 30), originally from San Diego, transplanted to parents’ Midwest log cabin from DC following a stroke (and subsequent seizures) prompted by replacement of a genetically faulty aorta. I am looking to revamp my life filled by aneurysm-caused depression and present stroke-caused disabilities by writing non-fiction, from UN peacekeeping to democratic goverance; fiction, from semi-biographical to children’s; and a wide assortment of blogs. Dependent upon government assistance to survive and family assistance to stay focused and follow through (difficulties common to strokes in the frontal lobe), and unable to drive, while assisting a mother suffering from Crohn's disease, writing may be my only way to accomplish anything and pay back my debt from three graduate degrees.
However, I then got complacent and celebrated being alive with my then-girlfriend, and went back up to 210 between Thanksgiving and St. Valentine’s. Despite first joining PT in June 2008, my weight dropped as low as 206 but has generally hovered around 210, and after my establishment of the Biggest Losers Challenge team, my move to the lands of Lincoln, and adjustment to my new living situation, in May 2009, I had hit 217 pounds. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, as I strive to lose at an average rate of 0.5-2.0 pounds per week, I will strive to never gain more than five pounds again--for my whole life.
I am definitely not your typical heterosexual male as I love fashion, “chick flicks,” romance, chatting, cuddling, and emotional empathy! This is a bit of a false front, though, given that much of my interest in these things has been influenced, I must admit, by beautiful women, skimpy clothing, and, as the Brits put it, “snogging,” or even “doing the squelchy” (BBC’s “Coupling,” S01E02). You’ll find me to be attentive, supportive, and sometimes a bit flirtatious, and yet I can also be a bit of a “goofball” and “smartass” (some initially might say that without the ‘smart’ part), so I can be like your older brother. I appreciate receiving kicks in the ass, so unless you tell me otherwise, you can expect them from me.
In an amazingly interactive PeerTrainer group from the beginning, I was disappointed to find that even the most engaged teams had an 80-95 percent rate of “dead weight”--people who did not comment or even log for weeks. So I initially created a private team, ‘Most PEERceptive’, with hand-picked members from other teams and groups I identified as highly active. Because I wanted more of a direct challenge, however, and being turned onto “The Biggest Loser” by lynneta (perhaps the most active and motivational member of PeerTrainer on the site today), I became the founder of the Biggest Losers Challenge and Support team, now the only team OR group in which I actively engage. Its membership has swelled with PTers seeking and providing constant support and guidance and, yes, an active challenge. That, and we’d all love to get bear hugs of sympathy, whispers (and yells) of encouragement, and high-fives of pride from the awesome Biggest Loser trainers, Bob and Jillian. (Okay, and for me, at least, a little kiss from Jillian--hey, if you‘re going to dream, dream big, right? LOL.)
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I started beck diet solution on 1/1/2009 and lost 17 lbs. After a couple of months, I slid back into my old bad habits and gained most of it back. As of 6/22/09 I am back on track and hoping to stay on top of things this time around. Altogether, I want to lose around 50 pounds. I have a nasty habit of getting started on something and not seeing it through (hence the recent weight gain). Still trying to figure out how I can change that for good.
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