Not new to MFP but new to asking for support (texting buddy)

CaffeinatedConfectionist

Hello, all!

I'm looking for a few good weight loss friends! Unfortunately, I don't have internet access at home, only at work, so I'm looking for people who might be interested in providing each other with support/motivation by text, rather than online.

For the same reason, I'm looking for friends who are tolerant of the fact that I don't always track my calorie intake. I tried logging my meals by hand and entering it into MFP when I had the opportunity, but I often don't have time at work and honestly, I've been doing this long enough that I have a pretty solid idea of how much I need to be eating to lose without logging everything. I eat pretty clean, and I usually am able to estimate fairly closely what my intake is.

So for anyone who might be interested, here's a little background info on me:

I'm 27, 5'2.5”, ~130 lb. My goal weight is around 115, 120, but I'm not really focusing on a scale number at this point. Instead, I'm working on gaining muscle and flexibility. I tend to fall into the “eat more to lose more” group of folks. I do cardio several times a week on the elliptical, I lift heavy, and I attend pilates and TRX classes at the gym. I am very new to going to the gym, so I'm sure I'll be adding more classes in there soon.

I've been on MFP since spring/summer of 2011. Like most of us, I've had my ups and downs, and fell off the wagon badly over the past summer. I finally graduated with my undergrad degree (took me the better part of 10 years >.> ) last May. I then moved from Wisconsin to Missouri, left a difficult long-term relationship, and started working a schedule that has me alternating between twelve-hour daytime weekend shifts and midweek graveyard shifts. All these circumstances threw me off a bit, especially the move and leaving my controlling boyfriend, so I backslid a bit and regained some of the weight I'd lost. However, I've been back in my routine since October or so, and am just about back to where I was this time last year (that's a little depressing, when I think about where I could have been, if I'd had a bit more self-control/motivation :laugh: ) I still don't know many people in my area, and would love some supportive texters! If you're interested, just send me a PM.

tl;dr?

CaffeinatedConfectionist

No body? :frown: Well, I'd be happy to have regular-type MFP friends, too, as long as you're forgiving of the fact that I'm not on every day!