Early 40s - Looking for friends - Don't want to fail again

Hi everyone!

I joined MFP a couple months ago but basically have not done anything to achieve my goal of losing 30 lbs - including gain three more pounds. Prior weight loss attempts have also been a miserable failure, primarily because I've always gone it alone, without a support network. The past couple days, I've checked out the message boards and think it would be a great help to find some friends in my age range who know what it's like to be the "fat girl" to support one another. I've never blogged or used message boards in the past so forgive me for being a newbie. So, on a Friday afternoon, before a long weekend, here's to my first step to success!!