No more excuses - looking for similar minded people.

Hi there,

I'm a 20-something girl from Brisbane, Australia who has always referred to herself as "a bit on the pudgy side". I can remember being curvy-but-healthy in high school, but it all went downhill from there.

Combine working from home with an unhealthy amount of time playing videogames and a general distaste for the outside world and here I am, just spent 30 minutes bawling my eyes out after weighing myself and taking "before" pictures.

I've dieted before (recently even) but it's always been exactly that, a change of diet and nothing more. I inevitably fail because I mess up for 1 day and completely fall off the bandwagon, or progress isn't fast enough and I say "screw it, why bother?".

This time I decided it will be different. I've set myself up to win with a regular work out schedule (stuff that isn't too hard but still pushes me, because frankly, I've zero stamina), the only food I purchased is stuff it would be perfectly okay for me to break down and binge on (fresh veggies, fruit, proteins, etc) and most importantly I have spent a good few hours sitting down and deciding WHY I want to lose weight, it isn't just some spur-of-the-moment thing.

This isn't going to be some walk in the park. I have at LEAST 65kgs to lose -- 143lbs for you americans out there. That's another PERSON.

What I'm looking for is like minded people who's diaries I can take inspiration from, be supportive of and who in turn will be supportive of me. This kind of support is something I'm really missing in my real life, my partner is a "bigger person" also but has zero interest in bettering himself and so fills the house with overly processed, sugary foods and is unsympathetic to my plights in weight loss, and most other people I'm close to in life are thin and have never had to work for it.

Things to know about me:
- I am far from perfect. I will have bad days and my diary will look terrible. But I will be honest.
- My goal is to eat "low" but not "no" carbs.
- I plan on "working out" if it can be called that at my current physical activity level, 3-5 times a week.
- I'm generally a very active person online so I will troll your profile/diary and be a voice of reason in times of doubt.
- Lastly, I just got a puppy and I'm absolutely in love. If we chat, I'll probably tell you about her. Sorry in advance!

Anyway I'm hoping to hear from you all soon. Today is the first day of the rest of my life, or whatever hippy bullsh!t applies to this situation.

xo.