Friends Success Story

My college roommate and I graduated from UT in the 80s. She's in Austin, I'm in Pittsburgh and we try to stay in touch. In January I asked if she wanted to join me on mfp - I had recently lost my father, and had quit drinking ... She said OK. We each had some days of plateaus, frustration, lack of motivation. But usually I could look forward to progress, and many upbeat exchanges on MFP (usually saying NSV! NSV!). Starting in January, She bikes and walks, I do ellipticals, a little running, now rowing. 6 months later, we have each lost about 35 lbs and are back to college weight levels! We are meeting this weekend in Charleston for our victory celebration. And what we have to celebrate is much more than just weight loss.

Good luck to everyone out there - find a friend or rediscover an old friend!