Accountability Buddy Wanted!! 25yo, 229lb, Clean Eating

I'm 25 years old, single, living in the south, work a pretty hectic job in marketing, and currently weighing in at 229lb (just weighed...yuck!). Would LOVE an accountability buddy to touch base with every day and help keep me on track.

A little about me!! I grew up as a heavier kid until around 8th grade when my mother and I did Atkins and I lost 50 lbs. Kept it off for about five years and quickly gained most of it back during college. Got about half of it back off senior year/after college. Kept it off about two years and then gained it all back. The smallest I've ever been was a size 8/10, 162 lbs. Heaviest was 232 lbs, size 16/18. I've always been a fairly tall girl, which makes it easier for me to hide weight gain. But it also makes it easier for weight gain to creep up on me. And I usually don't realize how much I've put back on until it's too late. No fun.

I've always had a pretty unhealthy relationship with food. I have struggled with an eating disorder in since I was 13. I've never been able to have a healthy relationship with food. I'm either terrified of it or addicted to it. I've never been able to obtain that healthy in between...and that's what I'm striving for. And would love a buddy's help. For this reason, I try to stay away from counting calories and/or fad diets. I tend to get obsessed and go to unhealthy extremes. I'm trying to embrace clean eating and simple, fulfilling, non-obsessive exercise...would love for someone to join me in this journey!

I've tried paleo, training for 5ks, training for half marathons, strict calorie counting, and weight watchers in the past. I've never been great at making anything stick. I obsessively read a number of health and fitness blogs but can't seem to incorporate their messages into my life and become one of the great success stories they blog about. I'm hoping finding an accountability buddy will be the missing piece of my "healthy lifestyle puzzle." I've got a super busy lifestyle and always seem to get side tracked. But I'm sick.of being overweight and unhealthy at 25! I have so much of my life ahead of me and I'm ready to embrace it as my healthiest self. I'm also tired of feeling as if my dating pool is limited because of my weight. So I'm going to change all of that starting right NOW!!

I've started prepping and plan to begin my new lifestyle tomorrow. Now that I've written this absurd novel...I hope to hear from some potential buddies! Or maybe we can either form a group! Just so very excited to make this life change.