Looking for supportive/talkative/daily loggers !

Hey Everyone !

I started my official life change on May 27th of this year... I am not going to say I started my "diet" on that day, because I am not dieting, I am making healthy conscious decisions to better my life !

I am 27 years old and have no idea how I just continued to gain and gain and gain ... no wait I know ... its called junk food and no exercise haha, I love candy and chips and I use to hate doing anything active... well now I work out and I still have junk if I REALLY want it, just in moderation! I am not using any kind of fads such as shakes or pills. Just trying my hardest to eating clean and working out... and yes I cheat every once in a while lol

I have had lots of friends come and go while being on MFP but that is because I am kind of strict with the friends I have on my list. I like to communicate with all my friends on my list whether that is messaging them on the profiles, checking in on their food diaries, commenting on their status's and workouts and I expect communication in return. I find having a good group of people to lean on while on this journey is key. With that being said I usually go through my friends list a few times a month and if people just disappear for a few weeks without any kind of status saying why they are going MIA I tend to delete them as I want people who are fully committed to this.

I am looking for people who love this site who are on it often, have their profiles open, talk to others and communicate about their days/workouts/food etc. not just a friend who is on here but doesn't really socialize if that makes sense haha. I know this may sound harsh to say, but if you are currently getting over some sort of eating disorder please do not add me. I wish nothing but the best for you, but I would prefer people who are on the same kind of path as me (loosing weight, not trying to gain). Also, I am not a big fan of using pills or magic shakes and meal replacements .... so if you do, I wish you luck on your journey, but we just aren't meant to be friends haha. I am trying to do this the natural 'weigh'(haha) by just eating cleaner and working my *kitten* off.

I write on my blog every few weeks with my measurements/weight/pictures/challenges and updates and love reading and writing on the community boards

So far I have lost 36 pounds on my life change with working out at least 3 times a week and I completely changed my eating habits with the support of my awesome fiancé whom I am marrying next September ( woot woot hehe)

I joined this site to help me with my new life style to achieve a few simple things such as:
- wanting to shop in ANY STORE no matter what the size
- I want to feel 100% comfortable in my own skin
- I want to feel beautiful and believe it when someone tells me it
- My hubby and I are planning t start a family as soon as the wedding is done and I do not want my weight to effect that at all
- I want to prove to myself that I can do this and I can get my body back to where I felt happy and content with it

I started this journey at 268lbs and 5"10
I am now 232lbs and a end goal of 170ish.

I have a long way to go so I am here for the long run haha and would love to have a few more buddies on my list who are active on here and not just here for a few days or weeks :P

Feel free to add me !! Please note, if you want to add me, when you click add, tell me a bit about yourself

Laura !