Hi, I'm also new!! My motivation is that I'm graduating with my bachelor's in May, and we're leaving on a graduation/anniversary celebration cruise the morning after graduation! I want to look and more importantly, feel amazing when we go! I'm not really following a diet plan right now. I try to make healthy choices. Lean protein, complex carbs, and loooots of fruits and veggies. I walk and jump rope for cardio, I'm planning on starting Zumba DVDs after finals are over, and I've started working with some 5 pound weights to help with these flabby noodles I call arms. I'm trying to keep up with my meds and drink lots of water, and track everything on MFP. It's a lot to remember, haha! So far I'm about nine or ten pounds lower than my highest weight of all time, which was a few weeks ago. My ultimate goal is about seventy pounds total, or being thin, toned, and healthy, whichever comes first.

I have a lot of issues with motivation and I really benefit from others to hold me accountable, otherwise I just make excuses to myself and I get all off track.