Wanted: long-term accountability partners (and friends!)

Hi there -

I'm new to the site, but I'm ready to lose and keep off 30 pounds by my 30th birthday (1 year from tomorrow). My profile has my story, but here it is again below. I'm REALLY looking to succeed, but I also know myself and that I tend to go "all in, or nothing", meaning if I slip, I fall off the wagon hard. Workouts and eating well are actually pretty easy for me to implement, but if I slip, or miss a day, it's SO hard for me to get back on the horse. Which is where friends will come in!

OK, my story:

I am setting up this account on September 16th, 2014, one day before my 29th birthday. I plan to spend my 29th year making significant, sustainable, permanent changes that will send me into my 30s on a positive and maintainable track.

I was never really 'overweight', but the summer after my freshman year of college I wanted to drop a few, so I did. I lost 15 pounds! But when I went back for sophomore year, for the first time in my life, I gained some serious weight. I ballooned that year, from 120 to 150, and then over the next few years I kept putting on weight until I was 180. That was about a year and a half ago, and I went to a trainer/nutritionist for help. And they did help! I was down to 154 (I thought that was good...oh, how things change) and then when I stopped having the accountability, I gained again. I'm now up to ~170 again, and I'm so upset about it. All of the clothes I loved last year, none of them fit. I've had to go shopping again because I had celebrated throwing out my 'fat clothes'. But now I'm fat again. And more out of shape than ever.

My habits have all come back with a vengeance - overeating, pasta every day, junk food, too much alcohol, and little to no exercise. It's no wonder I've gained more in my belly than before. Oh yeah, that's the other lovely thing - I'm not at my all-time high, but my waist is the biggest it's ever been, which frankly disgusts me. I've never been an apple!

So what to do? Kick it back into gear and get healthy! REALLY healthy - lose the weight (all of it, not just MOST of the way to my goal), eat well, balance my stress - the whole 9 yards. Or rather, the whole 30 pounds.

That's my goal: 30 pounds by my 30th birthday - lost and maintained. This is my chance.