@twpushie, welcome to the group. Feel free to add me. I also have a group on here named, CrossTrainers if you are interested in joining. I post discussions, workout, and recipes tips there. I can send you an invite if you like.

@twpushie and @BWat68 I'll send you both a request I've been on and off this for the past couple of years and nothing seems to stick. I'm 44 5'1" 140 lbs and looking at getting down to even 130 lbs by my bday too (in November as well!). I've recently purchased a Fitbit One and having been tracking that for about a week and half. Pretty cool seeing how far i've walked in a day SO why aren't the lbs sliding off!! lol...motivation and accountability is key I guess.

@twpishie I posted this response on a similar thread, and I'll repost here as it is worth repeating:

Been on this site regularly for over a year now, have lost 53+ pounds, and still eat a lot of crappy food. Some things I've learned over this period:

This is going to take time. A. LOT. Of. Time. You will get frustrated. You will want to quit. You will feel depressed from time to time. Some of those times will even been on the weeks when you make progress. Here's the thing: DO NOT QUIT!!!! The sweat, the pain, the tears, all of it will be worth it, and sometimes it will be as simple as dropping a single pant size which makes you feel like the king/queen of the world.

Weigh your food. This is far more important than weighing yourself. We often come on here and have the best intentions of logging everything accurately, but often we have no idea how much 2 oz. of pasta really is (it's depressingly little), so we put 2 oz when we just ate 7. I am proud of the weight I've lost, but if I want to continue losing I have to be certain the food I'm taking in is really the correct amount or I am sabotaging myself.

Be honest. Log everything, even the stuff you are embarrassed about. The only one you'd be lying to is yourself if you conveniently "forget" to log the half-bag of potato chips. You will look back and wonder why you aren't losing as you should. It's okay to have bad days, and okay to have good days. Sometimes your victories will be on the scale, other days they'll be non-scale victories. Just be honest with yourself.

This journey is about making progress, not being perfect. DO NOT QUIT and you will see rewards.

Good morning all. I have been in and off MFP for a couple of years. I plan to stick with it this time because it really is the best thing working for me. @Graymanstole I really appreciated the pep talk. I definitely needed the encouragement. I forgot the cashews yesterday but went back and added them I'm looking forward to being in this group.

I'm looking for friends also and encouragement. Add me please

Hi everyone, i also need a motivational buddy. I don't have anyone that understands my need to loose 20 pounds and when i talk about it, I think they don't care or get irritated.