WORKOUT BUDDIES NEEDED

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HEY MFP FAMILY!!!!!! IM NEW TO MFP AND IM NEW TO WORKING OUT! I HAVENT DONE A WORKOUT SERIOUSLY SINCE HIGHSCHOOL!!! (yea i said highschool) SO AS YOU CAN SEE I AM BACK TO BASICS HERE. IM WORKING ON BEING A WHOLE NEW ME FOR 2011-2012. I JUST HAD A BDAY JUST OVER A WEEK AGO SO ITS MY NEW YEAR. AND IN MY NEW YEAR I WANT A NEW ME. MY BIGGEST WEIGHT LOSS ISSUE IS NOT THAT I CANT LOSE THE WEIGHT AND NOT THAT I DONT KNOW HOW TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. ITS THAT I DONT LIKE TO BE ALONE AND I DONT STAY MOTIVATED WHEN I AM ALONE. I HAVE HAD GYM MEMBERSHIPS THAT HAVE COLLECTED DUST. I HAVE TAKEN EVERY QUICK FIX PILL ON THE MARKET JUST ABOUT, MOST TO NO AVAIL OR WITH MINIMAL RESULTS THAT DIDNT LAST LONG. I HAVE EVEN TRIED SELF HYPNOSIS, WHICH WAS THE BIGGEST WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY (AND IT WAS FREE).

SO WHAT I NEED NOW IS A GROUP OR EVEN A PERSON I CAN REACH OUT TO AND I KNOW THAT THEY WILL LISTEN LAUGH AND LOSE WITH ME. IM FRIENDLY AND FUNNY AND NEED A PERSON OR PEOPLE LIKE MINDED THAT DOESNT TAKE WEIGHT OR WEIGHT LOSS OVERLY SERIOUS. I WANT TO HAVE FUN WHILE I LOSE THE WEIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE IM IN BOOTCAMP AGAIN. I LIVE BY THE LAKE WE CAN WALK AND TALK OR HAVE FUN AND ONE DAY RUN, ALL WHILE CATCHING A NICE LAKE BREEZE. IT REALLY IS A SIGHT TO SEE.

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  • dopehat
    dopehat Posts: 33 Member
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    Hey hey! Too bad you live in Chicago (I'm from Australia), sounds like it would have been nice to go for walks with you near that lake! :)

    Anyway, I wish you the best of luck! I'm pretty much doing this health/weight-loss thing alone but I definitely find that the people here on MFP really do help to motivate you!
  • playjazz_b
    playjazz_b Posts: 5 Member
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    where do you workout?? ive been trying to get someone to workout with for a long time....my fam workout..but they are wayyy in the burbs and we generally workout at different times anyway....