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Hello all,

I downloaded the app a couple weeks ago or so, but I just visited the website last night. I'm a junior in college and I have slowly been putting on weight since I started college in the fall of 2009. I'm still technically in a normal weight range but I have recently been feeling negatively about myself because I'm not in shape and I feel like my thighs and stomach area look bad/fat.

I would really like to lose 10-15 pounds by spring break (my family is going to Hawaii), but I'm having problems with calorie limits. I've been trying to stick to my calorie limit of 1310 calories per day, but I feel like it all adds up really quick and I'm still hungry almost the entire day. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. About two weeks ago I was really emotional and had somewhat of a breakdown because trying to stay within the calorie range is making me hungry and feel really depressed and negative about myself, so I decided I wasn't going to worry so much about sticking to the calorie limit and I was just going to try to eat healthier snacks, drink more water, drink less soda, and exercise, and see where that got me.

At school I have the convenience and benefit of an extraordinary gym/rec center that is included in my tuition, but I am now home for an entire month and broke from school, therefore unable to pay for a gym membership. I also have problems motivating myself to exercise, as well as eating healthy. I'm addicted to soda but have been trying very hard to cut down, currently limiting myself to usually 1 can per day. I also have a candy addiction.

I need as much help as I can get, this is the first time I've really tried to lose weight. So far I have seen little to no results (my weight fluctuates a lot within a 3 pound difference). I really hope I can change some of my habits to healthier ones and at least get into better shape if I really am unable to lose the weight!