I'm new and in need of friends to help motivate me :)

Hi there! Feel free to add me! I love seeing others succeed in their weight loss. This is a great place to be

Add me on! Motivation within yourself and from others is key! Good luck!

Welcome Lori! I've only been on here 2 weeks but already loving the tools and support available here. Definitely add me- I log every day. I'm 5'4" with SW: 211 and shrinking my way down to 140-150 range. I've found the daily food journal to be my biggest motivation for staying on track and it was such an eye opener when I learned the caloric value of foods I used to eat with complete abandon (like cheese pizza!). I managed to find a walking buddy in my own neighborhood and treated myself to a cute new pair of athletic shoes and workout pants so I feel pretty even when I'm sweating my way up and down hills :-) I figure the journey is 50% diet and exercise and 50% mindset. I'm changing the way I think about my body and now I make it a point to look in the mirror and find something to praise about myself. It really helps me to appreciate the journey!

Hi, I am new, well not that true actually, I tried this before but wasn't so committed. I just re-started today so it is nice to have someone else new to this as well. I am short as well, 5ft 1inches, my objective is to be within my BMI healthy range, right now my BMI is 29.9 which for my height is .1 short of obese. I have been struggling with my weight since I can remember, and just would really like to have some freedom from the ever present feeling of being overweight, and tired of always feeling like the biggest one in the room amongst my friends. I need to be healthy and take care of my heart, heart disease runs in my family. Last February 14th the hospital where I work was having a "heart healthy " day, where they took our blood work and sat down with us to do a summary of our health and weight etc. Well it turned out that I was the youngest employee (who did the tests) with the worst numbers! My BMI was obese, like I said earlier, my triglycerides were high, my LDL was high, HDL low... you get the picture. Since then I have increased my exercise and do feel healthier, but my eating sucks. I am addicted to sugar, and eat way too many calories. So to make a long story somewhat short, I need structure to my eating and need help to control my eating, I am really hoping to be successful for once and for all. I have realized that if I didn't devote so much time to worrying about my weight and appearance I would have a lot more time to focus on things that would add more pleasure to my life. I would really benefit from having some friends to encourage me as well!

I'm new here too. I'm 5'4 and 159lbs, and my goal is 135. I've been successful before, but now that I'm 36 years old, it's so much harder. I could lose weight lifting a heavy book! I did bikram yoga for a long time, but I recently injured my back. So now I can't do it or run for awhile. It's frustrating because I get such a good workout from those two, and I can't do them right now! I've been walking, doing the recumbent bike, and core exercises. Another problem of mine is that I enjoy going out with the girls and having a few drinks. I don't drink sugary drinks, but it adds up. I drink a ton of water, take daily vitamins, rarely eat sugar, don't eat processed foods, and eat lots of veggies. Yet I'm struggling. There are days when I eat too many calories and there are days when I've eaten only 700 calories. I don't know what to do.