I get by with a little help from my friends....

Hi guys-

I am recently re-joining this site after being off for over a year. Last time I did well and lost about 20 pounds, needless to say...It's baaaack (plus some).

I am starting over and would really like to meet a couple of people to stay in touch with, just to motivate each other, set goals, keep each other accountable and maybe make this experience fun!!! There are days that sail by and you feel great, there are days where everything and everyone pisses you off and you just need to bitch and there are day you wanna laugh and days you wanna cry- It would be great to share these days with a few people!

I am 30 (about to be 31), 5'8 and 198lbs. I am really wanting to drop about 50-60 pounds by next summer and be beach and bikini ready!!

Please let me know if you'd like a little help from some friends as well.

Hello Lindsay,

This Lindsay is in. I've been gone from CC myself for a while. Lost my account info, and had to start all over again.. I only came back to CC after losing the first 42 pounds on my own. I think it was a good move for me, because now.. I've gotten 78 pounds behind me, and I am pushing for more.

Your name, and birth date popped out at me like a lucky charm. 31 born in 1977, and we have the same name. I wish you nothing but the best. I'm here for the long haul. 

Nice to meet you...........

HI Lindsay-

Nice to meet you too. What a strange coincidence. I very ralrey meet anyone that shares my name, much less my age. 

Good for you for losing 78 pounds. That is so inspiring! I am currently struggling with the lifestyle change portion. I watch very carefully what I eat but I still slip. For instance, last night there was lemon sponge cake on the table and without even thinking I just started munching away at it.  I am working towards trying to be more consious with my food decisions- total emotional eater!! Old habits die hard.

Thanks so much for responding and I look forward to keeping in touch.

Thanks Lindsay,

I loved CC the first time I started, but all the other girls who were friends of mines was losing weight really fast. They all was dropping the weight, and I would drop some, and be up some. It was so stressful. So I was a CC drop out before I knew it.

Came back after I got my head on right, and have been losing weight pretty damn good.

I have to get back to being careful myself, before I be sitting at 150 again, and I don't care for the weight gain. I/we.. Have to stay on top of the counting, and makin sure we hold ourselves accountable for what we need to be doing. I just hate that this cold snap has moved in.

It's messed up a lot of thing, but I have a membership with a gym, and it has an in door track up stairs that we can use. A lot of the heavier girls use the track. Some of them even climb the stair backwards and forwards.

It's really all about what you do, and what you eat. How much you do, and how much you eat................................

We are going to get to that weight goal we all have set for ourselves. It's just a matter of how hard we plan on pushing ourselves.