I need buddies!

So I started this with a friend and have been doing alright. So far I lost 9lbs but got a ways to go. Currently I am at 168lbs (5'5 23 y.o.) and would like to weigh around 130ish. My friend seems to be flaking out a little bit and we are now at different fitness levels so it's hard to connect like we did when we started this about 1.5 months ago. So already a hurdle so I guess I'm feeling a little bit discouraged. I haven't taken advantage of the blogging on here yet so hi everyone. Thoughts and words of encouragement very welcome

My mom and I used to be fitness and nutrition buddies and I lost 30 of my 50 pounds and felt great.  But I've recently moved about 400 km away from her and have hit my plateau.  She is still doing amazing, is in the best shape of her life.  I'm stuck here with a boyfriend who doesn't support my eating habbits and who doesn't care about anything regarding health.  I always thought I could do it on my own, but I'm just not as independent as I thought I was.  It's funny how much you don't even realize how much you depend on other people for support and encouragement.  Whenever I didn't feel like going for a work out, my mom made me.  Now, I just don't go.  It's really a drag, isn't it?

I have no encoragement!! as i am 14 and all my friends eat junk and r still skinney!! they always say i'm not fat, but i get the feeling they are lying to me!!! but i do hide my fattness well!!!!! even if i tell them i'm fat and one of my friends said she needs to lose weight!! then she eats breakfast: a big bowl of cereal, a sausage roll, a cheese string, 2 egg ball things and half an easter egg!!!!!!!

'and she realy wants to lose weight!!' lol being sarcastic

she says she does though!!

I understand ya. I have absolutely nothing to keep me from eating exspeacially since it won't stop raining or i find some other excuse. Anyways i was doing well and lost 3-4 pounds but then i guess i got lazy and i can't find the motivation i need! i just keep putting it off. i need some people to do this with me! my goal is at least 20 pounds by june!!

I need somebody to talk to too. I was 128 lbs. when I got out of high school. I am 30 yrs now and weigh 214lbs. Because everybody was used to me being in shape and looking good they aren't sensitive about telling me I've gained a lot of weight. Some use the word Fat like it ain't no big thing. Some compare me to fat people we used to know and so on. I am very smart happy and strong. So that is the only fault or weakness they can find and use to try and break me. But it just angers me and reminds me of how jealous they are of me that they have to try so hard to find something bad rto say about me. Player Haters. But now I am tired of it and want to take that one weakness away. So I am using this Calorie Counter PLus and I am excited and happy looking forward to some results. It really takes away a lot of confusion and guess work. Its a great first step and it feels great that it is free and there are others out their like me. I keep telling myself eating less isnt enough. I want to eat better foods and of course workout. I live in a new building with a large new gym. It is 3 floors down but I don't have a partner or the mortivation to walk down the hall and take the elevator to the gym. It suks. So I procastinate everyday. But today I was proud of myself for burning 388 calories cleaning the house for an hour vigorously. Well, I can go on and on. I never blog/write on the internet but this is an awesome way to connect and express something were all going through.

It sounds like you need some new friends! I know it sucks getting youself out to go work out, but once you do, you feel so much better. Especially after you do it. And every time just think how you're gonna get right back on track and stick it to your friends. My big reward is to have an awesome trip to vegas when I reach my goal weight so when I feel like I don't wanna w/o I just picture me being awesome and tan and happy in Vegas lol and sometimes even forget that I'm in the middle of a run! Little things like that help, but it's also hard when people don't think you're gonna actually stick it out this time. Esp for those of us who've yo-yo dieted forever. But I feel like it's finally my time or I just really really want to make it so.

Hello to everyone! I'd like to think I am a pretty positive person and I would like to let you guys know that I believe you all can do it! But the motivation has to come from inside! Influence does help though! My husband eats very unhealthy so I have to rely on my inner strength to pull through and stick to this! So much junk food at home and him and the kids eating all the time! Find the motivation with in yourself and everyone else's words will mean twice as much! I believe in ya'll! Write me when yu're down I would love to help!