I came across this website and decided that it was a good idea to join. I joined the gym a year ago and felt that I was paying all this money and not seeing any results. I had no idea how to work any of the machines. Finally I hired a personal trainer and lost about 20 pounds. Now I'm on my own, with some help still from the trainer now and then, and I guess I just need some words of encouragment every now and then. Everyone saw the huge weight loss but now I feel like I'm at a stand still. I know I can lose more weight it's just the motovation of doing it. I still go to the gym but I don't seem to have the drive anymore. Part of me thinks it's because I've lost all the weight and now I don't need to do anything. But I know that is not the case because once I stop the weight will come back.

I guess I just need a swift kick in the butt. Ha!

Welcome, Pita! This is going to be great for you. Check out the Living Maintenance forum, and/or the Featherweights forum. You'll find people there that are in the same spot, either trying to drop the last few pounds, or maintaining their goal weight. Yep, you have to keep on working out and eating right to hold on to it, just like you had to do to lose it. Making friends here may help you get that spark of enthusiasm back!

There are also challenge threads all over the boards...exercise challenges, weight loss challenges, staying on plan challenges, you name it. Those and the chat threads are a great way to start getting to know some faces and names. Once you have some friends who know you, it really can help keep you going, pick you up when you need it, and you can be there to help others, which also is a way of staying motivated.