Trying to lose weight and need support
 

Hello everyone! I'm new here. My name is Candace and I'm trying to lose about 30 lbs. For some reason all my friends are skinny, I guess I'm the fat friend. I'm tired of being the fat friend and need some help from people who are supportive. I get a lot of, "You look great just the way you are!" or "You don't need to lose weight!" I do a couple classes at the gym a week and the days I don't go to the gym I do a 20 minute cardio video. Do I need to do more? Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!

I think that you have come to the right place for support. Although I don't post that often, I read daily and it has really helped me become better educated and super motivated.

I am definitely not doing it for my friends, I was merely stating that my support system is not very good. I'm doing it for myself so I can be a better mother to my kids and feel better about myself. I was always thin growing up, but after having my kids, I've been having a hard time getting it back off. Since growing up I've never really had to watch what I ate, I'm less prepared now. I don't know how to do this correctly. I always seem to set myself up for failure. This time WILL be different!