Hey guys! I'm a full time college student and I also work in retail almost 40 hours a week. I have always tried to lose weight on my own and have not succeeded, so I decided to take a chance and join a community that encourages, shares meal ideas, etc. I don't really know how this site works but I'm looking forward to "meet" some great people. I'm around 5'8" and currently 254 lbs. and I have a goal of 165.

My biggest challenge is fighting the urge to grab fast food. With my crazy schedule it seems like a good idea but now I'm just overweight, sluggish, and unmotivated.

If any of you have any tips to keep motivated and fight the fast food urge I would greatly appreciate it! Also, if you want to swap emails or Facebook I'd love an accountability partner! Non of my friends are overweight and they don't really understand the struggles.

Welcome and good luck on your journey!!!

I learned to do away with the fast food by making sure I have plenty of nutritious foods at work or in the car if I am traveling. With a bit of experimentation shopping this is not that hard to do (and I eat mostly organic and can still manage it).

Fresh fruits and veggies are great. As are things such as individual foil packets of tuna or salmon... Peter Rabbit organic pouches of fruit sauce (my favorites are apple/grape and apple/peach but there are a lot of varieties). Pre-cooked brown rice in individual microwavable servings. These are just a few ideas but there are lots more you can find.

Welcome!