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!