One of my resolutions this time around was that I was going to find some real support for my diet IRL.
Last time, I was totally supported by the people at 3FC, but when I started to struggle and regain, it was too easy for me just to not log in. Online friends can be awesome and amazing, but in my experience, they are not like real friends. Online friends can disappear without a trace, and they are easy to ignore when you don't want to listen. Real friends don't do that.
So now, I have two weight loss buddies who are real friends. One is big, and has a whole bunch to lose just like I do. But, she doesn't have the experience of success that I have. In spite of my regain, I have a lot of confidence that I can do this, because I just did. She's like a weight loss newb who maybe doesn't quite know what it takes yet. On the other hand, she totally gets where I'm coming from (the plus size department, for example)
My other friend is a weight loss pro, she's been starving her lovely slender frame from 140 to 125 periodically as long as I've known her....
Before I lost the weight the first time, I always assumed that she was "naturally slim." I'm sure she didn't want to be that skinny chick who is constantly telling her fat friend all about how fat she is. But once we discovered that we had dieting in common, we started swapping calorie restriction stories and joking about getting together to "not have lunch."
Anyway, just seems funny to me that I relate just as well, if not better to the skinny friend. On the other hand, fat friend and I can discuss stuff like the realities of shopping in the plus size department. Skinny friend thinks "plus size" is anything above a 6!
Just wondering what experiences you guys have had with this?