Hi,

I'm looking for a buddy or a few buddies to offer support in losing
weight. I am in the 35-40lbs. range to lose. So far I have been able to
maintain a 10-15lb loss over the last few years (I do easily fluctuate 5lbs
though); My goal is to lose the weight over a 6-8 month period and than just
maintain it, so by next summer I will be in better shape to do the things I
love. I would like to try to keep in touch at least 1x/week via email for
healthy recipe swapping (food is a big part of my life), exercise updates,
tips and any help/support I can offer or need myself for the weight loss.
I've been holding onto this weight for almost 10 years and IT NEEDS TO GO.
My confidence level has gone down so much over the years and I'm not the
same person I used to be because of it. I do have a husband at home that is
very healthy conscience, but he is naturally skinny (along with the rest my
in-laws, go figure) and it's just not working with his help (sometimes loved
one's mean well, but...........it's just not working for me).

My biggest issue is food. I live and breath it. When I go on vacation, my
first thought is all the different food I'm gonna try, LOL. To enjoy cooking
is an understatement for me. My feel happy room is the kitchen and my
favorite activity under eating is cooking the food I'm eating. For eating
healthy, I'm pretty much already there with most of it. If I have a recipe
that's not healthy I'm confidant enough to swap some things out and try it
out.  My husband turned into a health/exercise nut a few years ago, so I
have already made some adjustments for swapping out items in recipes; still
working on getting rid of sugar and replacing with stevia or other natural
ways(maple syrup/honey in small amounts). I just have a VERY hard time by
eating too much. I can easily go back for seconds if not thirds. Plus, I'm
the type that I can't just have a few handfuls....I end up eating the whole
bag of popcorn/chips/ect.

Then for exercising. I don't need to go to a gym. I have all the equipment
at my house, I JUST NEED THE MOTIVATION TO START. I don't mind cardio too
much; started walking to work 2-3 days out of the week, almost 3 miles each
time a few weeks ago and I love our Elliptical, but I LOATHE any form of
strength training and that's exactly what I would like to start adding back
in.

So this is what I need help/support with. If there is anybody else there
that has similar needs please LMK and we maybe can help each other out.

Melissa1977

Hi Melissa1977,

I just joined the forum and read your post.  I think we may have been related in another life!  I love to cook and need to lose some pounds too.  And motivation is my biggest hurdle to jump.  And we are Disney Nuts, too!  Have you found a buddy yet?  I'd love to swap emails, stories, problems, recipes, tips, etc with you.  Let me know.

Lisa

Hi Casey and Lisa. Yes I still need a health buddy. If you both want to exchange emails LMK so we can keep in touch.

For today my goal is to pop my YBB disc in at 10:30 and finish the whole thing. I usually make it until the core section. My abs are so weak it's embaressing to work them, LOL.

Today is also pizza day for our dinner. I buy WW dough and make my own sauce with tomato paste, olive oil & herbs. LF cheese and sauted veggies.

Gotta come up with a healthy crockpot recipe for tomorrow also, must hit my many cookbooks. I do the crockpot on Monday, but am gonna try to commit to Friday also. I work 10hr shifts on Friday, Saturday & Sunday and I need something easy to put together before I leave for my hubby and daughter to come home too and give me food for the weekends.

OT, Lisa high 5 for Disney. Our next trip is for Spring 2011. A nice extended deluxe trip, that I will NOT be watching what I eat, LOL.

Melissa