Hi! I'm Jenny and I'm 32 years old. I have a three year old son and a one year old daughter and I'm trying to lose the weight I put on with each child. My husband and I are going on a cruise in December and I'm desperate to lose at least 40 pounds by then. My actual goal is to lose 75 pounds. I've always been a healthy 150-155 pounds until I started having children. I put on 30 pounds with my son and an additional 20 with my daughter. Now that I'm a stay at home mom I've discovered that I eat all the time. Even as busy as I am with the kids I still eat even when I'm not really hungry. I joined a gym about a month ago and have really started watching what I eat. I've been keeping my calories to 1200-1300 a day and I take a spinning class five times a week. So far I've only lost five pounds. I'm getting very frustrated because I feel like I'm working so hard and nothing is happening. I'm excited about joining this community and look forward to chatting with you all.

Hi, new to the site. Hoping to shed the last of my weight by the end of this summer. Want to be healthy and strong to be here to take care of my family.

Hi Everyone, My name is Marie I am 30 yrs old. I live in Bronx, NY and work in Social Services industry. I do not have any children nor am I married but, I am in a stable and happy relationship. I am in desperate need of shedding some major lbs. Hopefully, signing up to this site and meeting people who are going through the same struggle will motivate me to continue this goal.

Hi All,

I too just joined a few days ago. I have done the diet yo-yo thang my whole adult life. I can't blame pregnacies because I never gained much. I did however gain after the babies were born, weird, I know. But whatever I am here and off to a good start. I have lost 22 lbs since April and I am still pretty motivated. I could use some buddies to help keep me that way!

Hello Everyone. My name is Samantha i'm 21 and way out of shape. I have been working out for 3 days about an hour each day and have been eating healthy for about a week. I joined Buddyslim so that i could keep up the motivation and maybe get some tips on how to slim down. Im 5'3 and weigh 172 not so good, i know but thats why im here. If there is anyone that is trying to balance school and a job(@ a resturant) leave me a message. Id love to find some buddies to chat with about the up's and down's of working out and dieting.

Thanks,
Samantha

hi everyone,
I am new to this and been trying to loose weight for a lot of years now. I do good for a while and get down to 200 but then I get back up again. I do real good andcan see the results but then I stop loosing and get fustrated and start eating again. I would of been at my goal a year ago if I would just keep in control. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Carol

Hi I'm new here too and I'e been plugging at it alone. I'm a mother of one and my family is up north and I'm in the south, so I would like to have some buddies too. I have been losing in spurts and plateuing off and trying something else and losing a bit more. For me, too it didnt seem like the scale wanted to move when I got back down to around 200... The body can be a strange them because I have not always been heavy. My adult weight before the massive weight gain was between 145 - 165 after age of 30.

What made me pick up the pace more is that I thought I was ready for a gym around 200 lbs (205) and I couldnt keep up. I only spent for a month but it was a little costly and I bought the boxing gloves too. $200 bucks gone... but on the flip side it motivated me to work out at home and use my rebounder and the scale is moving again.

I'm looking forward to talking with you all soon.
S'annettie

hello all, I just joined today. I have been struggling with my weight for about 10 years now. I like so many other will be doing good, losing weight then when I get to a certain point, I decide I can revert back to my old eating habits. I hope I can overcome this and reach my goals.

Hi Everyone,

I am so glad to have found a space like this. I have been trying to lose a little weight for about the last 4 years. I manage to lose a few pounds occasionally, but then I gain it all back again. I am hoping to find some inspiration to keep me going when I am on the right track instead of falling back into my old habits.

Hello to all the new newbies! I'll be back soon to personally welcome you all but just wanted to stop in and say HEY on my way through!