Hey Eilleen, sounds like you're looking for some buddies You've come to the right place. There's every range here, from people looking to lose 30lbs all the way to 300. I need to lose a bit over 200lbs myself but this forum has really helped. Some of us are pluggin away and a bunch are already at the end of it. There's some awesome stories in the "before and after" thread if you want some inspiration. You are not alone here and this is a very supportive forum. Let me know if you need any help with anything. You can pm me or just swing by my journal. If you click on anyone's forum name it'll take you to their profile and then under "statistics" you can see all the threads they've posted. You'll be able to find my journal thread that way pretty easy. Hope you decide to start one for yourself so I can swing by Welcome to the forum ~Lisa