hi yonnabelle.... im glad im getting to to talk to others on here...i ve only been on about a week...i wish i would of found this site sooner=) but if i can be of any help let me know=) the ymca did a story on me in the newsletter about my weight loss....that was pretty good feeling... you are exactly where i was when i started my journey....and trust me u can do it girl!!!! today i bought some new shorts and a size 2!!!!!!!! i cant even believe it myself. i didnt think it was possibleto get so tiny...i was a size16 when i started...besides the gym , it takes alot of hard hard hard hard self control with food. its hard for me cuz i love food. butu gotta change what u eat. some of the things i do are....no fast food at all....i eat alot of yougart, fruit, whole wheat high fiber stufff, chicken n veggies for dinner....if u eat salad watch out for the dreesings....go low fat or oil n vinigar....if i get a sweet tooth ill eat frosted mini wheats...skim milk, and a biggggg one is i dont eat after 830pm. and i pretty much eat breakfast,lunch,dinner, and if i snack its fruit or cerealthroug the whole journey ive always only lost about 2 pounds a week....which is good. if u dink soda...go diet...annd i added you to my friends...i know i wish i had this when i was starting...its nice to talk about it...also i keep a journal...before pictures, i weigh in every friday and record it....just gives me stuff to do. and i also do a body composition at the ymca where they measure and do percent fat n stuff and it gives me a target goal to reach and when i reach it ill do another body comp and set a new goal....do u go to a gym? what r u doin and eating?