Hiii!! I'm new and this is my forst post. Thanks in advance for all the advice and encouragement!!

I want to lose 50 pounds at the least, but 60 pounds would be perfect. I few days ago I signed a year contract at Anytime Fitness and for the past two nights I have worked out for an hour. I do one mile on the elliptical machine which burns about 110 calories, then I go to each section and work on my stomach, thighs, and arms. Anyways, I have NEVER had a gym membership before and I really enjoy it! I haven't started dieting yet, I just cut cokes out. I also quit eating dinner late; I eat dinner before I work out. And... I started eating what my mom cooks at home instead of going out to eat with my friends.

I have been down the weight watchers road (works but didn't tone me obviously) and the Adipex diet pill road (which I lost 20 pounds the first month but it destroyed my body)

I signed the contract and am committed because I am 20 and am in no rush to settle down... I just want to look and be my best. I don't want to be on a salad diet or anything like that because from my personal experience... If I focus I end up breaking down and overeating. Food has been too much of a part of my life... to an unhealthy weight obsession... to where now I am at the highest weight I have ever been.

I will be working out for one hour five days a week. Any suggestions? And also, my stomach has never been flat... even when I was at my goal weight but didn't work out... If I keep this up, will I have a flat stomach?

Hey there. Im an 18 year old who started going to the gym just under 2 weeks ago. Since then Ive been 6 times a week for one hour. 3 weeks ago I also changed the way I eat for good. I can tell you now that it hasnt been easy. Cutting out the crap was hard and going to the gym every day is even harder. but 3 weeks on Im starting to feel more healthier and the gym is becoming easier. The only downside to this is that I haven't seen any weight loss at all. Nowhere, I tell myself to wait a few more weeks and I still do, but its hard not seeing changes. I know in a couple weeks if i keep this up I am bound to see changes.

I guess the morale of that little rant is to keep up the work, even after a month if you cannot see any changes, keep going until you can, because the weight will drop off trust me. So keep at it and never give up.

Congrats on the commitment. One thing to remember though. While exercise is without a doubt an important and necessary part of a healthy lifestyle. For fat loss diet is usually the determining factor in failure or success. If you have ammassed an extra 50lbs you will probably need something a liitle more aggressive than cutting out cokes to accomplish your goals.

Read the various stickies in the sub forums. Tons of help and info there.