Were you always fit?

In high school I was very muscular. I got to college, started drinking, and well.. you know the rest of the story. I commend you for being ambitious to lose weight. But, are you doing it for yourself? Or are you doing it for others? I am a big guy naturally, but I am a little chubby now. I don't care what people think of me, because I'm happy with who I am. Getting into shape doesn't necessarily take that long, but firming your body can. Don't get discouraged. You don't lose 60lbs in 2 months, it's not healthy. Just stick to a diet, drink lots of water, exercise at least 30 mins a day, and pounds will come off. But most of all, do it for you, and believe in yourself. Don't get discouraged. Remember, regardless of what you look like on the outside, there's always something better on the inside. Best of luck to you, I wish you well.

When I was younger I was one of those people who could eat nothing but junk food (and tons of it) and still not put on a pound. In fact I was underweight, being under 150 lbs at 5'11". But then when I was about 16-17 I was put on antidepressants and the effect it had on my metabolism allowed my poor eating habits to catch up to me. Over the next few years I put on pound after pound after pound until one day when I realized I now weighed more than DOUBLE what I should for my height. So, this past spring, I began a quest to lose weight and, so far, have lost 52 lbs. I'm not following any fad diet, or anything like that. I'm just eating healthy and doing occasional exercise.