Doctors often recommend a food or exercise journal to help aid weight loss efforts. Veronica “Roni” Noone took this a step further by transforming her personal journal into a blog. Since 2005, Roni’s Weigh has become a virtual stop for inspirational weight loss tips with an authenticity that every weight loss hopeful can relate to. She also discusses how she stays active with her children to keep the whole family fit and happy.

• Best Weight Loss Blogs of 2015

  

   

  Weight loss is among the biggest health concerns in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a third of all adults are obese and even more are overweight. Having too much body weight has also been scientifically linked to cancer, heart disease, liver disease, osteoarthritis (OA), and type 2 diabetes. Such statistics have fueled many adults to take charge and take the weight off.

  But weight loss can be a lonely and confusing adventure. Take a look at the best weight loss blogs of 2015 for inspiration and valuable information to help you achieve your goals safely and effectively.

• Can You Stay for Dinner?

  

   

  Excess calories lead to weight gain, but teaching yourself to hate food won’t teach you how to eat right. Writer and recipe developer Andie Mitchell knows this all too well. In Can You Stay for Dinner, she shares her journey of a loving, yet moderate relationship with food through an abundance of healthy recipes and weight loss tips to boot. Check out her new book, “It Was Me All Along: A Memoir,” released January 2015.

• Authentically Emmie

  

   

  In Authentically Emmie, 32-year-old Emmie shares her weight loss journey and tips for plus-size women along the way. Starting at 455 pounds, she’s lost well over 100 pounds so far. Although she has no specific target weight in mind, Emmie knows that she’ll get there when she reaches her happiest, healthiest self yet. 

  Emmie also has made it her mission to help other plus-sized women find clothes they look and feel good in. Her blog is informative and helpful, with a twist of humor.

• Roni’s Weigh

  

   

  Doctors often recommend a food or exercise journal to help aid weight loss efforts. Veronica “Roni” Noone took this a step further by transforming her personal journal into a blog. Since 2005, Roni’s Weigh has become a virtual stop for inspirational weight loss tips with an authenticity that every weight loss hopeful can relate to. She also discusses how she stays active with her children to keep the whole family fit and happy.

• It Sux to Be Fat

  

   

  Many adults struggling with excess weight can relate to the sentiment in this blog’s title: It Sux to Be Fat. Sisters Jennifer and Katherine are the brains behind this blog, which covers everything from healthy recipes and food reviews, to plus-size exercise tips. The sisters also share their weekly weigh-in statistics as they continue their weight loss journeys.