减肥通常不是一个人的事

      If you're trying to lose weight at the moment, then you're probably trying to think about how you can find the motivation to stop eating as much and to do the exercise that you really need to do to lose those vital pounds from your bodyweight.
      The good news is that it's a lot easier to lose weight if you're willing to take the journey with one of your friends. They will be able to keep you on task when you feel as though you can't carry on by yourself anymore.
      Here are a few ways in which you can lose weight with a friend or a group of friends to make yourself more successful:
      Create a group online
      If you have a group of friends who you would like to lose weight with, you should make an online group so that you can post inspirational messages to each other when you're having problems, and you can also post links to recipes, fitness regimes, or basically anything that you feel might help your friends to find some motivation.
      Join an exercise class
      Although they might seem to be a little bit intimidating on your own, exercise classes can be a lot better when you're doing them with a friend. It means that you would be able to have a bit of laugh while you're burning calories, and sometimes it doesn't even feel as though you're exercising.Things such as line dancing and zumba are fun to do and burn those calories at the same time.
      Hold exercise nights
      If you are losing weight with a group of friends, you could hold social evenings with the people who you're losing weight with.These evenings could include games such as Twister or anything on the Wii, as these are fun but will burn calories.You could play party songs and get involved with the dance routines.With regards to food, you could serve up fruit smoothies or other healthy snacks.This means that you would keep your spirits up and prove to both yourselves and everyone around you that you can still have a really good time when you're trying to lose weight.
      Losing weight with a friend really is a lot easier than doing it on your own, and you will certainly find this if you choose to put these tips into practice.
      如果你正处于减肥期间，那么你可能在想如何才能让自己停止暴饮暴食多多锻炼来减轻你的体重。
      好消息是,你和你的一个朋友去旅行也会对减肥起到很好效果。旅行将会使你有任务分工，不会让你感到自己无法继续下去。
      这里有几个方法，你可以与一位或多位朋友一起减肥，让减肥效果更明显。
      创建一个在线团体
      如果你有一群想减肥的朋友，你应该创建一个线上团体，这样当你遇到问题时，你们可以互相发送鼓舞人心的话语。你也可以发送减肥食谱，健康养生法或任何你觉得可以帮你朋友找到动力的东西。
      参加一堂健身训练课
      虽然你可能对它们有一些恐惧,但锻炼可是更好的选择，这比你和朋友一起要好的多。你在燃烧脂肪时会更有一点嘲笑自己的感觉,有时你甚至不觉得自己是在锻炼。舞蹈和尊巴是就是燃烧卡路里的绝佳选择。
      晚上运动
      如果你在和一群朋友一起减肥,你可以举办一些夜晚社交活动。当中包含扭扭乐和Wii等健身游戏，这些都会为你的聚会增添欢乐，同时也会帮你燃烧卡路里。你可以提供水果冰沙或健康的点心款待来宾。这样你自己和周围的人看到你的绝佳精神状态都会感觉减肥期间仍然很愉快。
      和朋友一起要比你单独减肥简单的多，如果你把上面所说的付诸实际，你会切实体会到这些。

1. Inspirational  a. 有灵感的，鼓舞人心的
This book is an inspirational book for most Chinese English learners.
这本书是一本写给大多数中国英语学习者的激励性质的书。
2. intimidate v. 威吓，胁迫
He often strikes a pose in order to intimidate people.
他常装腔作势借以吓人