Sometimes it’s honestly best to incorporate somebody else into any successful weight loss program.  They will obviously motivate you more if you choose the right person.  But I find that finding someone that really knows you well also helps.  They can point out many of the things that you wouldn’t see by yourself.  For example, maybe you are cheating quite often, and you don’t even think about it, or maybe you do realize it and you would very much like to deny it.  But when they call you out on it, you obviously have a much harder time denying it, and you have to accept the reality of things rather than running away from it.  Of course you also have to be able to accept their help, which can be an extremely hard thing for some individuals to deal with.  After all, who really wants to admit that they are wrong and otherwise?  However, if you do it right and plan it right, you can definitely get the results you want and none of the hassle among other things.  So it’s definitely something worth checking into and something worth doing in general.  Having someone else there with you if they are the right person may make that small or huge difference that you really need.