Christa - you are down to 7/8 - WOW!!! You go girl!!!

Johanna - with the week or two you have ahead of you I bet you will see some major weight loss!

Calliesmom, Ally Cat's Mom and My Peanuts - that is great - Keep it up! I think I need to see if I can get a sponsor for weight loss - awesome idea!

RobiLee - I was very much like you before I started this. I don't call it a diet, it's just a healthy lifestyle. Last year in April I decided to try on a swimsuit and I just died when the size 22 was too tight and I saw what I looked like. I refused to go up a size and vowed in that dressing room to make a change. I went straight to the grocery section of Target and started buying salad and healthy foods. That night I told Richard we were going to lose weight and he said great let's go for a walk. That started it. We started walkingevery night. As the weight began to come off I added swimming laps and by the end of summer I was up to 100 laps a day. When we closed the pool in Sept. we joined the YMCA.

The big thing has been exercise but I also "cheat" when I need to. I LOVE ice cream and we go to my favorite place and get a big ole fat waffle cone about once a month plus I have a pizza about once a month. We eat lots of grilled chicken and veggies and we try to stick to whole grains and wheat.

I don't know if any of this helps but know you aren't alone and that it can be done. Just 14 months ago I was 78 pounds heavier, on a water pill for blood pressure and on cholesteral meds. Now I don't have to take any meds and I feel like a different person. I hate to exercise but I know it's making the difference so I do it.

Don't get me wrong about my "guns" I still have Opera Arms on the back side. I'm a good candidate for excess skin removal surgery.