Well this process is a journey thats works just not fast as I would like LOL. I was down 62 and was doing great, then my B day, Thanksgiving, Vacation, and finished up w/ getting sick- took its toll I back slided 7 lbs...! Dang how fast weight will jump on... and slow to creep off! But I am still sick and fighting the battle. I am staying the course.. and WILL win... I will be 60 on my next B day..and I WILL Be at my goal! It seemed at first like such a LONG way to my goal...but now when I look back and forward, I am half way there.. so I will keep it up! I have learned so much sot the last half should be easier. I have to watch the social food pressures they are the hardest to bypass. When your not cooking for yourself it is harder to log and choose. I would love to find a partner who is as motivated as I, and can come and cook and excersize w/me. But for now it is my journey alone and I am doing this for me anyway -so why not do it alone? I can feel the progress and see the way I feel and look in smaller sized clothes so I know this is working!!!! I am grateful to have found this site.. and I tell every one who will listen how great it is. Thanks..