What great suggestions. Ok. ready for a shock? I stepped on the scale and was down 5 pounds with my clothes on! I think it was all water weight, but I'll take anything I can get! At this point, I can share my age (60), but not able to say the pounds yet. It is so nice to have such a cheering section. I have never had that before. It never fails, the minute I go on a diet (without telling anyone), DH comes in with something I don't want to eat. LOL This time, it was pizza. Since it was dinner time and I had not had anything but a Carnation shake in soy milk, I ate one piece. That is progress for me. I would normally have 2-3 pieces of pizza. I just found my calorie/carb/fat gram counter. This will help too. It's kind of silly, but I seem to be able to eat nothing at all, or everything I see. I'm working on finding a balance. Oh, I didn't mention, my avatar is from about six years ago. I have had no pictures taken since then, but have a LOT of weight to lose. Thanks for starting this site. It usually feels impossible to lose the weight, but with all of us working together, I believe we will all succeed.