CarolT you are an inspiration!!! Congrats, you should be really proud of yourself.

Thanks, Dr. Robin.

I realized that my food choices and movement are pretty much the same as they always are. The only thing I did differently to lose the weight was pass up the little cheats, and even there I wasn't entirely successful.

And I've gotta say that posting my food intake every day really kept me on the straight and narrow. Although it was boring for everyone else to read my posts, when I was presented with a choice where I knew I should choose "no", the fact that I'd have to admit to everyone here that I had indulged was enough to get me to say "no" and feel virtuous.

Side note: My husband is 8" taller and weighs 20+ lbs less than I do. Today I tried on his pants and they fit perfectly.

Weight August 29th 244lbs

Weight yesterday at gym (fully clothed and crap in pockets) 204 lbs. Anything I eat must NOT have sucrose or high fructose corn syrup in it. That is NOT easy! Target weight 170lbs.

Breakfast:

Cooked oat bran with stevia

Lunch large plate raw veggies (sprouts, peppers, celery, lettuce, cucumbers) no dressing.

snacks (handfuls of nuts or soynuts)

Dinner: chicken or fish on ezekiel bread

one portion "laughing cow" cheese spread.

Desert: Plain goat milk yogurt with stevia.

This is NOT a diet! This my new lifestyle. I never want to be immobile or helpless again.

PS RobinMD Thanks for the "stevia" lead.

exercise gym every other day(stair master power weight training, marital arts practice 20 minutes daily.

After 25 years on BP Meds none needed BP 107/70. Resting Pulse 60-72. Raise heartrate to 144 on stairmaster and maintain for 20 min every other day.

Toughest part is getting off methadone after 1.5 years. I no longer need it. But, the anxiety in slowly cutting back is a "killer". I could NOT have gotten where I am without it. It was just too painful to move. Watching type 2 diabetes improve daily.

Go Carol! It's tough! But, you can stay focused and do whatever you want.

Now that is something!

whitemanitou, congrats on making lifestyle changes that have improved your health and allowed you to heal! It is amazing what you can do by changing your activity and what you eat! Your story is inspirational.