Way to get into the game Chris

Chris, I am glad that you are getting motivated.
The one thing that has helped the most is that Ron and I got on Jenny Craig. You buy their food and then also add your own salad, fruit, veggies, etc. I actually eat 5 or 6 times a day, but I am eating good food now. I am not starving myself either. I had always been told to eat breakfast and several small meals a day but I just didn't understand how eating more would make me lose weight. Well, believe it or not the experts are right. I have actually felt my motabolism change and actually start working again. I truley am amazed when I step on the scale each week and I have lost weight because I have been eating all week long. Ron and I also gained about 10 pounds over the summer trips, etc. We both wanted to lose weight. We each had 25 pounds to lose to get to our ideal weight (where we were when we got married). We lost 5 on our own and then joined Jenny Craig and within a month now we have both lost another 8 more pounds. Pretty amazing to me!! I make sure that I excersice an hour on Mon- Thur. that way I don't get stuck over the weekend and lose points for not having my excercise done. I have also been reading my scriptures while I eat lunch. It makes me eat slower, which fills me up more and I get my 30 min. of reading in. It's hard not to eat when we go to a party or something. But, I feel really good right now. I have more energy. And I am amazed that foods actually taste better. Grapes taste like candy, carrots are sweeet too. I eat a lot of sugar free jello and pudding because that is allowed on the diet. I also have a dessert everyday (from Jenny Craig) Choc. cheese cake, pretzels, cookies, popcorn, etc. But I do have to keep it to one snack a day. I am learning to do that. Hopefully when we lose the last 10 pounds we will be able to keep it off because we have changed our eating habits and learned to enjoy good food.
I don't know if this information has helped you but it's working for Ron and I.

Michelle