Thank you everyone for responding, I read these faithfully and am inspired by the sharing and honesty out there. My husband is a skinny fit guy and so are most of my girlfriends so talking to people who "get it" really helps me not feel so alone. So thanks for the support:)

Encouragement and not being alone are the best ways to being successful...if you feel alone then it makes it very difficult to be successful. Good luck and keep us posted. I know I will keep everyone posted on my success here.

Week 1 down...minus 4 pounds...YAY!!

Just think of lining up 4 pounds of butter or lard and be proud!!! way to go

Wonderful success stories here. I too had trouble keeping track of calories eaten and spent. This site helped me so much in my effort to lose weight in the past year.

I'm back since I gained 4 pounds over the holidays. This is a great tool to help me get back where I want to be. :)

Week 2
 

Week 2 down and I lost a pound and I am celebrating. Celebrating over a pound because I went on a trip starting Saturday morning and came back Wednesday night and I had no control really over what I ate. Meals that I ate I did the best I could do and luckily I was snowmobiling so I was burning calories. I gained 2 pounds during the trip but I came back and started right back in again...lost the 2 and lost another. I am pumped. I feel really focused on getting back to where I was 3 years ago.

Hope everyone else is having success...lets hear it!!

DAN