I am so happy right now! I've been working hard to get my weight under control for the last several months. I started back in July, when I realized that moving out of my house had already caused me to drop a significant amount of weight. Plus I'd gone to the doctor and he diagnosed me with Type 2 diabetes. Luckily it's completely controllable with diet and medication in the form of pills, so it's no big deal. Last year, when I weighed myself at the doctor's office during a non-related health examination, I found out that I was sitting at around 285 pounds, and probably was more like 290 because I hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

But currently, I'm at 208 pounds! Almost 80 pounds dropped!!

I'm going to keep going, but I'm just so thrilled to look at myself and see the progress in the form of a slimmer stomach and loose skin that'll probably go away after a while (I'm wearing a compression garment to get it to shrink faster), plus I set myself a goal months ago that when I reach 199 pounds, I'll have a pizza party to celebrate! Might have to celebrate by myself with Covid-19 keeping me and my friends from socializing, but it'll be the first fresh pizza I've had since I started dieting. I'm excited for that! I can almost smell that caramelized cheese and hot pepperoni... *drool*

BTW, I've only been dieting so far. No exercise apart from a week where I tried walking a half hour every day and didn't really notice any significant increase in weight loss. But diet alone seems to be working really well. And it's not any special diet. I'm just counting calories and watching my carb intake (current goal is less than 1360 calories and 120 grams of carbohydrates per day). I also have Saturday and Sunday off my diet where I can eat anything I want. I'm not eating pizza because that's for Future Millennium, but I can have hamburgers, cake, pasta, etc. on those days. I don't drink soda or eat candy except in limited quantities even on those days though, because I found that they can make me plateau. Bottom line though? I'm doing so well on that front that I just wanted to share it with you and let you know how happy I was about it!

And if you are struggling with your own weight loss, I feel you... this isn't the first time I've tried this. Heck, I almost got where I am now once and ended up relapsing and gaining it all back. Talk about discouraging... But I have a handle on it now, and you will too if you just keep at it and don't ever give up. It's a war, and you can't surrender to the enemy. So take up arms and fight your weight like I'm doing! Best of luck to you!