2 months later

It has been 2 months and thought I should update you. I weight 125 pounds still... all in all I have lost 16 pounds. Not bad. And I have gone to a more regular eating schedule and have not gained any of it back, which is great.

I am still eating raisin bran every day and other than that I have been eating what I want in moderation. Now I have enough energy I have been exercising, but the only thing I seem to want to do is run. But, that is at least good for you. It feels good to be able to run, and pick up my 3 year old without the pain I had just a few months ago.

I told my doctor what I did and he laughed and said that was great, of course. If I hadn't lost the weight, they would be doing more tests on me. Isn't it amazing that a lot of problems we have can be resolved just by losing a couple of pounds. You might be surprised at how much strain it puts on your spine to carry that extra weight, apparently, even just a little too much.

And remember that the longer you stay over weight, the harder it will be to get it off. Our body's start to think the extra weight is needed for survival if we leave it there for too long, and if you are not careful, when you do try to diet your body is going to scream NO! Im not going anywhere! How dare you starve me!

So start now. I waited 3 years and I was still able to lose the bulk of my weight in 2 weeks, so chances are its not too late for you.