Good job! My daily goal is under 1400 calories, but I'm usually closer to 1100 calories. I'm 5'8" and 166 lbs today. I intend to be 150 lbs by Fall and then reward myself with "tummy-tuck" surgery to remove the excess skin I grew over the last 30-years. I document everything I eat/drink and daily weight. Nothing I drink has any calories. When I want a snack I think of high-bulk, low-calorie snacks... usually raw vegetables. I guess my body just prefers the process of chewing, swallowing and feeling like I actually ate something over the notion of limiting myself to a tiny portion of something more calorie-dense. I don't think, talk, or write the names of any high-calorie foods... we all know what they are and they're just not in my vocabulary anymore. After a couple years of doing this, I vastly prefer a bowl of crisp raw green beans (8 oz = 72 calories) to snack on than other more "typical" snack-food options. Anything made in a factory and eaten from a box or bag is out of the question. I've eliminated almost 1/3 of my body weight in the past 3-years. The achievement of documenting a new low-weight on my digital scale (measures tenths of a pound) is all the reward I need for my healthy eating habits. Buying new clothes a size smaller is a thrill that's hard to beat!

I hope the rest of you folks on here can get on-board with this and bring the obesity "battle" out of the closet and onto this page where we can all see it and help encourage and reward you. I will never tell you it's OK to fall-back in your efforts because for me it is not. This is a battle for life for all of us and to win the war on obesity we have to win every single battle. Look at some of my past posts for ideas.

Well done for getting back on track. We are all out here rooting for you.

You are welcome, and thank you for sharing. When one person does good, it inspires others. I think your idea of reporting daily is a good one. I shall report today what and how much I eat in a Daily Diary (DDmmddyyyy), a 'post'; each person who reports may make a 'comment' and edit it during the day (or submit it all at once).