[Charles]

Well, I'm one week in and ten pounds down.

Let's see, that means I should lose 100 pounds by mid-April. Right? Dang, this dieting thing is easy!

I'm kidding. I realize that 10 pounds in one week is kind of an aberration and I don't expect anything near that amount in the weeks to follow. But still, it's a nice bit of motivation to see that at the end of the first week.

More importantly, I feel like I have some momentum now. I got through those first few days which I thought would be the hardest, but they weren't too bad. Reading and posting here was a big help in that regard.

So, thanks to everyone who has offered me support and I'll keep you updated.

[soon to be thin]

Awesome, I too lost 10 pounds in my first week. In 5 weeks I have lost 25, so in the beginning it can continue for a bit at a fairly good rate, before we all will be losing 1 pound a week if we are luck and doing exactly what we are doing now. But every pound counts and gets us closer to our goals.

Keep it up