Sounds like you're making some good head way with your weight loss. And it sound like a good idea to slow down your rate of weight loss if you fear you might fall back into binging behavior. I know what you mean. Id read about lots of different approaches to weight loss and found i couldn't stick with any of them for more than a couple days at most. Back in May, though, i decided to start logging my foods and limiting my calories. I've been doing this pretty well and lost 10 lbs so far. Not a quick rate of weight loss but my approach has been no off limit foods and the emphasis is on eating mostly whole foods -whole grains, veggies, fruits and low fat proteins. I have refined carbs and sweets but much less than i had been. So it's slow and i'm struggling lately with the planning and logging, etc. but for me i think it's something i have a better chance of sustaining over the months it will take to lose 55lbs than other approaches i've read about.
I'm also working towards exercise 6days a week and that continues to be a struggle, some weeks it's easier to do than others because of child care issues with my daughter during the summer.
But i am realizing that a certain amount of my struggles with motivation stem from a less than positive and less than faithful attitude. This sort of endeavor is requiring not just a diet and exercise makeover but an attitudinal makeover as well.
It sounds like you're making great progress.
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on your progress so far.
Hello!
I started using Dietpower about 5 weeks ago and have lost around 16 pounds so I am pleased. My current weight is 178.8 lbs. I have decided to slow down my rate of loss now because I am scared of getting back into the binge eating pattern. My short term goal is to be "overweight" by the end of August
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Puffin
, as it keeps me honest with what I actually have eaten. Also I try to exercise 
about 5 times a week and now almost two months after I started I really like how I feel.
