Thank y'all for the sweet words. I'm so proud of myself. I can't believe that I haven't given up on this. In the past I have usually lost about 10 or 15 pounds and then I get lazy and quit. You know ... that vicious circle (yo-yo dieting) but for some reason I have stuck it out this time. Not sure why but I'm glad I did.
Next step after the 17 more pounds to go is keeping it off. That's going to be a whole other process.