Institches,
Thanks for the encouragement. It looks like you are making great progress toward your goal. That's inspiration for all of us too!
I'm hanging in there. I'm getting exercise in, keeping my journal and counting points. Baby steps baby! Baby steps! One of my friends is going to team up with me as a weight loss buddy. I turned her on to 3FC. Yet another convert...

long story is on the Flex Talk Page, but the short story is I did have a loss,
some days are just so tough, but baby steps, I just hate those backward steps that we also have to get through. I'm just so thankful for this thread, I look so forward to reading all the posts, everybody goes through this struggle, but it's nice to read the good news of others, and take the focus off your woes. Enjoy your day