It has taken me over half a century to get a handle on managing my weight. The day after Christmas 2008 I got on the scale to find that I weighed 200 pounds. I made a resolution just for the month of January 2009 to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. I also joined my local TOPS club for support. It took almost exactly 2 years, but I finally reached my goal weight. For the last two years I have written down everything that passed my lips and totalled up the calories. I tried to keep my ...

It has taken me over half a century to get a handle on managing my weight. The day after Christmas 2008 I got on the scale to find that I weighed 200 pounds. I made a resolution just for the month of January 2009 to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. I also joined my local TOPS club for support. It took almost exactly 2 years, but I finally reached my goal weight. For the last two years I have written down everything that passed my lips and totalled up the calories. I tried to keep my calories under 1400 each day although to lose the last few pounds I did have to drop it to closer to 1200 to make any progress. I am trying to learn how to maintain it now and I hope the slower loss gave me time to learn new habits.
I also exercise at least 60 minutes each day using my treadmill, walking outdoors, Curves and Wii.
I would like to lose another 5 pounds to be in a good position to stay under my goal, but I look good and feel good and plan on keeping up what I am doing. Spark People is another tool in my journey.

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