Thanks for all the support, it means a lot to have others on the journey too.  Sometimes it makes me cry to think other people really care and I know they mean it, because they know all about it.  I have support at home but it makes me feel good to get acknowledged by people who are just like me and our working hard at trying to accomplish a goal.  Hope

Don't be to down on yourself, you have lost a lot of weight! WOW!  Women were made to store fat and have babies, wouldn't you know it.  Men have a hard time losing weight but women have it even harder!  My husband always loses weight faster than me, and that is a pain in the a-- but girl you have lost almost half a body.  Almost 4 sacks of potatoes.  That is a lot of weight.  Good luck to both of you.
Hope

Hope all are doing well and got through the holidays.  I ate a few carbs through the hollidays but knew that would happen so I was ok with it.  I went to the doctor Thursday and for the second time in 6 months my blood sugar was normal (6.2) and my blood pressure was normal.  I thank Doug and his book and he and his wife's dedication to helping all of us to get our lives back.  I am on my last 20 pounds. My goal is 150 pounds and I know I will get there. To me patience is the key to my success. When I started on Fat to Skinny fast and easy I weighed 199 pounds and had a 8.0 sugar level  and my blood pressure was high.  I am also a diabetic as of the last 3 years and my doctor was not happy and neither was I.  My clothes were all to tight and the doctor kept wanting to put me on so much medication that I was scared.  Now, my weight is down, my sugars are normal, and my doctor and I are both happy about the change in my body.  I am 60 years old and want to be around to see my grandkids grow up. I don't know what fate has in store for me but at least I know now what I can do for me to be more healthy.  I also tore a disk in my back when I started Fat to Skinny and that was so disheartening, but I never gave up and I am doing much better with that now. I had to be patient with the pain and went to an accupuncturist.  He helped me a lot throught the pain and Fat to Skinny helped me with my life.  So I'm still here and have been since I believe last June.  Maybe some of you will remember me.  Wishing you all success in the New Year!  Your friend, Hope   

Glad your back on track, sometimes those things happen, It's just part of life.  Keep up the good work.  Hope

Well, I am doing much better with my back.  I weighed 199 at the end of May and now I weigh 170 as of today.  I went to my doctor and she checked my sugar level and I have brought my sugar level down to 6.2 which is in normal range. She was so shocked by my results! She told me she was so proud of me and I was proud of myself. She said what I was doing was working and told me to continue eating this way.  Doug, you and your wife, have changed my life. I haven' t been on here in a while because of my back pain, but it is slowly improving too. Eating right isn't hard to do when you understand how to do it, I am so happy about my weight loss! Like I said before, I have done every weight program and paid lots of money and never really lost the weight, but that's because I wasn't told how much sugar is in everything.  So until I stopped dumping sugar into my body even when I thought I was eating right, nothing worked.  This new way of eating is wonderful and I don't feel hungry or deprived.  Plus I can still satisfy my craving every now and then with dessert or a little sugar free candy.  Well good luck all. I'm still new at posting, so hope I am doing it right. Hope

beeps, sorry It's taken me so long to get back to you.  The consensus is I have a pinched nerve in my lower lumbar area.  That's why I haven't been on the net for a few days.  Hope you are doing well !!
Hope

Doug, well now I know about the downward dog! I have been looking into yoga for my back.  The pain is really getting annoying but I have still been eating right and have lost another pound so I am down 22 pounds now, with 30 left to go.  Thanks for your support. Hope

katary, Thanks for your reply,  It helps to have friends on our journey that's for sure. The other night I had so much back pain I couldn't stay on the computer very long.  I do have hope tho and that see me through. Hope