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I am very proud to report Middle Age Russ and I have done really well! I lost 30 pounds and reached my goal in April - have been on maintenance since then staying within 2 pounds of my goal. MAR has lost overy 35# and is close to his goal - he started after I did and set his goal loss at a few more pounds. Cholesterol is within normal limits for both of us (mine for the first time in a decade), blood sugars normal, and feeling so much better. We are signing up with a karate school again to add to our walking for exercise, and learn some self defens too.

I am very proud of my guy and must say he is looking good these days

Everybody keep up the good work - I was so amazed at how much better I feel just after losing the weight, now to work on toning and conditioning!

BTW - our docs are very happy too!

2 weeks before Christmas I went to put on a pair of jeans and thought "these must be my "smaller" jeans because they are really tight". I do work for a school and the holidays are brutal with all the food coming in. When I realized they were my "bigger" jeans I had a pity party and decided something had to give! So I signed up for and have stuck with WeightWatcher's online program. I lost 2 pounds a week even through the holidays, and if I would do my 2 mile walks more consistently I would do better. Down 14 pounds total, and it hasn't been that bad. The points system makes me look at portion control, I get points for activity, and now my "smaller jeans" fit easily I plan to lose another 20 as the past 5 or 6 years the middle age spread has snuck up on me.

I was a stick person until my kids - was even on supplemental shakes to gain weight, as my metabolism was fast and I could eat what I want. Hit 40 and poof! started spreading out,

Even got hubby on board - hoping to get us both healthier with Cholesterol under control!