Wow! My thread is back! Well, for my own personal update I have now lost 43 pounds. No changes, still avoiding fast food and lately I've been trying to walk SOMEwhere every day. My wife has lost 22 pounds. No special diet, just excercise, no fast food and when I have a beer, it's because I really plan on enjoying it! I've gone from a 44 waist to a 38. I can still wear 40's but most of my pants are 38's. It's been a long process but the hardest part will be to keep it off, although since the focus has been on health instead of weight loss, perhaps we can both keep up the excercise and keep it off.

Frank