Thought I would share with you a bit of progress on my part.  Although I have been at it for about 2.5 years now, I finally reached the first of 3 milestones I set for myself.  I have now lost 50 pounds since I started addressing my weight.  I am actually pretty happy with myself! But even better than that, I recently had my annual physical and for the first time in decades, and my blood pressure was completely within the normal range! In addition, my A1C screening for diabetes was normal, no diabetes not even in the range of pre-diabetes.  My doctor was concerned in past years because my glucose level was slightly elevated. Even that reading was in the normal range this time.