I have been struggling with my weight for many years... now that I am getting older; the reality of high cholesterol affecting my lifestyle is becoming clearer. I have a wife and 4 children that need a father to be around. My father suffered a massive heart attack in 2002. Quadruple bypass hart surgery and a stint saved his life, in just enough time. He has been warning me to watch my intake of fats and encouraging me to exercise more. I have adopted a program on about.com/health, called calorie counter plus. It is a free program with great tools for monitoring caloric intake and exercise, to me this website is and invaluable tool and is thus far primarily responsible for the weight I have lost. I would suggest this site to anybody who wants an interface that is easy to use and, to all my research, very accurate. Right now I weigh 285 lbs; I am down from 300 lbs, due to the information and tools on this site.