Hi Birdman,

Congratulations!  You took a huge step when you decided to stop smoking.  As you know, it's going to be an ongoing struggle to stay smoke free, but you can stick with it and your health is going to drastically improve!

If you're serious about losing weight, I would be happy to work with you one-on-one over the next 9 weeks.  Check out the Mini Diet Makeover and Balance Program I offer.  You can lose the extra 50 pounds, it's all one step at a time and I'll be happy to show you the way.

If you have questions, you can contact me from the site above.

All the best,

Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

Lose Weight

I got over weight by a similiar way. I grew up on a farm, but I was always in and out of hospitals. Then stopped being and got better,  and I was able to eat. I'm still in the process of loosing those hard to get off pounds. Recently, I just noticed I dropped a size. (I'm a round 180 was almost to 200, but it looked worse). I am now down to a medium size shirt. What I do...1) I don't diet. 2) A vast majority of my meals are laden down with fruit (I hate veggies except corn and peas.) 3) I occassionally indulge in pizza till my stomach wants to burst. (Then I don't eat any for a month or so.) I still drink coffee. I do have a Vitamix blender which helps a lot. Cause I drink a blended pitcher of juice almost every other day in one afternoon. But I only buy store bought stuffs about once or twice a way, and I stay away from places that make me want to do nothing but nibble. My parents office makes me just want to eat non-stop, but my room I never really eat in it.  I know this is probably a really old post, but I'm reading it today. I hope this helps another person who is reading it today. Thanks, hope you try a vitamix they're really worth the investment. (Not a seller just a fan.)