Hello everybody......I haven't been around for almost a month, so I wanted to check in......to update you, I joined here October1, promising to lose 25 lbs by Thanksgiving. I did that..........since then, I let up and enjoyed the holidays a bit, gaining back about 10 of those lbs, but really, I'm okay with that. As of January 1, I'm back on track.....this time, I'm gonna go 'slow and steady'....my goal, well really my commitment is to lose 60 lbs.......in 2016. So, that's a little over one pound a week for the year. NO reason that's not doable......I will say, I joined here hoping it would help hold me accountable. I was a little disappointed by the small number of responses as this doesn't appear to be a real busy site. Don't get me wrong, that being said, I am VERY grateful to those here who have offered me support.....bottom line is I need to find a way to hold myself accountable.....it's a process.....I'm trying........wishing wach of you a very Happy New Year.