Believe me, I hear all of you who are on that journey to better nutrition, less weight, and feeling better altogether. I wish all of you the very best, and hope the results of your efforts pay off. I think what turned it around for me is fear, no kidding, I got scared about what the weight was doing to me. I thought I would die from it, and with all my other medical problems, I had to make that choice. I am now on the other side, but maybe I can offer hope, and a few tricks I did to help, I did have help too with others in my life that encouraged me to keep on doing the good food routine. I miss pasta and lots of butter, that wont change, but I do find other things that take the place of that food. keep in touch, let me know what the hard parts are, and maybe I can talk to you about it. I do care as I spend 90% of my life about 186lbs and I am 5' 2''. I did get up to 192 at my highest. I weigh too little now because of my surgery, but I will correct that too and become stable. I do care about all those who go through this diet stuff that is so hard. ginnie