Glad you liked the chicken idea. No joke, I would go in the store and pick up the chicken and think, I did this last week. That spurred me on like no other trick. You are doing great. Reward yourself with a healthy treat. Every pound lost is good. If you did it before, you can do it again. The trick is to keep it off. I am doing this I am in year #3 and stable at 130, on 5'1" frame. I can't say it is easy, but my satisfaction with clothes and the reaction of others keeps me going strong. I didn't want to be sick with all these health problems and just adding to my sorry state by my own doing. I suppose that was my real reason. I had an almost retired doctor talk to me in the kindest way possible when I was 192. He told me he was afraid for me. He hugged me. That did something positive to get me going in the right way. Doctors can and do have big effects on a person. Keep on doing the chicken sally, ginnie