I'm 6'0" tall and five weeks ago today I weighed 230 pounds (don't know about "stones"). Today I was 212.8, down 17.2 pounds. I've totally eliminated all sweets, which I love and crave, and have not been eating hi-calorie or hi-fat foods. I cut back my portions and continue to eat two meals per day. I treat myself with one or two sugar-free dark chocolate Jello brand puddings, each of which is only 60 calories. I'm hoping to hit my goal of 165 pounds by September (my 70th birthday).

I weighed 175 pounds 18 months ago and could run 10 miles, but then my right hip gave out and needed it replaced. I encountered complications several months after surgery that halted my exercise program and I ballooned up 55 pounds, more out of self-pity than lack of exercise. Now I'm back on the horse!