Hello y'all. I'm Ginny. How nice to find you here. Like Mike says, three weeks and counting. Already good things are happening to me in addition to losing weight. I was recently diagnosed with arthritis in my lower back - lots of pain, from which I was seldom free. Didn't want medication, so I was prescribed specific exercises. I've been doing them sporadically. Coincidentally the weight started coming off. Lo and behold, I feel soooo much better than I have in several years. Night and day kind of difference. Since the exercises haven't had time to be seriously beneficial, I attribute improvement to less stress on my back from the weight loss.
Happiness is also not having any clothes that fit. Got dressed and went to work the other day without paying much attention (I teach at the college level). Imagine my horror when, near the end of my day, I glanced in a full-length mirror and realized I had been standing in front of students all day in clothes obviously too big for me.
Your messages are encouraging for me. Thanks for being so open and caring toward one another. I'm looking forward to getting better acquainted with you all.