Hey Mike, how's it going!  I'm also new here and glad to have you as a friend.  I'm sure you can meet your goals.  I've been up and down the weight trail and this time by setting the 1 pound per week goal I have been learning a new "life style" instead of just dieting.  I think this time my success at staying thinner will be realized.  I keep a good log of my progress on my blog and we can all support each other this way too!  Keep the faith and you'll reach those goals my friend!

Welcome Mike.  I'm just starting out so we'll keep encouraging each other to stick with it.  I suppose the chocolate cake I ate today wasn't the best idea...  but I only ate once today.  So maybe it balanced out.  Ya think?  LOL.