This must be providence! I cruised through to see if there are any recently started challenges to join in on. And there you were...waiting for a buddy/challenge partner.

I'm 48, had lost 35 pounds in 2002 on Protein Power, then put on 20 while trying (unsuccessfully) to quit smoking. Since May I've managed to lose about 8 of those revived 20 pounds. I'm struggling...finding it hard to focus, and not much interested in cooking right now because of the heat.

So how do you want to tackle this? Rules? Guidelines?

Are we trying to be "clean" or go back to basics or shoot for a dealine/goal?