ChemLady - kudos, but your experience is atypical. I haven't seen a single other person who has had the wonderful success you have. I congratulate you on your hard work and success but frankly it gets me down. And no Ali, not a single cheat have I had in 5 months - no donuts, candies or cakes, or flour or sugar for that matter. And no I haven't lost the kind of weight Chemlady has. I'll persevere but I know this will be a long haul. And no, I don't exercise as much as Chemlady does. I have arthritis (which is getting a bit better as I lose weight) so I do the exercising I can without finding I can't sleep from joint aches. That is mostly confined to free weights and upper torso. The comfort I have found in this board is that many many other people find the weight loss slow but steady with the occasional stall. Is this not most people's experience?
I don't want to start a firestorm here but wanted to get in my 2 cents.