Guess you knew I'd show up here. LOL

I really never expected to find myself smack-dab-in-the-middle of my 70th decade, but here I am.

I've been on one diet or another since I was 9 years old.

Used Atkins in 1972 to lose 30 lbs of baby fat and have been struggling on and off-plan ever since.

Thanks to this forum, I'm currently in maintenance, but keep to VLC so that my joints won't give me pain.

Today, everything is A-OK.

Hello, my friends! Yes, we've known each other quite awhile here, haven't we.

Debbie, your story is vastly more inspiring than those "I lost 200 pounds in two years" success stories (which are wonderful to read, of course).

Because nobody except US lifelong learners and never-give-uppers knows yet what a triumph it is to simply hold the line against bigger and bigger. Thanks for your story and your success. It isn't magic--it's character. Holding out against this defeat is serious business.

Cheers to you, and us, today.