I've been watching for this topic to surface again - Your progress has been so inspiring.

Unfortunately, when I've made attempts to lose weight somehow my motivation would weaken and I'd tell myself it really wasn't THAT bad.

6 weeks ago I discovered that I had diabetes - at least my fasting blood sugar was getting too high. After talking with my doctor about a very strong family history with this disease she encouraged me to get a little more serious about weight loss because I wanted to avoid using medication to control my blood sugar.

Now, 4 weeks of the Medifast diet behind me and 15 pounds less on the scales I have to admit that I'm really glad to finally find a way to lose weight without constantly thinking about what I can eat.

The plan is simple and I get one wonderful lean and green meal each day along with 5 small packaged meals. The real revelation is that eating a small portion every 3 hours works for me. And while sometimes I'm looking at my watch to see if it's time to eat, most of the time I have to remind myself to do that.

Anyway, I want to thank all of you for the inspiration. I'm glad to say the blood sugar issue seems to be resolving itself too!

Don, like you, I'll have to figure out the maintenance part, but I still have some weight to lose. Good luck to you, I know you'll keep at it!