Well to start off my eating habits are terrible, I am so quick to get up and go get fast food, so that's the 1st thing, cut out fast food except Subway. I also drink way too much soda, so I will substitute that with crystal light ( raspberry and orange mmm) then as far as meat is concerned I will be eating alot of tuna, baked chicken breast and fish all bakes and salad. If I find myself craving food I will have canned pineapples or bananas. I don't have a workout routine setup yet I'm seriously thinking about doing boxing on the Wii just to get my heart pumping. But those are the things I will be eating. Do you ladies or gents have any suggestions?

Hello fellow Arizonian! First, congrats on your upcoming wedding and marriage!  It is possible to lose the weight you want. Just make sure you do it the healthy way. Eat right and exercise. You have to change the way you live and think about food. It has to be changes that you can live with for the rest of your life. I lost 124lbs in a little over a year with diet and exercise so I know it is possible. Let me know if you have any questions. God bless.

I have had quite a few friends do it, lose the weight and then gain it back. It is just another fad. The only real way to lose the weight and keep it off is good old fashioned eating right and exercise. That's the truth, I wi**** wasn't. I wish I could tell you that there was an easier way.  If you just don't pressure yourself to lose the weight quickly (it's a journey after all not a race) it makes things easier on yourself. After years of trying every fad and diet and losing the weight just to regain it and more, I found what really works. Healing what inside me was hurting and realizing that I was worth a better life. I made a commitment to myself to make better food choices and to move my body.With everything I ate, I asked myself was that fat and calories it contained worth it? Was I worth eating something better. As far as exercise went, I started out telling myself that no matter what, I would move my body for 15 minutes a day. I stuck to that, when that got too easy, I increased it to 20 minutes and so on. It is possible to do. I know, I did. You are worth it! You can be different. Hope this helps. Best to you on your weight loss. God bless.

That's about what my goal is.  No where near what I need to loose but, it's enough for me to be a little healthier.  I want to TTC next May or June and I don't want to be as heavy as I am now. 

Good luck!

I can tell you from experience, it is possible to lose a lot of weight without surgery. It's not easy (no matter which way you lose it) but it is possible.

The secret is to never quit! Don't let a set-back turn into total destruction.