I started dieting on the the 4th December 2006... it changed to a lifestyle change on the 15th June... 45lbs up till then and 30lbs after... 10 lbs in the last 5 weeks.
I'm eating more healthily, between 1850 - 2200 cals (55% carbs/20% fat/25% protein) a day and riding my recumbent bike for 25 mins every morning (5 miles), plus doing weight training 3x a week. I've also got a cossie so I'm going swimming next week. I'm burning off a minimum of 300 calories a day in exercise.
Most important my BP has come down, it's now 139/90 and my cholesterol is down. I also don't get so breathless and I'm stronger... I'm starting to look more athletic... I can see and fell my muscles shaping up.
I still have 10 lbs to lose before I can have my op.
I still can't walk cos of the arthritis, but I'm going to be the fittest crip around... and I'm more likely to hogging the road on a hog than a mountain bike... I prefer to do my cycling indoors where I don't get cold, wet and gassed by car fumes...