My journey so far-sound familiar to anyone?

Hello. I will try to keep this short....1998/320 lbs. (freak out, start walking) 2001/275 lbs. (try crash diet, lose 50 lbs) last part of 2001/223lbs. ( start eating again, 50 comes back) 2005/275 lbs. (cut sugar out of tea and pop- lose 25lbs) end of 2005/250lbs, holiday season 2007 gain 10 lbs, start of 2008/260lbs......fed up with feeling and looking like crap....started a life change on Jan. 1 2008. Eating healthy foods and exercising all I can, losing the weight slow and hopefully for good this time. Cravings still there at times, emotional eating hard to overcome(didn't realize how much of that I actually did) As of today 3-18-2008/235 lbs and proud of every pound gone! My health was  in real trouble- bp 160/90 (now130/75) b. sugar 200-250 (now 100-125), heart had "flutters" all the time, still does just not as frequent. I am sick of the roller coaster and I'm getting off. 

I have started losing weight only to fall of the wagon so many times that I can't count them.  I usually end up gaining more than I started with in the end. 

I have been so depressed about this for so long that I don't remember the last time that I was really happy.  I am slowly gaining some of that back.

I have lost enough weight now that I am where I was four years ago before I quit.  I am not going to quit this time because I think I finally am fed up and have hit the bottom and no way to go but up now.

I have lost 42.2 pounds since January 12th and I am also proud of what I have accomplished.  It is not always easy but it is worth it and I will reach my goal weight some day and let everyone know that I mean business this time.

I think the difference this time is that I realize there is no quick fix that this is for the rest of my life and I have accepted that and have peace of mind with it.

Good luck and lets get it done.