two pound gone and thanks to you all

happy with that. makes 17 lbs since june 1st so cannot complain. 53 to go which is not the best way to look at it i know. thanks all for the support. uk geoff

Hmm... geoffrey, that is a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Keep an eye on it, it should be slowing down a bit and if not, you might want to make an appointment with your doctor. You don't want to be doing damage to your body.

it is a fair bit i agree, around 3.5lbs a week but i reckon it okay as am eating in excess of 2200 cals a day and on average walk around 5 miles a day at differing levels. when hungry which honestly aint too often, i pig out on fruit/oats etc. as i started at 294 lb. wouls appreciate any feedback at all, cos dont want to do it wrong. doctor appears pleased. god bless u all. and to my fellow aa,ers "keep it simple"

My father was a friend of Bill W.

Sounds like you are doing alright Geoffrey. Just keep an eye on it, monitor it closely. I know that it is possible when you have quite a bit of weight to loss that you might lose rapidly in the begining. Perhaps as folks start to wake up, like Hkellick, he can tell you his experience. I think he had close to the same starting weight and lost quite a bit in the beginning... but I am not sure where he is at now.

Promise me that if you reach a plateau and the fast weight loss stops, you won't get discouraged.