I guess I will throw myself into this. I am 46. My weight came on slowly over the last 15 to 20 years. This time last year, I was at 300 lbs. The first thing I did was to give up pop. I drink one green tea a day, and the rest is water. I dropped a bunch of weight fast but it eventually stopped. The next thing I did was to add some gym time in. Then I joined the online Weight Watchers. I used to go to the meetings, but they focus on how to handle cravings for sweets. I don't crave sweets. I want biscuits and gravy or steak and potatoes, or burgers and fries. So, for me, I just have to learn to cut out the more fatty foods. Today I weighed in at 266. I am really happy, but I want to get to 200. Its going slow, but it went on slow. Good luck to everybody. Keep plugging away!