Good luck to all attempting this (almost impossible task)
Your right it certainly isn't easy
I have not owned a set of scales since 1992, also always been over weight for my 5'8", but never worried overmuch.
I thought I weighed about 16 and a bit stone when I went into hospital for surgery last may, and when they asked my weight
that is what I told them, immediately got marched to the scales, 17stone 12 pounds
Before being discharged and having been told I had bladder cancer the registrar said, you need to give up smoking in the long
run, but far more important, lose weight or the cancer will never get a chance to kill you
Bearing in mind I am older than my father was before he dies of a heart attack, and older than his father was before a major
heart attack, I have done my best to lose some.
It really isn't easy, and when you live alone and cook for yourself it is even harder, I still don't own a set of scales, but do weigh myself every couple of weeks.
A month ago I was down to 15st 5lb, a week ago still 15st 4lb, my target now is to not go over 15st 8lb until the warmer weather is here, and
to try for 12 stone by end of 2014.
Not sure I'll get there, but I will try
Neil.