Nancy,
 Don't get discouraged. Maybe you screwed around the first 8 months but at
least you learned now that you really want to lose weight or you would not
have gotten in high gear and lost that 77 lbs. Try not to think that far
down the road where you want to get to 160. That's too much to bite off and
chew at the same time. Just think in terms of continuing to lose, no matter
how much it is. As long as you are losing and not gaining, you WILL see your
goal down the road. It's just like smoking and when I quit, I thought I
would die with the thought that I would never smoke another cigarette the
rest of my life. I couldn't handle that thought so my mantra was "One Day At
a Time". Once you and your body become accustomed to a certain way of life,
your goal results will not feel like they are impossible to achieve and will
not depress you with, "how will I ever do it?" Took me a year to completely
get over my nicotine addiction but I would not smoke another cigarette now
if someone paid me money to do it. You are doing great!

Eileen
198/180/?
Atkins since 2/12/04
"Nancy 8 03" wrote in message
  I got serious I've lost 77 pounds since

writes:

Yes, but you stopped and got serious, and now you've made tremendous progress!
You are 92 pounds lighter than you were when you started, and that's a huge
accomplishment.  You're also healthier and you probably look better and feel
better.  And all that's only going to continue as you continue.

Daria
166/147/140
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04