Hi Irene, thanks for the welcome and the advise. I finally managed to sort out subscribing to SW from south Africa and have already lost four lbs!!! Really enjoying the diet even though I am not attending meetings I think I have the will power to succeed. I weighed 179 lbs at the start and want to drop 20 lbs to goal weight. I know I will loose quickly at first and slower as I approach goal weight but I am determined to do this for the sake of my health and just feeling good about myself . I had cancer last year (I am in remission now) and I am at last getting some hair back and my skin is going back to normal so I hope to be goal weight and looking my normal self by Christmas. The weight problem came from a mixture of cortisone and steroids (during chemo) and a LOT of comfort eating while I was sick!! Thanks for a great site!
