In Feb. 2008 my weight was headed toward 185 pounds...I am only 5' tall and was wearing a size 18 pants and size large shirt so you can picture how I must have looked...I am 59 years old...

I tried lots of diets in the past...lost a few pounds only to gain them back...my younger years I was always small...I gained all the weight after age 45.

I knew it was going to cost me a bundle but I finally broke down and ordered the Nutri System diet...after the first month - I lost a total of 8 pounds...so I reordered another months supply of food...kept loosing weight and it was going off faster the second month...I didn't want to quit but I couldn't keep up spending all that money on their food...I was at work and one of the ladies I work with told me that Big Lots was selling nutri system meals for $1.00 per meal...So after work I headed to Big Lots and sure enough they had the meals...I spent half my pay check but I had enough food to last me for the whole summer...I work in a School Cafeteria and have the Summer months off - when I started back to work in the Fall of '08 I had lost the 50 pounds...you should have seen the look on the faces of all the ladies I work with...I am now wearing size 10 pants and a small shirt....

It's been over 1 year now and I have managed to keep the weight off...I still have some of the meals but I learned how to eat on this diet...I'm never hungry and I know I can have something sweet when I want it...I love going out into my garten and gathering fresh veggies for my meals...I don't eat fried foods as much but do love fried okra and green tomatoes...I just eat smaller portions...3 meals a day plus 2 snacks... I have more energy now then I know what to do with sometimes...

This is how I lost my weight...It's the only diet that worked for me.

Patty B.

[COLOR=deepskyblue]Congratulations Patty!:banana:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#00bfff]Thanks for the info on Big Lots. We have one about a mile away.[/COLOR]

Way to go great job mine seems to have slowed down at this point and heading to the beach next week isn't going to help , You got to splurge a little at the beach but I'll keep up the exercising that has worked for me I think I just need to eat less still, but I try not to get hungry too then you tend to over eat. Keep up the good work