I started my diet Nov 1st...after pigging out on Halloween candy the night before. My start weight was 290lbs. I was closer to 300, but I work unloading trucks, so I pretty much just stayed and didn't gain anymore.
I went low carb, cutting out all candy and almost all of my carbs, although I still eat pasta once a week, but down from two times. I've cut Cokes down from about 3-4 a day to 3-4 a week.
The first 20 lbs flew right off. The last 45 took forever. Over the last couple months I started walking home from work 2-3 times a week, a 3 mile trip.
The only pics I even have of myself are pics at shows, and I don't have a scanner, so all I can do are pics of pics, so it's blurry. The top one is me in Sept at about 290. And the bottom one is me in May at 240, I've dropped to 225 since then
Had I known it would be this easy, I would have done this years ago