hi all!! another beautiful day the Lord has blessed each of us with!! :-) the last few months i have slowed down on my losses. i have lost overall 56 lbs in the last 7 months and gained 8 lbs of muscle. naturally i feel like a new person! still wanted to lose another 120 lbs, i obviously have a long way to go! today i got an extra blessing! on my new plan i'm to walk 1 hr a day on the treadmill at a low heart rate (115-117) and it seems as though it has literally been one thing after another to keep me from it! lol!! first i had the shoulder surgery within the first month of starting this plan and the pain i got from walking would have me in tears for a couple days ..... needless to say i stopped walking........for over 3 months!!!! when i finally was able to start back up, an injury from last oct to my knee and leg flared up and made my knee so weak i would walk around after a few days of treadmilling it constantly worried my knee would give out and i would fall.....literally!!! a month ago my surgeon prescribe a very particular brace to work out with and i finally got it yesterday!!!!!! i was ecstatic and was on the treadmill asap this morning!!! hoping to be at 250 by years end!!! :-) i'm still eating the plan my nutrition and fitness coach gave me and although it's pretty repeptitive i'm going to post it again for a few weeks in case it could help someone else on their journey! wishing everyone self confidence, determination, support and encouragement enough to bring you through your journey!! i turned my weight loss over to the Lord Jesus and have been losing ever since!!! i've had more motivation and will power than i thought possible!! don't be afraid to ask for help!!!