Thanks to all of you for being so very supportive and encouraging. I was if I might get some of that tough love right off the bat, since I profess to have worked hard to make progress, yet have spent so long yo-yo-ing and never actually getting it done, as far as fat loss goes. I have read a few of the other newbie threads and have seen the cold hard facts presented to them. I wouldn't have shied away had you been brutally honest with me also, or at least I'd like to think I wouldn't have. I'll admit it - my motivation comes and goes. I go through spells where I don't work out nearly enough and eat like crap. Obviously - or I wouldn't be at 34% fat. No good excuse for it other than general laziness and not wanting it bad enough. Lack of commitment, and taking the fast fix (pizza!) instead of staying the course that I know leads to success. So, I don't cut myself any slack, and I am thankful that you all won't either. And I didn't mean to minimize the community here in any way, when I said you didn't know me so well as to not be honest. It seems to me, from reading here, that you are a very close group indeed. There are few things that draw people closer than experiencing the same struggles together. And though we may have different goals and be at different points in our journeys, I think we are all battling the same enemies more or less. OK, I'll get off the soapbox now!