Discipline, self-control and decisions

I am the first to admit that there is more to life than food and weight. In my case, there are personal relationships, professional work, community activities and more. This mixture of influences makes if easy to 'slip-up' and partake of foods that are an absolute mistake for keeping the weight monster at bay. Here is where my professional work with victims of addiction comes in.
Bitter experience has taught one thing, if nothing else: an addiction will make every effort to return and reclaim one's life. I have come to the simplex conclusion that food can be addictive (try going cold-turkey from eating if you don't believe it).
Bottom line: it takes personal discipline every second, minute, hour, and day to make it work. No one else can do it for you, it's just too easy to 'cheat and eat'. Self-control brought on by personal commitment is essential to doing this. Every time we eat or drink, something is going to happen as a result... either for the good or else...

50 Pounds and holding

After several months of steady weight loss, I've leveled out in the 190's, having hit some kind of plateau. I have relaxed the strict regimen and have allowed myself some things from my 'forbidden list' and some larger quantities.
For me, I have arrived at my target. However, my nurse-coach is encouraging me to drop another 10 to 15 pounds. I know she's right, but having come this far, I want to just 'coast' a while. Also, the nurse's input notwithstanding, I want to have a good check-up before going further.

A new year and still losing!

It's been a while since I was able to add a report on my venture. The holiday season is always tough with it's endless array of good things to eat. Like so many, I did over-indulge, but tried to keep things under control. The scales showed me gaining about 2 pounds. However, with the end of the food madness, I've gotten back on track and seem to be no worse for the experience. As of today, I've lost a total of 41 pounds since I began tracking in May of last year.
The nurses at my group health plan have even been impressed with my progress. I described my goals to them and they suggested a couple 'tweeks'.
When discussing this with folks, I am always careful to point out that everyone is different and that what works for one person may not be right to another. But for me, the control of carbs has made this work. I'm scheduled to have a check-up with my doctor next week and will be interested to see what he makes of my effort. There are a couple diagnostic readings that I'm watching for, especially the HDL level.