June 3 Great article on heart disease and weight appeared today.

It is encouraging to know that even a little weight loss helps. When I watch the scale go up for months/years I figure not gaining more weight helps. I feel so much better under 200 lbs. that I would be happy to just reach 199 rather than my Weigh****cher lifetime member goal of 168 lbs. which I maintained for most of my life. During high school I went from 138 lbs. to 180 ish after the first year in college. I joined WW in 1973 and my doctor gave me a 168 lb. pass as my goal weight which WW accepted. Before the RNY I maintained that weight except during pregnancies or when I had some medications. My ophthalmologist felt the WW diet saved my life. The original plan was very low carb and was based on the ADA diet. My endocrinologist felt I was a child onset type 2 diabetic that became a type 1 diabetic because I stopped making insulin. For the past 13 years I have struggled down close to 168 lbs. if I starve myself or exercise huge amounts. For several years after the RNY I competed in sprint triathlons for example. I quit my job and I spent most of my day exercising. I would ride my bike for 12 miles in the morning. I would swim 36 lengths in the afternoon and jog 3 miles in the evening. It was too hard to keep that up though as I got older. I guess I will just keep plugging along and celebrate each new pound I am able to lose. Tri