Two days ago I began to work out for the first time in about a year. I walk a lot every day, but that in itself doesn’t seem to have much effect and hasn’t quite prepared me for working out again either. So I’m having to take it slow and work up to the level of exercise I used to be able to do. Meanwhile, I have made a serious effort to start eating better at home and stop eating fast food. Within the week I intend to set up a log book of both calorie/sodium intake and daily exercise. Hopefully I will remain determined enough to stick with it on my own. As of now, I weigh about 247 pounds. I expect that to be less than 240 by the start of August.