Weight loss gurus- wisdom please

[AmyM]

It's cool hearing all these success stories!
Shannon that is awesome girl!
I really want to lose for the health factor. I don't have weight related problems but I could in the future and that scares me. Hubby has lost about 40 pnds and no longer has to take his blood pressure meds. So he's a good encouragement. Never says a word about it, just offers to walk with me or eat some salads instead of going out, that sort of thing.
I would like to lose about 60 more pnds, would love to lose 100 but that's way down the road. I doubt I will ever see the high school size again but that is ok. I just wanna be able to go pick out regular size clothes not dig through the racks for the 22 because the 20 is too tight on the hips and the 24 is too big on my legs. That sort of thing.
Anyway, keep the success stories coming, and keep up the good work girls! It's so neat to hear people who have actually done it and not just see a commercial or advertisement.