Well, I lost 5 lbs within a month, which is good for a fact.  Anyways, I really feel better now that I lost 35-40 lbs of body fat within a year's time.  I feel more energetic and want to accomplish more things in life. On a side note, bI realize that working a regular 9-5 job that will lead me nowhere finally made sense.  I am now on the path to find a position where I can utilize my skills and advance to a better position within a 5-7 year timespan.  Besides that tangent, my next goal is to get rid of that "donut" that has haunted me throughout my life.  It's also the one that most people have when their diets become too unhealthy.  I need to research different types of exercises and need to start walking as much as I did when I was in college.  Also, I need to start swimming some more in addition to cycling.