Need to lose 40 lbs~ gradually bridging the gap.

[VeloVT]

Hi Jayjay,
I have to say, it caught my eye that you hike 30-90 min each MORNING. I wish I could do that -- it must put you in a great frame of mind to start the day! That's pretty cool.

So, I'm a big fan of the Calorie King software (www.calorieking.com). It's a one-time purchase of about $40, but the database of foods and exercises is huge and updates are free. Basically, it allows you to calculate your caloric needs, and then build daily exercise/diet plans to meet your "net-calorie" needs. It's much easier for me than "journaling" my food for some reason. I lost about 8 lbs pretty quickly and easily last fall using Calorie King. I then stopped using it because of stress/lack of sleep/holidays and gained weight. I need to lose about 15 lbs (eek) but I'm confident that it will work for me again (I WILL start tomorrow, now that it's no longer getting dark at 3:45 and the weather is warmer I think it will be much easier).

Good luck!!! (You can wish me good luck too, I could use it ).