July 8, 2017 - 8:35 AM CDST Once again I find myself miserably obese. I'm angry because I've allowed myself to gain back 35 pounds of the 75 I had lost. That's almost HALF of the loss I worked so hard to achieve. This blog is for me mostly, but if you read it and it helps you with your struggle to achieve a healthy weight; that will make me happy too. After having been obese my entire life, in 2011 I decided "enough is enough," and decided to do something about it. I joined TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). What a great organization! I lost 72 pounds in one year and was nearly to my goal. I wish I knew how to get back to that mindset --nothing came between me and my goals. I set small goals for myself and rewarded me when I met them. Being a visual learner, I made little things to look at. I made a big poster of a thermometer and marked off the pounds as I lost them. The poster hung in my kitchen where I could see it always. I had two wine glasses mark...