Good luck to all of you!
I have been there, when I had my last child I was about 80 LBS overweight. I lost the weight very unhealthily - no details - and now that I'm not drinking, I have been able to keep it off. My job helps, it's very physical (I feel like I do aerobics the entire time I'm working), and moderation. I do not deny myself anything, I just eat small portions (a serving of meat is the size of a deck of cards
). I have not cut out meat, I just eat 'proper serving sizes' and fill up on veggies and more easily digestible foods.
I also watch Biggest Loser - not because I'm trying to loose - my DH would be so very angry at me (I'm 5'8" and 125#), but I love the confidence it gives all the contestants. You watch some of these overweight people get to the campus and they are broken people. At the end of the show, they all have a renewed self confidence because they have accomplished feats that never even entered their minds. The trainers teach all the contestants how to work out, how to eat, AND how to snack (eat Yoplait, folks, 110 calories and curbs the appetite). They also give trainers tips for those at home trying to loose weight. It's on Tuesday nights and its one of the only shows I record and watch right away, I love the show.
Anyway, good luck to all of you, it can be done! It will be done. You need to claim it - truthfully and faithfully. I claimed sobriety - and for today and the last 6 1/2 years - it's mine!