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I am looking for help in my weight loss.  I have been heavy all of my life but not to the extent I am today.  I am 58 and have returned to the university to finish my degree.  I do not look 58 so that should help in finding a job in my field, social work. But because of the younger applicants, I need all the help I can get. Weight loss is the biggest aid I believe. From December of 2009 to May of 2010 I have lost 46 pounds.  I have hit a wall where I have not lost anymore.  I have gained some, 10 pounds, and cannot seem to get past this.  I go up and down. I am ready to finish the course.  I have been in contact with a friend at work who has lost 75 pounds and has done well.  She said as long as you stay as close to a healthy diet you can do it.  That is easy as my husband had a high cholesterol of over 300 and he was on a cholesterol pill.  He is not heavy.  We did the South Beach diet for one year.  I bet him that his cholesterol would drop clear down if he would go on it for one year.  He took up the bet and a year later his bad cholesterol was down to 175 and both of our good cholesterols were raised.  We ate fish three times a week. I want to lose 175 pounds approximately and my family doctor wants to aim at 125 since I am older and he feels it will be better should I suffer from a debilitating disease as I get older.  Plus that would be the weight I was when I was 20.  I have rheumatoid also and this will help in eliminating its destruction of my joints. It cannot be cured but its advancement can be stopped and weight and a more active life will help.  I am wanting to know if anyone who has had this done for for a period of time if there have been any negative problems, regrets, etc.?