I was wondering how much weight you lost when you started to add walking /running. I am going to start doing cardio and just need some encouragement that people have seen great results when they added exercise.

Even though you've already lost 18 pds be sure and take your measurements before you start cardio! I didn't unfortunatly, but since I just wore a pair of [no stretch] shorts that had a GOOD 4 inch gap the last time I tried to button them.....

I know I'm losing inches, gaining muscle [since I'd been SUCH a computer potato for the last 4 years], and losing weight also. I have WAY more energy, and I like me for the first time in a LOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG time. All this on just 3 weeks of cardio/strength training of an hour a day :-)