I have been overweight most of my life. I am addicted to food. I am 65 years old, retired and ready to focus on my health/weight/diabetes. My diabetes has been under control with insulin and other meds. My last A1c was 7.4 (December) down from 9+. Update 4/20/16 A1c = 5.3
Since Jan 4th 2016 I have been DIETING. Actually trying to reduce my weight. Facing a 50% reduction in my body weight is overwhelming. I'll have to break it down into manageable pieces. So let's start with -10% -26 pounds. (done 3/15/16.)
2nd -10% = -23 pounds. Third 10% -21 (done 8/22/16) Fourth 10% -19.
Because I am morbidly obese, walking is even hard for me. My breathing is bad (COPD) and I have a bad knee. I am going to start this walking challenge tomorrow. Twenty minutes a day to begin with. Let's see how I do. The flare ups have been more frequent. Depressed.
Currently I am counting calories under 1200 and working at keeping my carbs around 50/day. (20 as of April) Weigh-in on Monday only.

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. John Lennon
"Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life." Author Unknown

My measurements:
in inches:

3/13/16. 5/13/16. 11/05/19
NECK....18". 17". 16.5”
ARMS....18". 16.5". 20.5”
CHEST...49". 48". 45”
WAIST....48". 47". 41.5”
HIPS.......52.5". 50". 46.0”
THIGHS..29". 25". 24.50”
CALFS....18.5". 16". 16”