Slow but steady does it.

So, here it is more than a month since my first post.  I honestly did not get serious until about a week ago when I realized that I would continue to pile on the weight.  I also saw myself in a recent picture and was very sad to see that I was almost back to where I was four years ago.  In the past week, I have taken healthy eating more seriously - the snacking is probably never going to stop but I am trying to substitute healthy snacks for junk food and even when I feel like I just have to have that bit of junk food, I am keeping to smaller quantities.  The result is that I have dropped three pounds - not a huge amount but a good start.  I also starting exercising again for the first time in about six months.  At this point, I see the road is a long road but I am moving int he right direction.  I just have to watch out for the banana peels so I don't slip and the big rocks so I don't trip.