Good Luck on getting to where you want to be, another great site to check out is
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I started the velocity diet, and have went from 244 down to 217 currently and I'm only on my 6th week of the diet (still have 1 more week to go). It'll kick your ass, and you'll have to have alot of willpower but its been worth every second of it. I can finally start seeing my abs again for the 1st time since college!