I'm really wishing you the best on your efforts. Sounds like you have a reasonable plan. I am not an advocate for any specific diet program other than avoiding anything too extreme. If something works for you, that is what counts. I understand about the role of food in your life. It has been a comfort and a pleasure for me much of my life as well. When things aren't going well or I'm faced with disappointment, sadness or frustration, turning to some comfort food is like an instinct. I don't know how, or even if we can get over that. It seems to be trained into us from an early age.

It does help if you have something else that gives you a little pleasure, even if it is just getting out of the house for a little while or scrunching into a quiet place with a book or taking time to sit in a sunny window. It is not always easy to come up with little self rewards but look hard for them and keep reminding yourself that you deserve to have more than food to give you happiness and pleasure. Make a point of looking for at least one thing every day that gives you a little boost.

I'll look forward to hearing how your progress is going. If you need a cheer squad now and then just drop in, you will find one here.

@DotLewis It's going well so far though I am only on day three.A good sign is that I stayed up late last night reading and didn't snack. I read an interesting article a while back that maintained that will-power strengthens with use, so I am hoping that is true! Though I seem to have the will-power to do anything but lose weight. I will keep in touch and use this site as a reward.