I have lost 110 pounds in less than 9 months

I started in February 2014. This journey has been wicked awesome. I switched my diet to a Paleo diet, used myfitnesspal to watch my calories and started hitting the gym with a goal to medal in a 5k in October. Smoker for over 20 years and alcoholic for 15 years I quit them both. If you knew me you would understand that if I can do it then YOU can do it. But no diet fad will get you there. No secret work out tip can do it. YOU have to want it for YOU and then you have to go and get it. I have never felt better in my life. I get an hour lunch break from work. Yesterday I ate lunch, watched a 30 minute show, did 100 push ups and 35 sit ups, went to the dump to get rid of tree limbs and got back to work early. The old me ate pizza and took a nap on the couch. I would honestly and truly suggest that if you need help getting to a healthy lifestyle that you look into eating Paleo (I only loosely based my diet off this. You can definitely take it farther than I did). Get rid of processed foods. It's hard at first but after a little while you wont want to eat anything else. Drop your calorie count down to a healthy number and use myfitnesspal app to track your progress. Exercise 1-2 times a week for at least 45 minutes and you will lose at least a couple pounds a week. Good luck to all the people struggling with weight and exercise. YOU CAN DO IT! Set a goal and believe in yourself!