Over the past two years I've dropped 85 pounds and now weigh 170. I changed my eating habits. I discovered the joys of controlling my portions, cutting back on all the junk, not going on any fad diets, being patient about the weight loss and making the changes permanent. I also upped my workouts and added more cardio such as swimming and the rowing machine.
My waist has dropped 13 inches and I am literally the same size that I was in 1987 - when I was nineteen. I feel better, look better and my fitness level is the highest that it's been in decades.
However I haven't given up the occassional steak or hamburger. I just don't eat it all the time. I have a true cup of ice cream instead of a bowl - or two. I drink 1% milk, but I still like a peanut butter sandwich now and again. I'm not so much a Born Again Christian as a lapsed Catholic who has started to go to church again.