Welcome Tony!

This is a great group of folks, you will like them.

I've got a goal of about 200 lbs also...though I'm flexible.

You'll find lots of inspiration here; there are folks who've lost and kept a LOT of weight off; khrussva is one that comes to mind. For an inspiration, read his posts.

http://forum.lowcarber.org/member.php?u=160855