Let me be the third person to recommend Weight Watchers. My wife and I started a year ago. I lost 50 pounds in 25 weeks and I've kept it off. It is the most common sense approach I've seen to weight loss. Understand also that you may not be able to safely exercise alot right from the start, but start with what you can do, walking is great. I didn't start exercising seriously until I had lost 35-40 pounds. Now I run three times a week and I'm in better shape than I've been in twenty years. It is a life style change but you can do it. I hope you're on meds for the bi-polar, you need to keep a positive attitude. Don't worry about the minor set backs that will occur, just keep at it. I'm not diabetic, but it runs in my family. Hopefully I made the change in time to ward it off. I stole this from Weight Watchers, but remember.......nothing tastes as good as thin feels. Good Luck to you. PM me if you need anymore info on Weight Watchers.

David