Since Many Have Asked:

The total loss is 200 pounds. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the following three (the first taken when I had lost a mere 180 pounds, the other two "before") should be worth more than those numbers.

Singleton wearing a pair of trousers that were once tight (Scroll down to see two "before" photos)



Singleton on a promontory looking out on the Mississippi, after being lifted in place by a crane



Singleton (the big blob to the right), after hving lost the first 25 pounds,
with his sister (Gayle, reclining) and his father (David, center)