diff --git a/Dieters.py b/Dieters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a428a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dieters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+input = open('Dieters.txt', 'r')
+output = open('Weightloss.txt', 'w')
+
+num_people = 0
+total_weight = 0
+
+name = input.readline().rstrip('\n')
+while name != "":
+    num_people += 1
+    start_weight = int(input.readline().rstrip('\n'))
+    end_weight = int(input.readline().rstrip('\n'))
+    net_weight = start_weight - end_weight
+    output.write(name + " lost " + str(net_weight) + " pounds." + '\n')
+    total_weight += net_weight
+    name = input.readline().rstrip('\n')
+
+print("The " + str(num_people) + " people dieting lost a total of " + str(total_weight) + " pounds.")
+input.close()
+output.close()
diff --git a/Dieters.txt b/Dieters.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..770eaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dieters.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Mary Lou 
+167
+143
+John
+253
+217
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Student_Names.py b/Student_Names.py
index c6bf448..5f661ed 100644
--- a/Student_Names.py
+++ b/Student_Names.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 s = open('studentnames.txt', 'r')
-print(s.readline().rstrip('\n'))
-print(s.readline().rstrip('\n'))
-print(s.readline().rstrip('\n'))
-print(s.readline().rstrip('\n'))
-print(s.readline().rstrip('\n'))
-print(s.readline().rstrip('\n'))
-s.close()
\ No newline at end of file
+i = 0
+for newLine in s:
+    name = newLine.rstrip('\n')
+    if name == "":
+        continue
+    i += 1
+    print("Student " + str(i) + ": " + name)
+s.close()
+print("There were " + str(i) + " students in the file.")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TryAppend.txt b/TryAppend.txt
index edc65a4..db3bab5 100644
--- a/TryAppend.txt
+++ b/TryAppend.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 2022-09-07 16:11:09.535780
 2022-09-07 17:11:12.508324
 2022-09-07 18:38:19.467371
+2023-01-24 17:53:40.182346
diff --git a/Weightloss.txt b/Weightloss.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89043a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Weightloss.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Mary Lou  lost 24 pounds.
+John lost 36 pounds.