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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello - it is me, the typical DCUM poster.

I was a smug pretty thin person through my 20s and 30s. Five feet tall, a healthy and fit 115 pounds - kept myself that weight by not drinking much and not eating a lot of sweets, and otherwise more or less eating what I wanted. I walked then - and now - about two hours a day. Sometimes went for long hikes or bike rides, but walking is and has been my standard exercise.

In my late 30s I put on five pounds. I tried to take it off but found it did not want to budge. In my mid-40s it's another five pounds. Used to be I could take off extra weight with a little less food and a little more walking, but these 10 pounds are very stubborn. I'm a lifelong vegetarian. I don't drink alcohol or soda. I don't eat a lot of sweets. I do eat carbs - but not excessively so, I don't think. I still walk about two hours a day.

Are my options either radical changes to my diet, or accepting being heavier?[/quote]

My sister is an endocrinologist so I’ve heard her talk a lot about weight. One thing I’ve learned from her is that height makes a huge difference in terms of how many calories someone should consume. Her general rule of thumb is 100 calories an inch - meaning a woman who is five eight can eat 800 calories more than you can. You are probably eating more calories than you should but don’t realize it because taller women (or men) around you may be eating more but staying skinnier. [/quote]

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