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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I am 5-6", 48, and from 34-47 went from around 150/55 to 240.  Unhappy marriage, sedentary, stressful job, two pregnancies and kids.  A combo of lifestyle and reverting to my childhood-learned coping mechanisms of overeating and overdrinking, and not moving my body.  I, too, have been anti-calorie counting, because in the "olden" days of my 20s I didn't have to - but I had a much better sense of food intake.  Now, I have embraced calorie counting - and a focus on whole and very filling foods - because I know that I've had to reset how I have been treating my body and feeding myself.  I've also really incorporated exercise (weight-training, yoga, and hiking) into my daily routine - not just for weight loss, but a focus on functional fitness.  I know 90% of WL happens in the kitchen, but my moods and mind-body connection (and ADHD brain) NEED daily exercise.  I don't think I will have to calorie count forever but some great things have resulted:  I am almost 30 lbs. down.  I realize that I can actually be satisfied at 1200 calories (on days I don't exercise) to 1500/1600 calories a day because I know how to cook and season, and I focus on satisfying bulky foods and minimal sugar - so I am not spiking and crashing.

I have also focused on the mental and emotional parts of looking at why i eat and drink - without judgment.  [/quote]

And - listen - I get it - it is hard.  But I also fully feel right now that unless I changed how I approached things - my attitude - nothing would change.  If you really want it, then you can make it happen.  And, yes, there are tons of people around us are making decisions to NOT go against the flow.  And to age painfully and to lose their health.  It is the American way to go.[/quote]

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