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[quote=Anonymous]I have somehow put on 25 pounds in the past 5 years. I have never been "thin" but I was never overweight--until now. (I'm just "barely" overweight, if you know what I mean. From a medical standpoint. From a confidence standpoint, I feel like a cow.) I'm in my early 40s. I think my body/metabolism has changed. I think my hormones are changing. I think my eating/drinking habits have changed. Anyway, I'm unhappy and finally put in the effort to change.

For the past several months, I've made a concerted effort to not engage in certain eating behaviors. For example, I almost never have a dessert. My husband and child eat them 3-4 times a week. I will maybe have 1-2 a month and even then, it will be maybe 1/2 portion or less. I also don't snack between meals. I also don't drink a lot of alcohol. And yet... STILL my weight hovers around the same. I struggled with trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. I downloaded "my fitness tracker." It's free. I entered in my weight goals and it calculated what my caloric intake should be. And I entered in what I was eating. Turns out, I'm eating more calories than I need to. Consistently. Every day. So while I'm not eating in a way that will cause me to gain more weight, I'm eating too much to lose.

So now I that I have that information, I'm hoping it will help me to make the changes I need to make. If I was honest with myself, I'd admit that I tend to eat all of whatever I have in front of me. I don't stop to think about whether I'm full or not. Sure, sometimes I will realize I'm TOO full and will stop then. But wow that is too late. I'm not invested enough in losing weight that I'm going to starve myself or anything, but I really do need to start eating more consciously and "checking in" with myself while I eat as to whether I'm continuing to eat because I'm hungry or because it's there.

The truth is, some folks can identify just one thing that they need to cut down on (sugar, carbs, alcohol, etc.) and bam they lose the weight. But I also think that a lot of us are just overeating--and maybe not by a lot, but it adds up. If you want to lose weight, focus on the very simple math of Calories in minus Calories out = (total calorie count needed to meet weight goals). keep a food diary for a week and see how you're doing. I think you'll be much better informed about what's going on (and how to address it). Then, with that info, you can decide what foods are most important to you. Because I want to be able to eat 2 pieces of pizza with my kid at home for dinner, I will eat lighter in the day. It's all about having the info.  Good luck.[/quote]

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