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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 53 and I've lost 38 lbs. since January of this year. I have another 20 lbs. to get to my goal weight. I've started exercising, I've cut back on what I eat and when I eat it (my few carbs are the in the morning vs. late in the day), and[b] I got  prescription medication to help me control my appetite. [/quote][/b]

And there it is......sigh....

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PP here, would you prefer that I lie and say that I did it all myself with my superior willpower? I was ravenous, and my food choices were making me even more ravenous, and between stress and menopause, I'd gained 60 lbs. I own my decision. [/quote]

My concern about this is: What happens when you go off the medication? Won't your appetite come roaring back, and then you'll gain back all that weight!

I heard recently that the best way to lose weight is to drop about 1 pound a month. That way your body gradually gets used to the new weight and won't try to put it back on later. The body has a way of holding onto our weight for some scientific reason I don't remember exactly. So by losing weight very slowly, you trick your body into keeping the weight off.

A lot of the PPs above are bragging about losing XX pounds in the last three months or so. That's nice, but what I want to see is someone who's kept the weight off for a few years. Not many are able to do that. I have not figured it out yet either.  But I'm trying to eat healthy, mostly paleo, and exercise as much as I can. I hope this works. Excess weight is a health issue when you are over 50, so I have to lose it somehow but most important keep it off. [/quote]

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