I'm just over 5 feet 7 1/2 inches, and up until my twins came along, I weighed 135. Afterwards, I had gained 25 pounds and couldn't seem to lose it. It just kept piling on until I got to 205. I caught the flu two years ago and lost fifteen pounds, but gained eight of it back at Christmas. In February of this year, I just got absolutely sick of everything being too tight, splitting seams and not being able to bend over without my waistband practically cutting me in half. I put myself on a 1200 calorie per day diet. As of today, I have lost 41 pounds and am within 7 pounds of my goal. I eat the foods that I like -- just less of them -- and I try to exercise by walking two miles with weights at least 3 times a week.
I don't know if it would work for anyone else, but it works for me, and most of the time, I'm not even hungry.
Nan (who likes being a loser, for once)
