I was a skinny child, skinny teen, and remained skinny throughought my 20's - I ate anything I wanted but didn't gain weight even when I tried. I weighed 105 the night my son was born, and 98 when my daughter was born. I smoked cigarettes from age 14-29. I weighed 90 lbs when I quit smoking, and I also changed from working on my feet to working behind a desk. My metabolism must have changed, and at first the weight gain was welcome. 6 years later, I had gained 45 lbs and outgrew several clothes sizes. At 5'1", I was now officially overweight, so I joined Weight Watchers. I kept the weight off for 5 years, then went back to WW. Now it seems like a cycle - because I had gained again - was 145 lbs - so I am back on Weight Watchers - though I am using the online program instead of going to meetings. I also joined Curves a couple of years ago. Curves is great - the first exercize program that I've ever stuck to. I felt really good from exercizing, but I wasn't losing weight until I re-joined Weight Watchers.
Aging is a b*tch. We not only get slower, our metabolism tends to slow down. I sometimes think that eating half what I did 20 years ago puts twice as many pounds on my paunch. )c;
ReplyDeleteI lost 19 lbs, but gained 10 of it back. Trying again.
ReplyDeleteI can lose 10 to 15 lbs but it always comes right back. Sometimes I know why but other times there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason. (c;
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