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Introduction Text Updated March 2017. Here we go again. Since my last time here I maintained my weight loss through a broken leg, a milestone birthday and assorted other personal dramas. Now I'd like to start losing again. Updated January 2014: So now I am one year away from turning 50. I've lost about 40 of the 140 pounds that I wanted to lose before that event, so now I have a year to do it. Even though I have not made that goal yet, I don't consider the past year and a half a loss: I have learned so much about how I lose weight, about what does and doesn't work for me. And I know I can use that knowledge to have a successful last year in my 40s. Original Profile: Someone at work recently said this to me, whispering the word "fat" as if by not hearing it, no one else would notice the extra 100+ pounds I am carrying around. So I am back, after a long period away. I dabbled in the 4 Hour Body diet, during which I lost 43 pounds, but finally floundered as I could not sustain the no/low carb lifestyle permanently. I currently live in West Africa, which adds to the eating issues as yams and fried foods are the dietary staple of the area. Veggies are lack-luster and limited, but the pineapple is some of the best I have ever eaten. I am turning 50 in 2.5 years and would like to enter that decade at a healthy weight, which means a loss of about 140 pounds. I can do that.



Track absolutely everything that goes in my mouth. During the work week, make breakfast and lunch the evening before, and track them ahead of time, so that there are no choices to be made when I am hungry and cranky. Get in the pool at least four times a week. Commit to a primarily plant-based diet.

I'm an international teacher and have lived on three continents and taught in four countries.



Add a Link Lauren Sri Lanka If you have formed the habit of checking on every new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out. ~~Jean Kerr And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~~Anais Nin Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks. ~~Marilyn Wann
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