I'm also working on trying to lose weight and not gain anymore if nothing else, it's been a ten year battle , though the weight is honestly still the same its the dress size that keeps climbing up... Started at a size 4 (200 lbs of lean muscle) now it's down to 12 from a 16 (200lbs still) ah 5'8" here btw.

For me, my issue has always been eating, I'm a rolly poly aneoxic lol. So to go from 16 to 12 it was a simple matter of setting alarms to remind myself to eat and listening to those alarms. But the DH has decided to get in better health too, so I'll offer what he's done...

Eat breakfast! And include protein with breakfast... Not a bowl of cherrios and glass of OJ. Peanut butter on toast, frozen breakfast links, a hard boiled egg, pick your poison.

Watch portion sizes, even many of the microwave meals are really portioned for 2 meals despite packaged as "individual" meals. See if you can't scare up (or you might already have) an old version of better homes and gardens cookbook. It's great for remembering what a "portion" really is. Like for red meat, make a fist, the size of which is a single portion of 'uncooked' red meat.

As a female, eating red meat is important, but still shouldn't exceed 2x a week. Ditto for fish.

And if freshness is an issue, frozen veggies would be you next best bet, most veggies if you're going to use them with a month can be simply frozen as they come. Longer storage requires the par-boiling and such. Also as a small note for lettuces which don't freeze, whole baby leaf 'bagged' salad mixes last a little over a week in the fridge vs the American or italian mixes.

And as Sally pointed out, PT exercises can certainly help. 20 mins of exercise a day is the recommendation to stay healthy. And it can be broken up into 10 or even 5 min time slots throughout the day.

Given the age factor I imagine you already know to avoid 'fad' diets that tell you to cut out one food or another... So we'll just go with eat a variety, eat often and move as much as you can. If you want a bit of technical help with figuring out where you should be on caloric intake And making sure you're getting some nutrients from your food, I would recommend Myfitnesspal. It's both an app and available online.

Lots of good suggestions here.....thanks! I think accountability is what makes me succeed.....keeping track of what and how much I eat.

I think a lot of the time I eat out of boredom. I need to get a hobby of some sort but it's hard when your hands don't work well most of the time.

I've went vegetarian and pasta now.... Still though I cannot be as active as I once was... So yes...ive put on about 60 pounds in four years. It sucks. Od like to find out how to shed the weight....but how? I can't do rigourous exercise.

Good thread.

I lost 50 pounds in 5 months when I threw the ex out! I no longer needed food in my mouth to prevent me from laughing at her!

On a serious note? I realize my activity level is low, so I don't need to consume as much food. I also don't need to compromise on my food choices, and I am not very picky about what I can eat and call a meal. A bag of frozen vegetables with a little butter and pepper can work for me, or a tuna sandwich.

A different situation for me than some? My son and his buddy live with me, they handle most of the serious cooking projects now, and I don't mind eating leftovers, so we cook extra so I don't have to do much if they aren't around.

Dang I hate being serious!