Comments on: How I Finally Lost That Last 20 Pounds After I Turned 40

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:16:26 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Grady. I think men have an easier time losing weight – in fact, I KNOW they do! I wrote an article about it

My husband can eat whatever he wants and not gain an ounce. I’ve always wished I was one of those people…

By: Grady Pruitt

Grady Pruitt — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:25:33 +0000

Usually, when I’m eating fruits and vegetables, I can only eat so much before I’m feeling full anyway.

Playing with pets (children too, for that matter) is a great way to get some exercise.

Thanks for sharing!

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:07:51 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Jan! And congrats on losing weight after you turned 50 years old — that’s quite the accomplishment. It’s an uphill battle to lose weight: the older we get the harder it is.

It is sorta sad that you can overeat even the healthiest foods…I LOVE fresh fruit, but even that has to be limited.

I’m interested in your “stress and weight gain” article! Will take a peek at your blog…

By: jan

jan — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:39:36 +0000

I didn’t lose 26 pounds until I turned 50! Decided that I better do something about it and joined Weight Watchers. For me it was portion control that was the main problem, I had a very healthy diet – just way too much of it. I still haven’t worked out how to control the emotional eating though and don’t know if I ever will. I put on a lot of weight when I met my partner, cheese and biscuits with wine before every meal, so you have done very well to lose weight after marriage as it is usually the other way around, well done! I love keeping the wrappers idea it is a very visual way of “seeing” what you have eaten. Another great way is to write down everything you eat, sometimes you can shock yourself. Also if you have to write it down sometimes it is enough to stop you.