I didn't have any problem with weight until I was neutered at 27 yrs. When my weight began to climb the doc told me it was all in my head and not to worry about it. (Arsehole!) Then we found I had a leaky heart valve, it became harder and harder to keep up with enough activity, until eventually I weighed a lot more than I ever ought've and felt helpless to do much about it.

Now, a year after getting the new valve, I am finally energetic enough to go to exercise three times per week plus do more daily activity than I have in years and it shows. After two months of going to "Girlfriends in Motion," I have lost ten pounds. It also helps that I eat differently than I did when I was so frustrated at not being able to do the physical things I wanted to. Like Sins, I tend to eat because of stress, but if I am very careful I can make it through, a day at a time, and not eat too badly. It feels as though my body is fine-tuning itself and does NOT like it if I deviate with any kind of "junk" which would be anything not fresh and/or whole grain, etc.

It's a process, ya know?

Scoville, I agree about the schools. Kids need more recess time, more art, and gender-neutral mandatory classes in nutrition, etc. They also need to bring back Social Studies!

kat