I was thinking about whether or not it is harder to lose weight now than in my thirties and just out of curiousity dug out my old Weight Watcher cards. It was interesting to see that in 1978 it took me 8 weeks to lose 16 pounds. In the past 8 weeks, I have lost 17 pounds.

The biggest difference is that now I have to plan my daily exercise. In 1978 I had an active 3-year old and an total whirlwind of a 2-year old, so just taking care of, keeping up with, and cleaning up after, them was enough exercise. We swam, walked, and played in the park,constantly, in addition to the fact that I was cooking a lot more, doing tons of laundry, yard work, and work fixing up our 100 year-old house.

I think the real difference is that we slow down when we are older. If we pump up our activity level, it is just as easy to lose now as it was when we were younger and just naturally more active.

The most important thing to remember is that "We Can Do This!"