lilkitties

I hear ya. I hate how I can lose a few pounds and then gain it right back for no reason whatsoever...I can be eating the same good stuff and getting exercise or even MORE exercise and I still gain pounds back. Very frustrating! BUT I try not to weigh myself every day because some of that weight is water and some could be…

Well said! :)

I found myself eating less and having to do more physically to try to keep from gaining weight after I reached 40, too...but am happy to find out from this site that the idea is NOT to eat fewer calories, but to eat as many as keeps your metabolism running well. If you eat too few calories, your body thinks you're starving…

I'm a currently unemployed writer. I used to work for a media intelligence company until a departmental layoff.

Sometimes your stomach can confuse you. It can be digesting or simply the food settling in your stomach right after you ate, and it feels a lot like being hungry. Other times you just really liked what you ate, and want some more. BUT...if you wait about a half hour (you can always sip on something healthy while you wait…