Weight loss support

I also have a sweet tooth @ladypeterpan so I know where you are coming from!!! 

You've obviously done well at losing weight before so perhaps with the right support you could do so again - of course with any weight loss or diet change, the most important thing is that you are healthy! It might be best to consult your doctor for advice before you take on any massive changes. 

I am a firm believer in "a little of what you fancy does you good" so I have always preferred diets like Slimming World or Weight Watchers - where you can still eat a varied and balanced diet and indulge in the odd chocolate too! Perhaps looking at their websites might be a good place to start and find some motivation? 

Everything on TV, radio and billboard advertising encourages people to eat and drink to excess. The trick to any permanent weight loss is simply to eat less of what you normally do. It isn't rocket science. The only proviso is if something you eat is necessary for whatever you suffer from.

I gained weight most of my life from age 17 onwards. Apart from a couple of drops during my 2 divorces it steadily increased until 8 years ago I weighed 23.5 stone. Then I had teeth problems which necessitated eating more slowly. As I don't like cold maim meals much I gradually reduced portion sizes. I never dieted nor gave anything up except alcohol but that was a few years before I began losing weight. I have always had a sweet tooth, take sugar (usually to excess) and could not drink diet drinks as Aspartame gives me headaches. I do not eat a particularly good diet.

My weight currently hovers between 14 and 14.5 stone and my waist has dropped from 46 inches to 35 inches.

It all came about by simply eating less of what I have always eaten with a few minor changes because certain things are now difficult for me to chew properly.

However, no matter what my weight has been I was always happy with myself so I never pressured myself about it and I think that made the weight loss easier. Despite the heavy weight I used to be I haven't been told by any doctor in the last 15 years to lose weight.

I think it's really just about not being under pressure and not worrying about weight. Simply do not eat and drink as much as you see others around you doing. After all, most of the population from 30 onwards would prefer to weigh less than they do.

TK