Gipsy,
Have you checked with your doctor? Is your thyroid out of whack? Unless you've been sitting on the couch eating bonbons in the past year, with an icecream chaser, there might be a medical reason for some of your weight gain. I would get a physical, keep a diary of foods eaten, and then start riding a bike, taking a walk, something, but get moving.

We all know we need to lay off the soda pop, chips, cookies, cheesecake, fried foods, french fries...... all that stuff our mothers would call *junk food*. If you're in the northern hemisphere, it's prime season for fresh fruits and vegies. I've recently discovered the joys of munching on raw sugar snap peas - sweet and crunchy. They may be higher calories than other types of green beans, but they do satisfy my desire to eat something sweet.