I'm 47 and I've had this problem for a couple of years. What I've found with me is that I used to be able to have a beer a day; or a piece of cake every other day; or pig out on something fatty a lot more regularly and not worry about the weight on my middle - but in the last couple of years, forget that!

So, in order to keep that middle to a minimum, I make myself forego beer every day. If I seem to be putting on some weight there in the middle, I just have a beer every third day or so instead of a beer every day - and of course, don't have ice cream when my hubby is digging in; and I'm able to keep it under control.

I don't want to give anything up cause then I know I would just crave that item more, so I just put limits on those things I really like, but don't really need!

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