Okay over 50 and can't drop the weight!

[SillyMia]

I am a bit comforted knowing I am not alone. And Ladyicon I tried to cut out "sugars" today. I did pretty good too. On my way to work today I bought a black Americano instead of my usual Mocha at Starbucks. I had chicken and rice for lunch. For dinner I had chicken again and rice again and some wonderful green vegetables. I was doing pretty good and then I had hot chocolate. So I almost made it through today without sugar. But it was a big big improvement from my usual daily intact. One step at a time!

Nights are the hardest part of the day for me. I can stick to anything up until evening and then all heck breaks loose! I can turn down cake, cookies, ice cream from dawn until dusk but once that sun goes down . . . I don't know what takes over me. A Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde thing. Ok I confess, I'm a night snacker!

Sometimes hot chocolate is hard to resist. I don't know if this is going to help you at all, but it helps me when I'm cutting down on calories/fat. Buy unsweetened dark chocolate (a bar/chunk) and put it in a food processor to shred it. Keep it in a container and when you want hot chocolate, mix your shredded chocolate with non-fat milk (or soy) and sweeten with splenda. It's amazing. I use a hand-held mini mixer and maybe it's my imagination, but after seeing the ingredients in powder cocoa, I think it's good for me!

[Pax]

My honey is a complete fitness and health guru, so I eat VERY healthy (even do the 5 fruits and veggies every single day). We eat a balanced breakfast, we watch our portions, we limit alcohol...and I still have this freakin' belly. I think the best thing for me would be to just not eat...ever! Bet I'd drop weight then.