Don't forget that, as you weigh less, it takes less to maintain that weight, so you have to drop your calories down, too. (Yes, that really sucks!!) I started out at 1500, then 1400, and am now at 1300, which barely seems like enough to stay alive, but I have had it with being fat.

I went through years of that whole "eating healthy, exercising (MTBing and running 40 miles a week) accepting my body how it is" thing. Yeah, turning 30, 40, childbirth- pretty soon I went from 110 in my 20's to 178***EEK*** in my 40's. Last summer, that became unacceptable.

So just realize, that over the years, those couple-five pounds a year _do_ add up.

Nanci