Just a note to introduce myself... I'm Kriseliz, I'm 58, newly remarried after being on my own for thirty years, self-employed as a writer. I have about 75 pounds to lose, and my plan is what I like to call the DASH/EHOE diet... the NHLBI's DASH diet in general, and my own "Eat Half of Everything" diet for restaurants. I never used to eat out, but my husband likes to eat out virtually every night, and that has been part of my problem.

I've also stopped walking. I have two doggies and when I lived in my little condo I walked them twice a day, without fail... I had to! Now we're all fortunate enough to be living in a lovely house with a beautiful big fenced yard... and it's so easy to just let the doggies out. They run around and get their exercise anyway. I don't.

Anyway, that's me, and I see that there are some ladies downthread looking for senior buddies, so I think I'll go say howdy...

Congratulations on your marriage. When my husband and I eat at a sit down resturant the first thing we do is split the meal in half, sometimes I can't even finish the half of the half and that's great because you have left overs for one or two meals. God Bless and Good Luck.

HI! Kris welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!congrats on your new marriagehopefully we seniors will be helpful to you so come on over!!!!!!!!!!!as iI am sure you will be a help to us as I need all I can get like you have a fenced in yqard so dont walk the dogs which I should!!!!!!!! so welcome