40-something
 

Hi - Okay 45, gained 20 lbs this winter due to....well I was going to say illness and snow, but it was more likely the Doritos and Ben and Jerry's. And since I was 10lbs up to start, I'm on a quest to lose 30 lbs.

I have lost significant weight in the past (60lbs thru WW and maintained for 10 years) but this is h a r d e r ! ! Plus, where the heck did that floaty device come from. You know, the below my waist, around my stomach?

Any suggestions about how to get that deflated would be most helpful. I am not adverse to crunches at this time! (God knows, I've never said that before!)

Any finally, any words of wisdom about weight loss and maintenance in the menopausal years?


(how do I get those cute smiley thingies going?)