HI Sandra, too funny. I saw your thread up near the top and was about to open it, when I saw a new message on mine...YOU!

I know weight gain is not inevitable , I just like to make excuses!

I've battled the bulge my whole life. In fact I weigh about what I did at 12 right now!!!

I was up/ down/ up until 1996 when I had my last bowel surgery. After that I started working out in earnest and dropped about 20 pounds. Kept most of it off until this spring.

I don't know if the 10 pounds I lost over this whole M/OW sitch was just a mirage, but when things got better in my M, pounds started piling up! Also, and this is HUGE, for a while there I neglected my workouts .

You know, you're absolutely right, I should change my routine. Just worked so well for so long, and it IS rather challenging. But just adding the biking, hackeysac and all the yard work seems to be helping. So my body probably is "used" to my old work out and thus getting lazy with it!

Thanks for the motivation! I'll pass on any weight loss herbs/drugs and the like...too scary!

Shiny