My Challenges I have tried many, many diets over my 40-plus years. I have done the yo-yo thing, up two pounds, down three pounds, back up one and so on. A vicious cycle, indeed. I am like a human calculator and count off calories in my head now without writing anything on paper. Dieting is hard work especially as you get up there in years. The pounds do not just roll off as easily as they did when you were in your twenties. Your metabolism slows down more and more. I have lost a substantial amount of weight over the … Continue reading →