It's all fun and games until your JEANS get tight!

[ginnyinWI]

7. well...

First of all, one thing the 12 hour nightly fast does is it reduces my appetite. Sugar and refined carbs increase it!

I am down 62 pounds from my all time high. I would still like to lose about 25. It came off over a period of years: the first 30 by changing what I ate, and the second 30 by reducing the amount I ate. That's about it.

I do exercise nearly every day which also helps eliminate stress eating. It doesn't do much to take weight off though--that is a lie that the big food industry would like us to believe: "just exercise and you can work off whatever extra calories you eat!" lol. Exercise keeps me fit and gives me energy, that's all.

I enjoyed the holidays maybe more than if I were eating "everything in sight". Less tummy aches, less guilt, less heartburn, more fun!