Good job! Was that a goal?

WooHOO!

Wow. Lucky you.

This is why I need jeans. My stretchy clothes are too forgiving. :(

@Calliope: well then don't buy stretch jeans....I have some and gained weight and then lost 23 and now they are a little loose, they are too stretchy in my opinion. I remember when I used to lose about 12-15 pounds and had to buy new jeans.

Nice.

@DreamyCrush: I need to start walking a few miles every week, think that would help even more.

I gained in the stomach and noticed so many people 40 and above that have. Stopped eating wheat (and now other grains) and substituted potatoes for the starch, they are resistant starches. Wheat is an inflammatory grain because it's been hybridized in the past few decades...it didn't bother most people to eat bread and other wheat products when I was young but it does now. It messes with insulin and causes insulin resistance. I stopped craving sweets 48 hours after starting a Resistant Starch experiment and stopped eating anything wheat...Dr. William Davis explains what wheat is doing to our health in his books.

@cherokeepatti: mine comes from liking food now. I never liked it previously, but now I'm working out more with a trainer on a weekly basis.

I'll check into the wheat info though. Thank you. It sounds like good advise. 👍🏻

@Adogslife: I've lost 23 pounds since November 1st and a good deal of it was from my belly....this is the only thing that got my appetite back to healthy where I haven't craved sweets at all now...I am craving a hamburger (the only thing I've craved and haven't eaten) but don't want to risk eating a wheat bun and until I find a good recipe to make a low-carb grain-free bread I won't eat one.

There is a character in John Sandford's Virgil Flowers mystery novels named Johnson Johnson.

Johnson: It's odd these days because so many are gaining weight even if they are exercising...think it's the wheat and other grains that's been genetically altered to increase crop size. It also increases belly size sadly.

@hunkalove: that's where I stole the name from!

A kidney stone?

@hunkalove: not that I know of. I was on some medication that had the side effect of making me hungry, but I stopped taking it.

Aww, you're sweet, thanks. I'm tall, so I can carry it, but I know I shouldn't be this heavy at my age.

Yes, a bit of both. I definitely slacked on working out. I'll be among those resolution makers in the gym for the new year.

LOL

Gained or lost?

@DreamyCrush: Gained, the good life take's it toll 😭