I'm 49, but look 22. JT swears it is so.
I would strongly suggest you eliminate the diet drinks for a month or so .. water is great. Green or Black tea is better than coffee & NO artificia; sweetemers/
49... menopausal weight gain a good possibility. those changing hormones do "interesting" things to our bodies.
Lately I've been delivering mail on a different route almost every day. Yesterday I spent a lot of time in Kerry territory, mostly due to the proximity to Middle Tennessee State University. Today I was much more in Bush territory. I came home in a better mood.
We're the exact same age, Jemian.
I went from being underweight and drinking weight gain milkshakes to taking synthroid and being normal weight for about 5 minutes to always being 10 lbs overweight! LOL
A few months ago I did the South Beach diet, modified, and lost those 10 lbs. So far, so good.
For two weeks - no fruit, no bread, no cereal, no sweets. Then slowly add those things back in.