[afraidfortherepublic]

BTW, I noticed the medication induced weight plateaus when I worked for WW. HRT and Prednisone were the worst. The people would swear they were following the diet slavishly and still not show a loss, and often a gain at the scales. Once I went on HRT, I found the same problem. I am no longer on it (I had been told that it was necessary for heart health -- totally bogus) but I still find it hard to take off the pounds that have packed on.

I have to admit that I am not following WW any more. WW is excellent for younger women. I think I still would have gained weight had I continued, but not as much as I have. I used to watch the other leaders and receptionists starve and cheat before the monthly weigh in, so I know others had problems too. And the older you are, the harder it becomes.

[A_perfect_lady]

The older you are... boy isn't that the truth. When I was in my early 20s, I'd just starve for a week or two and melt like a candle. But that was the 1980s, and I think something has happened to the Earth's gravity in the interim!

For myself, the hardest thing to overcome isn't hunger, it's the desire to be nibbling on something or drinking something every darn minute. I do sometimes get a teaspoon of peanut butter and lick away at it, very slowly, for a snack. I can make it last for about 20 minutes.