You may be interested in reading “The Fat Switch”. One of our children has weight troubles, even though she is very active. Weight gain/loss is tied to our body’s ability to read the hormone leptin. Loosely following what the book recommends caused our daughter’s “fat switch” to turn off and she slimmed down quite a bit.
FWIW, the time in my life when I struggled with weight was when I thought low fat/diet foods would keep me slim. Had the opposite effect. Started eating real food, including full fat dairy, and I easily slimmed down to normal. We’ve been fed lies about what constitutes a healthy diet.
Thank you so much. I will find that book.
I gave up anything artificial years ago. I don’t eat margarine, artificial sweetners, cool whip, etc. Just the thought of what margarine is makes me nauseous.