Ain't it a fight, though? All those years I ate whatever I wanted and stayed 155. Now it's tooth and nail for every pound.

There was a book I saw recommended here, Racing Weight. It's good; the principle of increasing diet quality has been good for a number of pounds all by itself. It's been hard in a sense to cut out fast food and hot dogs and ice cream and chips, but in another sense it's been easier than being hungry -- I can eat 175 calories worth of hummus and carrots and feel as full as if I ate 800 calories worth of dill pickle potato chips. Last night I went to a dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. A special occasion, and a rarity. I exercised restraint. No appetizers (well, OK, two onion rings), but a blue cheese wedge salad. With bacon, just awesome. Not a big steak, just a petite filet. Some mashed potatoes, but not much, just a fraction of a side. Dessert, afraid so. Cheesecake. It was worth it. Two glasses of red wine. Adding it up on LoseIt, just under 2K calories. Could be more, but I took what the program gave me. That's a full normal day eating at home, breakfast, lunch and dinner. And it definitely showed up on the scale, even though I had attempted to create a vacuum for some of those calories with an afternoon workout. That's what I mean about restaurant food. If I were in a business where I had to eat out all the time I'd be 240. On the other hand, if I were able to stay active all day I'd probably lose more than I have, since work enforces at least some sitting.