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I recently lost 27 pounds in about 4 months. Last year, I got in trouble with my doctor after letting my weight go up in the early part of 2019. Actually, this started around the 2018 holiday season. I was surrounded by sweets and a lot of food at work and at home. (My wife and step-daughter are excellent cooks!) So, naturally I caved in to temptation. My checkup with my doctor showed my cholesteral was way out of whack, too. Years earlier, I had shed 30 pounds and had done a great job sticking to a clean diet and regular exercise. Well, sluffing off for a few months was disastrous. I vowed to get back on track. I started by looking at where I needed to make quick changes to my diet. I resolved to get back to a low fat, low calorie diet and I did for the first few months, but I wasn’t shedding the pounds. I had started back to regular exercise, too….plus all the physical activity at work. No good. I realized, then, what the problem was: I eat too much! Simple as that. I love food, and will eat way more than I need. So, I simply cut back on the amount of food while sticking to a healthy low fat diet. Gradually, the weight slipped off. I lost 27 pounds between Aug and Jan. It was gradual and I didn’t deprive myself. I just had to learn when to stop eating, when enough was enough. Simple. I also avoided a lot of the sweets this past holiday season, too. That actually wasn’t as hard as I thought It would be once I kept my health goals in focus. It’s paying off great. I have more energy, my back and knees don’t ache as much, and I’m sleeping better. I learned something about myself along the way: I can set modest goals, practice a little self-discipline, and by doing so, can get something accomplished to improve myself. So folks, if I can do it, then you can too! Be blessed!!