I am going to be 57 in a few weeks, I am a mother of 2 grown sons, have 2 daughter in laws, and a wonderful supportive husband of 39 years, when I finally decided to try and control this weight, he decided that he also needed to eat differently. He is by no means over weight, but he doesn't want to gain either, so during this time, we decided to not eat so much pasta (Hard for an Italian), he now only eats 1 dish, instead of extra. and I eat 1 cup...I cook one pound at a time, and it lasts us now for 3 meals...
I work part time, 2 jobs, so I am never home to pick on food...I take yogurt for my breakfast, and salads for lunch. I know it is working, but sometimes we get discouraged when we don't see the scale moving, but to my surprise, I am down 6 pounds. So I will continue. I am going on a vacation in January, and I don't want to look like a cow on the beach...