r.cassel

I am now 62 (almost 63); I had years and years of being able to eat anything I wanted and not gain an ounce; I was also a 3 pack a day smoker... I am 5'2" and weighed 105 pounds until I quit smoking at the age of 45; within 2 years I weighed 140; still "not too bad" but then at age 52 I went through a divorce and started eating my emotions; I ballooned to 170 pounds and became "pre-diabetic" and had to start taking oral medications; I managed to take of 10 pounds on my own but could not lose any more than that; I started doing Ideal Protein in early July; I do not have the dramatic numbers some do but I have lost a total of 15 pounds; I did falter during the holidays; my bad, but I am back on track now and hoping to reach my goal weight of 125 by my 63rd birthday (March 1st).