I have gained weight and am trying sooooo very hard to reduce again. But looking in the mirror folks , does not help. I am even more stressed out and anxious over my tummy and hips and turkey wings than before I looked in the mirror. I was trying to decide what to wear in this warm weather but don't have too many articles of clothing that fit me that are appropriate for this great weather we are experiencing here in sunny hills , CA, USA. My slacks that are a petite tall size 16 are the only thing that fit, besides my waist less black dress which I plan to wear tomorrow. I am trying to exercise, and drink tons of water, and not eat too much during the day, but this is just a joke. I am embarrassed to look at my mid rolls from my tummy , in the mirror. And where i had reduced from swimming 2 hours a day 7 yrs ago, my hips have returned almost 75%. I am panicking cuz i don't know what else to do besides reduce my appetite to the extreme and increase my exercise as much as i have energy to do so. But like yesterday, at work i tripped and fell and then when i got home was to tired to even work out at gym. Today I am home early from work and just finished cleaning houyse and still need to muster up the energy to go to gym for an hour. Salad for dinner is on my menu w/ 1 egg and lt dressing. my rib area is just Totally blubbered out and i feel so dam uncomfortable in my skin that i could just shed it like a friggen snake.......I must go now, eat my salad, and force myself to work out for an hour, in spite of a back ache and low energy. This mid back pain is from the weight gain, and it sucks.....I wish I could run, I would run and go on for an hour w/o stopping until i was dripping w/ sweat but I am NOT a runner. So I will do the treadmill for 15 minutes tonight. My usual is 10 minutes. Its difficult to do more than that, but i know thats the trick to shedding this blubber.