Originally Posted by contemplating1

Thanks for a quick reply. My husband and I eat for the most part very healthy food but just too much of it. We only buy skim milk and non fat yogurt and we eat lots of fish, vegetables and fruit. We have tried lots of new foods like edamane ( soy beans) and quinoa. WE do both have sweet tooths, tho.

I'm short at 5'1" so the weight really shows quickly on me. I really don't mind being a little overweight and while it would be nice to be at a normal weight, I have never weighed less than 128 pounds which was my thinnest ever as an Adult ( from 17 to about 25 years old) and I was heavy as a child. I would be thrilled to weigh 150 lbs and know that I would still be considered overweight at that weight.

2 years ago I lost 30 lbs, it took me 10 months ( talk about losing slowly) and I have slowly gained back 17 of those lbs. I don't want to gain it all back.
I also know my level of inactivity means I cannot consume much food in a day without slowly gaining weight. I had knee surgery a few years ago and my knee hurts with physical activity except mild walking. I'm hoping the knee will improve with weight loss, as it felt better when I lost the 30 lbs and pain has increased as lbs have come back on.

I will attend a seminar soon, but right now I do not want gastric by pass and would only consider lap band. Maybe the seminar will change my mind


Heighest weight/current weight/goal weight 5'1" height
230 217 140-150

Appreciate your response.