Why not focus your energy on finding the healthy foods that aren't weight gaining foods.....lower on the starch & sugar...high on the protein. By controlling the types of foods you eat & not overeating can be effective & when the weather is good or if you have exercise that you can do indoors during the winter.....add that to the your daily routine.

I have to admit, I basically eat one meal a day & then eat a bowl of soup or a salad....anything light & healthy. When I do get into the candy & cookies at this time of year & see the weight go up more than I can accept, I do end up eating less & not allowing the weight to go over a certain healthy point.

My weight can change especially during the summer quite a lot during even one day...but that's mostly water gain & loss......

Don't forget also if you are on any medication or had a med change over this last year.....that can have a serious effect on weight also that has nothing to do with eating.

I have found that living alone, I need to keep my weight just above line in the healthy BMI zone.....& make sure that I don't get dizzy doing it.....it's a challenge at times but I need energy to take care of my farm, 3 dogs, & my home & eating along with riding horses during the good weather & social activities & volunteer work I'm involved in.....can't afford to allow the anorexia to take control as this is the first time in 33 years of a bad marriage that I am really loving life.....even though I still don't want to gain weight....that has been a life long thinking I've dealt with.