I stepped on the scale about 6 months ago and was the heaviest I had ever been. It had been ages since I had weighed myself and I was truly shocked at what it said.

I resolved at that point to stop the weight gain and weigh myself every day. I find it is easier to decide to stop gaining and then be happy if any weight is lost.

This worked and soon I also cut back a little more on what I am eating and now have lost 13 pounds and am back in my 'normal range', although a little on the heavy side still.

I am still weighing myself every morning and now have a fitbit to keep track of steps, heart rate, calories burned and sleep. It helps keep me motivated to do at least a little bit of moving around.

The weight loss was very slow though. I don't go on diets but just adjust to a new diet that I will stick with.