Hello. I'm a 52 year old divorced mother of 3 grown children, 1 son and 2 daughters. I have one grandson (age 3 - almost 4). Over the years I've been pretty good about maintaining a balanced lifestyle which included exercise regularly. I try to ride my bike to and from work, but I live in a winter climate so basically 7 or 8 months out of the year are off limits to outdoor biking for me. I found that recently (my age and possibly menopause) the weight is steadily packing on and my appetite has been increasing. I've never been a portion controller because years ago (in 2002-2006) I was on Atkins and the lifestyle was not about counting calories. I did very well on that but changed to being a vegatarian for about a year, I even tried the Raw diet for a short while. All these lifestyles (diets) where a good discipline for monitoring what I eat and finding more about food in general (what's good - what's rich in fat, good & bad.. etc.). But lately, I've been eating what I want and not moving enough - it's caught up to me - so I'm going to try to watch the calories and portions. As this progresses, I'll hopefully incorporate some regular exercise into the routine.