Kooty heres a couple things I do to keep my weight down. I know I have to have the energy to do things everyday and to keep me going to so I drink apple juice most of the day instead of pop. I used to drink pop all day long and by the end of the day I was tireing. I went from that to apple juice and my enery levels is better because of the vitamin C I now have. I’ve got energy all day and Im not overweight, I used to have a sparetire around my midsection until I started drinking apple juice over ice all day.
Another thing you may want to consider is eat a balanced diet. Studies have been made on very old age groups and why they live so long, are as active as they are and why they aren’t over weight. The reasons they came up with were the foods these people eat. Thier not diet foods they are a balanced diet of greens, meat and starches. You can eat big meals of these because if you eat all these things on one plate they ofset eachother and then they are burned as energy and you don’t gain weight, it takes all of these foods to balance things out and you’ll feel much better. I weigh less now, am more active and have more energy then I did befor I made these changes last year. It took a few months to see the diffrence but these things do work. Im 5-8″ and probably weight 165, befor I was pushing 200 and most of the time halfway tired. Simple food adjustments is all it takes, it did for me and doctors say it works for alomst everybody. I go to dollar general and buy two half gallons of apple juice at a time every couple days, sometimes grape juice and thats all I drink and its more satisfying then pop and maybe cheaper and tases better. It’ll take a few weeks to see the diffrence but it will work.
in a little better shape. I need more energy. I’m not a gym rat nor do I have the time or drive to ever have a six pack again. I simply want to slowly transition into a bit of a healthier diet. NO, I’M NOT GIVING UP BEER!! 
If you find something, let me know… 
