[HistoryNut]

Here are some things that have worked for me.

Working out in the a.m. boosts my metabolism for the rest of the day, so I burn more of the food I eat.

I stop eating at 5:30 or 6. I was surprised to find that that makes more difference than anything else.

I get between an hour and an hour and a half 6 days a week on the Nordic Track. When I first started losing in January (lost 30 pounds in 3 months), I added about 2 hours of walking (hills here too) on TOP of the Nordic Tracking. I would walk the couple of miles to get the kids from school instead of driving. It took a lot of exercise at first for me.

Drink a lot of water.

Eat your biggest meal FIRST and your smallest meal at the end of the day -- VERY hard to do, but again you have the whole day to burn those early a.m. calories and only a few hours at night to burn dinner.

I hope this helps. I'm sure other folks have suggestions too. Best blessings with your journey!