Anyone out there who is over sixty (or maybe just over 50) knows how hard it is to take off weight and keep it off . Weight loss is harder for older people than you might think... or that is, healthy weight loss. So I was absolutely thrilled to read about how Low Fat Vegan Frederic Patenaude's mother, who is in the 55+ age group, lost 55 pounds in just 8 months (she still has another 15 to go to reach her ideal). I'm excited because Frederic talks about what his mom now eats and what she avoids eating, and it really isn't too different from moi! It actually fits in very closely with what most of us saw in the film "Forks Over Knives" or what you can get from Dr. Michael Greger at nutritionfacts.org So, do you wonder why it is so hard to lose weight when you are over 55? Speaking from experience, I think it is a combination of really jumbled up eating "habits" (yo-yo dieting, eating the wrong things, over-eating even the right things, rewardi...
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