Dianamo - For the first and only time in my life MLC left me unable to eat properly for months. Previous to that I ate when stressed. So I am a size 6, and have maintained that by cutting out WHEAT pretty much from my diet. Don't know why, but I can eat pretty much anything I want, and my weight stays constant at its lower level.
Try cutting out all wheat products for a couple of weeks and see how you feel. Friends who have tried it have reported the same results as me. Better skin, more energy, and a better regulated gut. You lose weight where you want too as well - if that is your aim. Round the middle part of your body.
I now do eat some wheat based products, but avoid pizza, pasta, wheat bread and cereal, unless it is rude not to. I eat rye bread, and rye crisp bread, rice pasta, thicken sauces [if I eat them] with cornstarch or spelt flour.
As for exercise I am a firm believer in doing the exercise that you enjoy, rather than what you think you ought to do!
I also give myself a regular manicure and pedicure, and keep my hair in great shape. I wear make up every day, and have experimented with this. If you look as good as you can, you feel better about yourself. Shallow but true.
And when you have dieted and exercised, read a good book!
