Bonnie: you look simply terrific. 50 is supposed to be the age when women start really having fun and getting what they want.

My check list:
-Age 42

-5'5"

-bartended in my 20s

-have watched my weight since I was 14.

-four major weight losses during the past decades. "Dieting" methods ranged from low fat to pure starvation
Thin (123-135 lb. range) at ages 19, 32, 37 and now.
The rest of the time, I ate everything in sight and blew up to between 140-165 lbs. Can you say yo-yo?! This past year on LC has been the very first time in my life when I haven't had to count calories or fat grams in every bite of food I ingest. What a relief. For that alone, I am happy to be where I am.

-no kids

-love to cook

-ten extra pounds on me looks like 25 extra pounds on a normal person

-didn't make the cheerleading squad After school activities included school plays and musicals, boys, and partying