Lavish_fixation - The thing about being 46 is once you gain weight it s 1000 times harder to lose it than it was when you were 26 I m not overweight by any means but having been a naturally thin person my entire life it s a big mental adjustment Most of my life I had a flat stomach with zero effort The middle-age-spread thing kinda sneaks up on you Obviously I m doubling down on eating healthy and exercising to stay healthy but also I m learning to love myself no matter what that looks like So this is me 20lbs heavier than I want to be but leaning to be comfortable in my aging body