Thought I would try to create a "feel good" thread on the eternal weight issue! Maybe it is just because the "male belly" is harder to hide and the flab we all carry goes to other places in women, but I do notice that women seem to be slimmer than men, proportionally, as decades increase. I have also noticed that it is almost all women who are out jogging (if men then they are the younger types who look as if they might be footballers or boxers).
Is it because women are dashing around doing more chores and hobbies, while men tend to sit and vegetate? Incidentally, a little bit of fat is sometimes even beneficial for your health as you age, plus slimming can be dangerous if you end up cutting out important nutrients and not having a balanced diet.
Feel free to add any psychological tips for keeping off weight. For example, a good way for me, because I am such a penny-pincher, is head first for the vegetable row in supermarkets and pick up any vegetables on discount. This gives me a super-warm feeling (yes, sad, I know) and then I work some meat around the vegetables. I also try to buy fruit to eat on the way home (I walk, so grapes or an apple is good) and some fruit to have as a dessert.