Just caught up with everything and wanted to thank people for being so nice.
It took a lot of effort and tenacity to lose that weight and keep it off.
I had done WW in the past and Jenny Craig, and counted calories and none of those methods worked for me.
This did: I cut out carbs for the first three months. Now I know some will say low nutrition etc, but I ate well and was not hungry.
For breakfast I had yoghurt and manuka honey with fresh fruit.
Morning tea: A glass of water with chia seeds.
Lunch: a large colourful salad with pine nuts, pepitas, goji, walnuts with a tin of tuna
Afternoon tea: piece of fruit with green tea
Dinner: if i made spag bol i would have it sans pasta but on a bed of raw spinach. If it was stirfry, no noodles or rice. Sometimes, salmon with lots of colourful veg or steak or chicken. Grilled or poached. Flavoured with herbs.
I did not bother with measuring. I just watched my portions: usual steak size of palm etc etc.
I drank lots of water, and cut out coffee and tea. Drank a lot of buddha's tears tea (hand rolled white tea with jasmine petals).
After the three months, i had some carbs but not a lot. I find I do not really miss them.
I exercised every day; never ever missed going to the gym. I also started dancing and danced at one point about 5 times a week. I found that the exercise kept hunger at bay.
Clothes ( I adore dressing up and clothes bring me so much joy) were my incentive to keep going. Plus I was starting to look really good and garnering a lot of interest from men which was rather nice 
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Now I am working on getting flexible for my new obsession Tango! I have started Iyengar yoga and still work out at my gym about 5 or 6 times a week. I have 3 dance lessons a week and dance at the dance parties twice a week for about 3 - 4 hours at a stretch. I also go for long walks with my dawg.
I eat a bit more variety now but find I am rarely tempted to overeat or choose poorly. Food is fuel for my body. I love how I look. I look much younger than my real age and get mistaken for being in my mid 30s sometimes which is vair naice .
This method worked for me. I just wanted to share it.