awwee... you guys are sooo nice and thanks for the advice!

In talking to my friend ... she mentioned that stress and depression can cause rapid weight gain like that.....this past year has been h*ll between my job and passing of my mum. I have been changing the bad eating habits and but I'm thinking it's not so easy to drop a few inches.

We all been there, done that. You can do it! I have confidence in you!

I don't think you're fat but if you need some help losing a few pounds I could stop in on my way to Maine.

I say walking... works for me. 2 miles in the morning and 2 miles at night. Thats all the excerise I do. Good Luck !

Oh and sorry to hear about your mom.

Best weight loss...find out your spouse is cheating on you and file for divorce...worked for me

The best thing to do is to cut portions.. eat less (about 20-30%) each meal, and exercise. Someone said earlier that it probably needs to be more about your whole body because it is really hard to target only the stomach.

I'm not a professional, but if your only option is sit-ups or crunches.. go with crunches.. go left arm to right knee, center, and right arm to left knee, back to center again. (that way you work some of the cross muscles in the sides as well).

Maybe someone on here knows something better. but that's one thing I have been doing.

And much easier on the lower back.