[JKCalhoun]

Yep, it's the food. I took up running four years ago, but saw no real effect on my weight. (Def helped me from getting winded and made hiking fun, etc. — so exercise is cool, no doubt).

I had a medical emergency early last year that caused me to cut my food intake (I feared too large of a meal would cause another medical emergency). So I looked at the plate of food in front of me, measured out what I thought was a "reasonable amount", and ate only that. No seconds.

Within two or three months I dropped 20 pounds.

Had surgery at that point. After surgery I no longer worried about medical emergencies so I resumed my original eating habits.

And steadily put the 20 pounds back on.