At the age of 70 - 5'4" I weighed (get that, weighed) 145 pounds. I knew I would steadily get bigger if I didn't start to take off pounds. Now, 1-1/2 years later I weigh 118. I walk my dog every day. Try to do 2 miles a day but in MN it gets hard in the winter and in the hot sultry days of summer. I ate a lot of salads. No sweets - at all. I used sweetners if needed. I ate meat and a lot of yellow vegetables. It's all will power. Saying "NO". I've noticed the weight has shifted. Suddenly my hands got thinner. It's good to drink water, but not to much. That to will stretch you stomach. You want it to shrink. Simple sit-ups will help a lot. Even if you are not the exercise type, and if you are determined to loose, you will exercise in some form.