<p>I had the aforementioned slow creep of pounds over the past decades. I lost about 20# a few years ago and have kept it mostly off. I find I have to get mentally into a place where I just don’t care that much about food, I choose something unexciting and easy for lunch and eat the same thing every day for weeks at a time, just making it no big deal.</p>
<p>I do the best when I can maintain the mindset of just not caring that much about food. It does not always work, sometimes I am starved, but I approach each day anew and take it one pound at a time.</p>
<p>I try to do what my slim kid does-fidget and wiggle all the time, any little thing to add a little extra calorie burning at any extra moment. </p>
<p>I eating small meals and really avoid polite eating, like consuming a full dinner just because every one else does.</p>
<p>I now weigh myself frequently, the same time of day for consistency, to make sure there is not too much creeping of pounds going on ;)</p>