I have always been unusually skinny. In fact, I've sometimes been on the "unhealthy" side of the chart when I compare my weight and height, even though for my body type I've never felt like I've been too underweight. My dad had mentioned a few times that once he hit the age of "x", he started putting on weight. This magical age "x" has changed every few years as I pass it and don't gain any weight.
But now that I've passed 40, it seems like perhaps I am starting to gain a little weight. For the longest time, I was just about at 145 lbs. Now, however, my weight is more consistently 150. And yesterday, wearing just a t-shirt and pajama pants, the scale reported my weight as 155. 155?!?
I have never had to deny myself any food craving I've had, but if my weight continues to climb, I will have to start doing so. I have no idea how easy or hard that will be for me. I almost always have an evening snack before I go to bed. I think I could stop doing that without much difficulty - if I have to. Other behaviour modifications (like consistent exercise) might not be so easy.
So I think to start, I'll try to weigh myself consistently and chart my weight. Donna models the right way to do this (without the data collection and Excel charting). If 155 is just a blip, or even if that's my new stable weight, I doubt I'll act. But if my weight continues to trend upwards, I'll stop indulging every little food craving I get and see if that does the trick.