Oh, dear, this is the one topic I would much rather forget, since I have been fighting against weight gain for as long as I can remember. And, the more I fight, the worse it gets, finally affecting mind and emotions and your whole life.
I even go into therapy for it periodically, since a 17kgs weight loss (with the guide of a nutritionist) threw me into compulsive eating habits and other obsessive disorders. In the end I gained those 17kgs again (sorry, I do not know the equivalent in pounds) and then some.
I find I must keep a firm grip on weight gain so as not to let my health be affected. Otherwise, my emotional health goes first, so a little weight excess must not throw me off balance. In fact, my weight problems are a secondary effect from emotional problems, so I try to tackle those at the same time.
In all this time I have tried to read as much as I could on nutrition and found many incoherencies, though it is very useful to have as wide a knowledge as possible. One thing I finally found out is that no two bodies are the same, so what is good for me might not be for others, however well intentioned the advice. That is because of different genetic heirlooms on our panchreas, liver, stomach and digestive system in general, as well as thyroid glands and whatnot.
My own experience was always being slightly on the overweight side, but since I exercised a lot and ate a lot of protein, I kept quite strong and trim in my teens.
Then, on my thirties I came to live here on the subtropical islands and my body seemed to ask for a more vegetarian diet, so I followed the feeling and went into a more or less macrobiotic approach.
Yes, that food is very wholesome. Unfortunately, my panchreas cannot take it: eating an all carbohydrate diet makes my hunger soar, my glucose keeps jumping up and down and my mood swings along with it. It finally gives me huge cravings and I begin to stuff myself daily on escalating unhealthy stuff.
So I must keep on a high protein diet, which is the only one that sates my hunger with reasonable portions. It also helps me lose weight, so long as I do not fall for the chocolate trap (my one, seemingly incurable, addiction, specially on the week previous to my menses), even when eating cheese and fat (mostly healthy ones, I hope).
As for exercise, I find that I must also measure that carefully, because if I indulge too much, my hunger soars up again (seems any excuse is good for that one to pop up!). So I try to walk 30' a day and do some yoga a few times a week to keep the body supple and feeling good. I miss some marathonian dance sessions. Maybe in time...
Anyway, I am glad to share all this with you. It does take some weight off my mind
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