I have been in and around this forum for 10+ years? I come and go. Right now I need to be here. I am 5'8" and have hit as high as 215 lbs. Currently I am about 205 lbs. So I need structure and discipline.

As I have aged I find food in general is less interesting, so I just graze on "easy" foods: Cup of Noodles, Snickers, Coke (water is not even part of my repretoire), frozen dinners (I have lost the desire to cook...), whatever is available and easy. I still eat beef, and try to tolerate chicken. I fish, but do not like to eat fish, so I catch and release. I am good at fishing, I could probably eat fish almost daily during the trout season. Pork is bacon and sausage.

When I am paying attention and fix a low carb meal, it is usualy rib-eye and salad with ham chuncks, diced boiled egg, ice berg lettuce (I despise the other lettuce options.), olives, tomato, avacado and bleu cheese dressing. I do get carb cravings. I am in a "cirular" diet where one day is pretty good, and the next day is Cheetos, Pop Tart and a Coke. Why I am not diabetic, well I could not tell you.

Exercise is a must, my neurosurgean chewed my arse Monday because I had quit exercising, so I pulled the clothes, that were hanging on my Soloflex, off and have used that Monday and Wednesday. Actually, aside from the post workout soreness, I feel good. I used to get "auto-accident" type pain (which started about ten years ago) and really made me cut back on any exercise. That seems to have passed, or whatever was causing it is gone.

I am back, and will be around. Hats off to all of you.

Exercise helps the body utilize energy properly. As in makes cells healthy.

Maybe learn how to cook your meals as an investment in your health. Lots of youtube cooking shows. And a recipe section here.

"Cooking keto with Kristie" is good. And will lead to more and more "chefs" . There is a dude who selects recipes off the internet and does a bake off and tells his real opinion. His method to keep keto.