I have lost over 20 pounds in the past five months. Not quickly…but slowly, methodically, intentionally, and out of necessity. Before the weight loss, I shouldn’t have been surprised about how my body had changed. While it was convenient to blame my age and “season of life,” frankly, my lifestyle choices had gotten out of control: excessive sweets; coffee with the cream and sugar (not the other way around); sporadic exercise routines; and a blatant disregard for portion contr