Well I am a traditional Adkins DANDR person who eats three meals a day and it is my belief that this WOE has helped me keep my hormones in balance. I had a few hot flashes during "that time" but since starting Atkins, it all went away like magic and never came back.
You know, insulin is a hormone too.

I like her observations that women above a certain age have a harder time taking the weight off and I believe that age does play a role in that. I don't expect to ever be the same weight that I was when I was 22 years old and if I did reach that weight again, I probably would look emaciated now.

I think it's like an old car, you can tune it up and install a new transmission and maybe even paint it but most of the car still has old parts.