I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
People watch movies - and it's vague ideas, it's vague notions, but people pick up on these things, that they are supposed to think certain ways or that they're not supposed to think, basically, and they don't.
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.