Originally from out West but moved to the Midwest for a much quieter life in which I could raise a family. They are all grown up and scattered to the wind with their own lives now. My 3 grandchildren are closer to the West Coast and I reside on the East Coast so to many miles separate us. I finally have a career so that is consuming a lot of my time as well and I am a full time student and graduate in August 2017. Now that menopause has started my weight gain has come quickly and I am so uncomfortable and am just trying to find a reasonable and healthy way to lose it.