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Im 57 and was 140 lbs before my kids. Now Im 122 lbs and maintain that weight without working out. However, I never eat out. I do not buy ready made foods ever. I only drink water or unsweetened tea.

My kids both have unusual allergies (tomatoes, potatoes and peppers) so it makes it easier to never cheat and order out. If I do and an allergen is in the food, Ill lose a night of sleep with them vomiting until its bile. They also have a dairy intolerance so I dont use cheese in my cooking, although at times I will use butter sparingly.

That being said Ive gotten good at making quick from scratch meals. Always have frozen vegetables that you can steam. I use rice over pasta (its low fodmap so it agrees with me better than pasta). You can get a rice cooker to make it even easier (a good Japanese one). Pan cooked chicken is easy - a little bit of olive oil, salt & pepper on the chicken, sear both sides and then cover and wait. I bake meatballs so after mixing and rolling them, its another put in the oven and wait thing. Slow cooked pork is also easy (I do make a gravy with the drippings so that is the most work intensive part). The pork i sear with some salt, pepper and rosemary and then put it in the crockpot fat side down with a couple tablespoons of cooking wine and water all day on low.

The hardest part is getting a few things down that you can make without a lot of effort.