Mmmmmm….root beer floats…
I have been trying to lose the same 20 lbs since I turned 48– and nothing worked until I tried a very counter-intuitive diet. There’s not much sugar in it, but there are no restrictions on traditional fats (coconut oil, lard, olive oil, butter, cream, etc.) They recommend eating 2500 calories a day (healthy foods, which they define differently than the FDA.) The theory is that we’re actually undernourished on the standard American diet, so we need to eat what our bodies need. It sounded wacky, but there’s good science behind it. I’m down 7 lbs now. It feels weird to finally have something work.