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I love this post!

Great post! Thankfully I've never ordered the electric belly band, but I definitely know what it's like to try and do too much at once until you just give up. This is something I still struggle with, but I'm fortunately getting better at pacing myself and having a couple of small goals at a time.

Excellent post!

Thank you for sharing this. I tend to have an "all or nothing" attitude, and consistently set myself up for failure by going too extreme too fast. I'm going to try a couple of small goals and only add something new once I've accomplished a goal. Thank you!!

Little by Little does the trick! Good post thanks for sharing

Well said, I just have to keep reminding myself: small changes are good too, it's okay that the weight loss is slow as mud (two medical conditions that are being treated with medication means that unless I starve myself, I may only lose 1/2 lb a month, but at least now I'm losing.)
Only one thing I would change: Unless you have a medical condition that the doctor has specifically defined limits, then give yourself NONE! All I say to this is "tell me what the limits are, and how I can work around/with them" Just because you can't do one thing, doesn't mean that there isn't a perfectly good alternative that won't work just as well:

Ortho doc wanted me to stop all exercise because of my knees, told her not happening. We reviewed what I do at the gym, what modifications I have already made to accomodate my knee problem (actually had been accomodating an ankle problem, but helped the knees too), and found a compromise so that way I can still work out at the gym, but in such a way that I will not cause injury to myself (and yes, I am still a little miffed about my biking shoes and my running shoes being confiscated and the whole restraining order against RPM and running, but if walking instead of running or biking until my knees are better are the only compromises to my workout, then I'm okay with that, because I still get to do modified versions of Body Pump (no lunges or squats, I do the exercises from the physical therapist instead), Body Combat (no jumping, jump kicks, or flying across the room), Athletic Conditioning (modified cardio and weights), and I still train with Super Trainer (upper body only.) Doc is happy that I'm taking it easy on my knees and I'm happy because I'm still getting to exercise and hang out with my gym buddies

thank you!