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What do you wish you knew at the beginning of your weight loss journey, that you know now? I need motivation to start over, this will help!
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I am now 67 and been "dieting" on and off from around the 1970s. Firstly I wish I had actually realised how slim I was and not dieted when I didn't need to. Second I wish I new about basal metabolic rate and then I would have known how many calories by body needed to survive and I could have adjusted accordingly. Good luck.0
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That thinking of it as a "diet" rather than a lifestyle makes it a battle. Make changes that can become your lifestyle. Diet makes people think short-term and dramatic. Making your goal the process to be better is so much more fulfilling. The tortoise always wins the race!0
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I know now:
that I can eat 1200 calories per day without feeling deprived or hungry if I stay away from sugar early in the day
my kitchen scale and the glycemic index are among my best friends
my pre-made mix of diced onion, celery, and red, green, yellow and orange peppers is delicious, very handy and versatile: breakfast, lunch or dinner
each of my homemade banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins are 270 calories, and I can plan my calories for the day to include one of them
one day at a time!0
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