You can do it! I have!

Thanks, the last 3 of the 40 were really difficult for me but I finally have gotten them off!
I have the before and after on my profile :-) the "after" isn't an official after and was taken 5 pounds ago but it's still 35 pounds of loss when taken. I am hoping to take a real after soon and the before was when I was about 150, so 10 pounds is missing in those pics (I never took a pic at my largest)

awe I just read your posts, i'm very glad I could inspire you guys to stay on track. There really isn't any "trick" just stay in your calorie intake budget and workout to get the metabolism going a little bit. I did insanity which is not something that everyone's body can handle (or mentally handle!!) If you find yourself doing all the right things and have written proof as in "i ate 1300 calories everyday for a month and exercised and am not losing" you might want to see a dr because it is possible you have a thyroid issue. That will prevent weight loss. I tried to blame the original weight gain on that and evidently it was the daily french fries and choco bars NOT medical (thank goodness of course). Sometimes if you don't eat enough calories your body will reduce it's metabolism and store fat which is another thing some people end up getting into. It is hard and as long as you stay on track with counting every calorie, even a lifesaver or gulp of orange juice, you will do great. It's definitely more mental than physical. A trick i did like to use is... if i felt really hungry I would eat something that was like 100-150 calories and even though I would want more I thought "this is enough calories for my body to sustain itself for an hour" with that thought led to "IF i'm still hungry in an hour I can have a 50-70 calorie snack". Most of the time I didn't feel hungry after that hour that I made myself wait. Another "trick" is to skip the french fries and have a salad BUT take 4 french fries from the friend you are with. My friends all know that my name is on 3-4 fries of theirs. It satisfies my craving and now I don't even need more than one (i dont think i'll ever stop taking ONE of them at least haha)
Good luck to all and have a great weekend, I know you can stick to it :-) If not, friend me and if need be I can be your a drill sargent (or just motivator lol)... i took myself to a 4 mile park the other day to jog because I knew that I didnt feel like jogging and at the one mile point there really is no turning back haha Crazy but I did get my 4 miles in! (i never could run more than a quarter mile straight in January)