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Hello new friend! We will help you lose that extra jiggle! Welcome!

If no one has told you this yet, your picture is deceiving cause you totally dont look overweight at all, but this site is all about personal goals, so good luck on your weight loss journey, sending friend request as i am writing this message =D

hi! good luck here! hope you enjoy it!

as far as cheat days - everyone does something different. I tend to not have them at all. i find that eating what i want, when i want it works better for me. i eat it in a smaller portion than i would have before, and keep the rest of my eating on track. (in general!) we all have bad days, but don't let it stop you. just because i was at nearly double my calories for friday (was a ROUGH one!) doesn't mean that i gave up. I woke up saturday and kicked *kitten*! So, do what works for you, not what someone tells you to do!

Every day is a "cheat day" for me. I make small allowances every day because if I were to limit my cheats to one day, I would go overboard and my cravings would be uncontrollable!

I try to plan my cheats ahead of time so I don't go too crazy with it. For instance, yesterday I really wanted some ice-cream so I planned my day ahead and decided 1/4th of a cup of ice-cream was going to be my cheat and I was going to mix some peanut butter in for added flavor instead of adding something bad like chocolate syrup - and the ice-cream and peanut butter was a delicious mix!

Every day, I make sure to get at least 3 servings of whole grains, 5 servings of produce (mostly vegetables), and the recommended amount of protein/ lean meats / nuts and calcium/ low-fat dairy. In addition, I still try to keep my saturated fats down and my sugars down - even if I go over a bit, I try to keep them down as much as possible.

It's hard to find a balance at first but try your best to stay away from the greasy, junk food at work and find healthier ways to get/ limit sweets. Instead of chips and candy bars, get some Smart Balance Smart n' Healthy popcorn and fill a plastic sandwich bag to bring with you to work and maybe throw in just a small handful of M&Ms. It's good that you're drinking milk instead of sodas but make sure you're drinking lowfat or skim milk, and also be aware that even those milks have lots of sugar and sodium so be sure to drink lots of water too, not just milk. And try having some healthier snacks too. Bring an apple or some chopped up veggies, baby carrots are easy to pack up and they have sugar in them but they're a healthier way to get sugar. Also, I keep a jar of Smart Balance peanut butter at my office so I can put some peanut butter on celery or apple slices that I bring to work with me so if you enjoy peanut butter and are able to keep some at work, that's always a good go-to. Even some cereals would be better if you're craving chips - you could have half of a cup of Kix for something tasty and crunchy, but there's actually a really low number of sugar in half of a cup.

Trust me, I used to be a junk food junkie getting candy bars and chips and cookies and pastries all the time, but now I'm much better about replacing or limiting them! When I used to get girl scout cookies, I'd eat the whole box in a day or two - now I'm able to say, "I'm going to choose healthier snacks throughout most of the day and allow myself just 1 girl scout cookie today and I'm going to savor that one cookie and not be tempted to eat more because there's always tomorrow".

Don't think about looking better or worse than another person, just be concerned about being healthy for yourself. Good luck!

i sent you an add. Good luck!