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  • I found that 90 second jogging intervals was too much for me to start out. Once I found a plan that started at 60 second intervals, I was able to finally get started. The first week (day 3, in particular) is one of the hardest because your body will not be happy - try to make yourself just do it. It's always a challenge…
  • I love movies, so I use going to the movie theater or renting movies as a reward.
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  • 17 grams of almonds - it's almost exactly 100 calories and I keep at least two tiny Tupperware containers with them in my purse at all times. It helps me when I'm feeling hungry to keep from overindulging in something that won't fill me up for long but uses a lot of my daily calories (e.g., an impulse purchase of candy in…
  • I'm in! Starting weight: 250.6
  • I just made a bunch of 127 calorie snacks: 0.5 oz of raisins and 0.5 oz of plain almonds each. Great to have in my purse for those times when I get hungry during errands and am faced with fast food.
  • Favorite healthy snack: almonds. Favorite healthy meal: 3 eggs scrambled.
  • I (re)started yesterday. Up to 250 and my weight loss goal is 100 to get me back to 150. My future sister in law would like me to wear to her wedding a dress I wore 2 years ago as a bridesmaid, which is going to require losing 60-70 in 6 months (I can wear any red dress I want if I don't make it, but it's a nice…
  • I was raised vegetarian (off and on vegan) and am primarily a vegetarian (I will eat soup with chicken stock and I have, in the past, resorted to atkins with chicken out of desperation to fit into bridesmaid dresses). My biggest source of protein is probably beans with rice or a tortilla (you need to mix beans with a whole…
  • I just restarted too! My future sister-in-law would like me to wear a bridesmaid dress for her wedding this June that I wore two years ago - gotta get back on track!
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