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  • You can do this! I agree with the posters above, and the truth is, diets don't work. The way to lose weight and keep it off is to make lifestyle changes. Wear a pedometer (I use an Omron, it was about ten bucks on Amazon), and try to structure your life around moving more. For example, I realized a lot of my social life…
  • I'm a fairly new resident of Baltimore, MD, which went from funky blue-collar town to FROZEN WASTELAND in no time flat. Brrrr!
  • I'd say lightly - can you wear a pedometer during your shift one day? That might give you a better idea of how much moving around you do, and it might be more than you thought. I know I was shocked to find out that I walk half a mile every time I straighten up my apartment.
  • Thanks guys! I'm trying to not obsess too much over what I eat (I had an eating disorder when I was young), but focus on better choices and struggling mightily to keep junk food and sweets out of the house. (My husband, however, LOVES that stuff!) I've also cut down on alcohol (I used to be a social drinker, now I have no…
  • I feel ya! When you're petite, every pound shows. I'm under 5'1" and about 131 pounds, I started on here so I can get down to 120-125. My weight has really crept up in the last five years and I want to nip things in the bud before it becomes a full-blown problem.
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