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  • A Burberry trench. I've wanted one for years but couldn't justify spending the money. I've had the money tucked away for awhile and it will give me motivation to stay slim so I can keep wearing it.
  • Start simple, then you can add more things when you discover what you like. My go to smoothie is 1 cup frozen fruit and 1 cup fresh fruit with a 1/2 cup of your favorite yogurt. This way you can avoid messing with ice and the yogurt acts as your liquid base. You can add a half cup water/milk depending on how thick you…
  • That's good advice. I do eat treats fairly often. I definitely don't deprive myself. Maybe it's the fact that they are far more abundant at my family's house and I get the pressure to partake in the feasting and one bite wont ruin my diet comments. So maybe it's the people I need to deal with and not so much the food idk.
  • My super fit friend that runs a lot lost a lot of weight about a year ago going from a size 6/8 to about a 0/2. She gave me some of her old clothes and I thought "eh maybe in two months I'll be able to squeeze myself into this." I tried the clothes on a whim, literally everything fit. I can't believe I'm in a size 8,…
  • I had a business trip last week. I work in finance, mostly male dominated, and although I always get some attention, I got absolutely swarmed by men at the conference and airport during this trip. I've either become much more friendlier or my 40 pound loss is really starting to show. Before the trip I was really stressed…
  • I think what's most frustrating about getting responses like "self control" and "will power" is their simplicity. Losing weight really is as simple as excercising self control and burning more calories than you ingest. But oftentimes people are striving for a magical solution or profound advice, and sometimes it's just not…
  • My whys: 1. Pure vanity. I went through a break up not too long ago, and visions of running into my ex and watching his jaw drop run through my head as I'm on the treadmill. I think I look pretty good already, and I've never had any issues getting male attention, but I think I could be a real knockout when I get to goal…
  • I went tailgating this weekend with my college buddies. My friend's husband said he didn't recognize me when he first saw me, and everyone kept joking about how I was "wasting away" and looked slender. It felt really good. That night I had to sleep on the floor at my friend's place and now both my hips are bruised..but…
  • That's terrible :'( I think the psychological aspects of being overweight for most of your life continue to affect you long after you've lost the weight. Sometimes I think the compliments can make it worse because you are constantly reminded of how fat you were before. And it's harder to trust in people too, after seeing…
  • People in general, especially men, treat you much better. I went home to visit my parents one weekend and saw an old highschool crush at church. In school he always acted snobby and standoffish to me and like he couldn't be bothered to speak to me. And he would pretend he didn't know me or my family in church for a good 7…
  • I get very bored with breakfast and I'm always starving when I wake up, so I tend to rotate meals often. During the week I usually pack and bring to work: (1) 1 hardboiled egg, greek yogurt, and raspberries or blueberries. (2) Protein bar and apple or orange. (3) Oatmeal and fresh berries. I make oatmeal lots of different…
  • I do this a lot, particularly after a long stretch of healthy eating or working out. It's almost an anxiety over whether I will reach my goal. What happens if I don't ever get to the fitness level I want? What if I stay at this weight forever and can't tone up? Which is absolutely ludicrous if you think about the science…
  • I love Cliff bars! I'm particularly addicted to the builder bar in Vanilla Almond. The regular ones in Oatmeal Walnut Raisin and Blueberry Crisp I like as well. I also enjoy the Quest bars...they are more typical "protein bar" taste and texture, although they do have a bit of an aftertaste. The chocolate brownie and mint…
  • I hardly ever eat bread or pasta anymore... I've noticed it's a lot easier for me to lose this way. Most of my carbs come from fruits or vegetables. If I get really bad starchy/carb cravings I'll have a sweet potato or some oatmeal. I'm addicted to coffee. I used to take it with cream and sugar but I gradually weaned…
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