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  • Fast food has so much sugar in it, it’s hard to break the addiction. I try to meal prep and that helps me when I’m suddenly starving and fast food seems easiest. Have a dedicated plastic box in your fridge with celery and carrots and capsicum, snow peas etc that are cut up and visible and then small tubs of flavoured…
  • Chewing gum works for me at night.
  • I’m not especially sedentary as I walk 40 quick minutes most weekday mornings to walk my teenager to school (just for the sake of the walk) and then stay in my feet all day but only for housework, no digging or vigorous sweeping etc. my problem is in portions. I bought tiny plates, started cutting all foods in half etc but…
  • Thanks so much for your replies @lessismoreohio and @kommodevaran. Things have been better but not great. Onwards and upwards. You’re right, I know what to do....
  • When I was at my heaviest I made a cuppa, sat down with a pen and paper and wrote two lists: 1. All the reasons I MUST lose this weight. 2. Everything I absolutely LOVE about me. The second list included things about my personality too because I love that girl, even when she has a back-sliding day. I lost 30kg in 12 weeks…
  • Ugh! The struggle is real! I'm 46 and 9kg over goal STILL. Two steps forward and three steps back for a few years now. Currently bored to death with vegetables and chicken breast.... I just don't feel motivated lately to plan and cook healthy meals. I'm a confident cook and usually enjoy cooking but just lately I've been…
    in Almost 50 Comment by poss40 October 2017
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