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My habits have been fairly easy to maintain and not gain weight, but mentally sometimes it is harder without a challenge. When I was determined to lose 60+ pounds, I made it my mission. I had a laser focus on the goal and enjoyed the process of getting there. Now some days it's like....now what?? I try to set more…

I lost over 30 lbs taking orange theory, although I also overhauled my diet. I think it's an awesome workout. I went from not being able to run continuously for 3 minutes to running a 7 minute mile. I started OTF in May 2015. HIIT has been so good. My resting heart rate has gone from 77-78 to 51-52. The strength component…

Congrats! I eat for the most part every 3.5-4 hours. Egg whites & oatmeal for breakfast, chicken/lean turkey with brown rice/pasta/ezekiel bread for lunch & dinner. I throw potatos or sweet potatos on a george foreman grill and crisp as my "french fries." For my dessert fixes, it's usually a Quest or Oh Yeah One protein…

I like unsweetened vanilla. I usually use it in overnight oats, or my ezekiel bread french toast, or the occasional protein shake.

Ezekiel cinnamon raisin english muffins, pumpkin puree, black coffee. Oatmeal is probably the biggest thing I used to hate that is a now huge staple in my nutrition that I really like.

I didn't cut pasta at all. I do have mostly whole grain pasta, but not always. When i was losing weight, I kept the serving size to 2oz or so. (2.5oz now that I workout much more frequently.) I never drank soda, but I did cut basically anything with added sugar completely. I cut alcohol, for the most part. I try to go low…

You really don't owe anyone an explanation for choosing to make healthy choices. It's hard, but it doesn't help to dwell, look back on how you got to where you are, or spend any energy beating yourself up about it. All we have is today. All any of us can do is move forward and work with what we have and focus on what we…

I have a hard time doing things in moderation as well. I'm very all or nothing. That said, life does happen. You can't worry about being a killjoy at birthdays or family events though. You have to do what's best for you. It's one thing if YOU want to indulge, but don't feel pressure or obligation because of anyone else. I…

Fitness, sleep, family - if I don't take care of me first, I don't function and everything else goes from there. My fitness time is my best "me" time and also adrenaline burn, stress relief. I do like combining my friend time with something "active" instead of going out to dinner, bars, or eating and drinking. Bike rides,…

I know, the oh yeah one birthday cake bars are just sooooo good! I enjoy them as well. And the peanut butter pie, almond bliss, and lemon pound cake and I don't usually like lemon! I can only buy these one at a time or else I will eat them all.

I cut alcohol when I was first trying to lose just because it was an easy way to cut calories. I will have a drink on a rare occasion now, but I don't miss it that much. I think you can still lose weight if you have alcohol. With me it was more it meant I didn't go to sleep early, didn't sleep as well, felt yucky the next…

You are not lazy, it takes a bit to get on a good routine, especially before you start seeing results. I think that is one of the hardest parts. Sticking with it while it still sucks! When I dropped a lot of weight (62 lbs), I was taking in less calories, but honestly I don't think I was eating enough, especially once I…

I think they taste so good. But real food is def better! I use them on occasion as a snack when I am on the go post workout and need something. The sugar is low, protein is high, relatively clean. They do have sucralose. The fat g is a little high. I think Oh Yeah One bars taste even better...but of course they do, there…

Proteins: 99% fat free ground turkey, skinless/boneless chicken breast, liquid egg whites, eggs Carbs: whole grain pastas, brown rice, sweet potatos, potatos, fingerling potatos, rolled oats, low sodium ezekiel bread, cinnamon raisin ezekiel english muffins, ezekiel pita bread, ezekiel tortillas, ezekiel sesame burger…

I'm a big fan of HIIT and strength training. I'm totally hooked on orangetheory. I never did anything on my own until I found that. It doesn't have to be that class, but definitely something that elevates heart rate. I like being coached through a workout. You can try a free class. I dropped weight pretty fast doing HIIT,…

Is there anywhere you can go to get a body composition analysis done? Then you can see how much lean muscle mass you have and body fat %. It's neat to track the progression. It also should give you an idea of how many calories to maintain and your BMR to know how many calories you are burning at rest. The last time I did…

Weigh & measure food. Meal prep. Accountability - enter into MFP or text someone a pic of EVERY meal. (It's a lot harder to cheat with pictures!) Cut alcohol. Build muscle. CONSISTENCY. Don't make too many exceptions that your exceptions become the habit. If you go off track, get right back on it, the very next meal or the…

Trader Joe's Speculoos cookie butter. It will ruin my life. Talenti ice cream, especially the peanut butter pretzel. I don't think it has ever even made it to my freezer.