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  • In my opinion, part of maintaining is being able to spend a week indulging. You come home and hold yourself accountable! I say relax on your vacation. Have a donut, go out for pizza, etc. Make sure you get as much physical activity as possible. When you come home just hit the gym hard and reduce calories for a week or two…
    in Vacation woes Comment by elizabethmcr May 2017
  • I've only lost eight pounds in the last six months. I wish it were double that number but I've come to accept that as long as the scale is moving down I am totally content. I see tracking calories and weight as a lifelong commitment for myself as I have always struggled to maintain. Don't stop even when you aren't seeing…
    in Tips to lose more than a pound a week. Comment by elizabethmcr May 2017
  • If you overeat one day ... or two ... or for a week straight ... just keep logging your calories, get to the gym, and wake up each morning resigned to keep going. Its normal to fall off the wagon for a weekend or during a vacation, etc. but if you catch yourself and move on you will still succeed. Weigh yourself and track…
    in What's the best advice you have? Comment by elizabethmcr May 2017
  • FYI I'm 5'2 and weigh between 139-141 and I'm a size 8. I've been doing a lot of weight training recently and I run 5K six days per week but I wouldn't say I'm super muscular. In my experience I drop a size about every ten pounds lost (by size I mean 8 to a 6 to a 4). I would think for me personally I'd be a size four at…
    in Trying to get to a size 4 Comment by elizabethmcr May 2017
  • Just short of a year. I've had to loose 15-30 after each of my three pregnancies. I feel loosing slowly can be frustrating but it's easier to solidify those good habits and to maintain the weight loss.
    in How Long Did It Take You To Lose 30lbs? Comment by elizabethmcr March 2017
  • You will have a bad day ... or a bad week ... or a bad couple of weeks ... but you have to forgive yourself and recommit yourself to healthy living every single time you slip. I personally have to keep track of calories every single day or I start to overeat. It sounds like a pain but spending 15 minutes per day tracking…
    in What do you wish you had known about maintaining? Comment by elizabethmcr March 2017
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