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  • Just yesterday I was running on the treadmill and realized my once too tight sports bra was actually too big and not doing it's job anymore. Bittersweet.
  • One of the biggest reasons I started my journey was for my kids. Not to live longer, per se, but because I saw I was teaching them the unhealthy eating habits I was taught as a kid and am now struggling to reverse. My husband has decent habits -- BECAUSE THATS ALL HE KNOWS. It blew my mind he never "dieted" because it was…
  • Gonna take a stab and say you sound unsatisfied once you have eaten your allotted calories. Have you changed the foods you're eating? If you're eating the same but less, you're just teasing yourself over and over. Learn new favorites and treats. Eating healthy gets easier when "I can't have that" becomes "I don't want…
  • Hate to sound all cliche, but is it TTOM? Twice now (first time was within the first two weeks of my new routine), that EXACT same thing happened. My brain wasn't accepting it could be hormones or water, but my friend was right: as soon as it was over (aunt flow left), I had a significant drop of like 6 pounds in 2 days.…
  • I was on the shot for about 3 years, was in my early 20s (like 21-24ish). Basically my metabolic prime, I was active duty, and knew the essentials on healthy living and how my body worked/what worked for me. Yes, you CAN be successful with weight loss, and I was, but it was a lot harder for me during that time. I got off…
  • Yep, can't un-eat it, so don't let it cripple you. Just work on damage control tomorrow. Takes courage to face the music.
  • Both responses were very helpful to me, too, thanks. I'm not trying to hit any specific goal like OP, but am in early stages of trying to run again, having never been good at it. I want to just break the imaginary barrier I have that I can't progress further.
  • Yes! This is one of the ironically best feelings about feeling gross.
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