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  • Exactly! Mfp helped to open my eyes about what was in foods I was eating, and even those "healthy packaged foods" which to my horror were not healthy at all! But in the end, the numbers won and I felt like obsessing was just as unhealthy for me, so I stopped logging. Now that I've traded packaged foods for whole nutrient…
  • Thank you!!:smile: Great job on taking that step! You won't regret it! I guess through all my failed attempts before, I had done lots of online research and had come to the conclusion that I needed a heavy lifting routine that focused on total body instead of body part splits and I wanted it based around compound lifts…
  • I believe I owe a lot of my progress to the mighty deadlift! :tongue: I don't try and spot reduce though, my workouts are total body weightlifting routines which I think is a key factor, besides nutrition, for overall fat loss! Thank you everyone! Such an amazing and supportive community, no wonder everyone here has such…
  • You are all just so great and supportive! Thank you :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • You are absolutely right, and for so long I believed I had to do it the way everyone else did because it was the standard and seemed to be what was working. Stepping off the beaten path and figuring out a better method for myself was my turning point for sure! Oh how right your daughter is!!! My journey is no longer about…
  • Good for you for taking the plunge!! I always felt like the oddball because even though I was inspired by success stories, I couldn't really compare myself because most women have the beautiful pear or hourglass shape and I'm such an apple! Low and behold though even apples have a waistline if you dig deep enough! You can…
  • Thank you!! Absolutely, I keep everything simple and I only spend about 40 minutes in the gym but I make my workouts COUNT!
  • Thank you!!! Much appreciated :blushing:
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