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I wouldn't say this is the most humiliating one, but definitely one that stuck to my mind. Last year, right before christmas, my boyfriend bought me a really pretty pencil skirt made out satin, so there's zero stretch to be found, and it fit me perfectly. I wore it to a christmas party and then it stayed in my closet for a…

Count me in! I need some serious motivation since I'll be dropping hours in my physical job from 5 days a week to 2 days a week (and then to 1 and then to zero) to study for university entrance exams for law school (it's a different system than the US and about 5% pass) so I'll be replacing walking and carrying heavy…

Currently I'm a big fan of the treadmill - the weather in northern Europe is pretty much awful, roads are covered with ice and then some water and slush on top of that. Walking to my car without breaking bones is challenging enough, so the treadmill is my friend for a month or two before weather gets reasonable. Even…

I have two reasons tied up to one: 1. I'm 21 and my gynecologist told me to lose weight so I'd have a better chance at having children someday and having easier pregnancies 2. Currently I look like I'm pregnant, especially when wearing anything remotely tight (=non-sack), and I don't want to look pregnant until I actually…

When eating a salad (without adding so many meats and cheeses and dressings there's more of them than the veggies) feels like a normal meal instead of a punishment one has to deal with.

Here's an idea: get out your wedding dress and try it on, then set a goal to fit into it again at least as nicely as you did when you got married (wouldn't your anniversary be a nice deadline/goal?), and then try it on regularly to make sure you stay on track. That, or book a second honeymoon to somewhere beachy that would…

Today, I'm eating bacon and chocolate because it fits in my calories after a crazy busy day at work (I have a physical job) and this is a good day to get those constant cravings to pause so I CAN stay on track this weekend.

My butt goes to the gym to work out, not to be looked at. However, if someone feels like looking at it long enough to see whether I have panty lines or not, then I suppose my butt has made some progress and I can enjoy the fact that it's not completely repulsive. That being said, I do aim for wearing thongs to the gym. If…

"Just stick with it for one more night, you can quit tomorrow if you still feel like it." Usually I wake up the next morning feeling great after having worked out the day before and eating sensible, I no longer feel like giving up.

Don't worry if the scale won't move every day, it might be as simple as usually you go to the bathroom before weighing in, this time you didn't. Also, focus on the other positives working out gives, such as you are getting in better shape, building muscle and all that.

Try to get over the fact that it is, in fact, food. I work at a grocery store that also has a counter with lots of pastries, cinnamon buns etc. - and most importantly grilled chicken. At first I was always craving stuff at work, but now I don't really look at it as food anymore. They're just products, they just happen to…

As everyone else has stated, this will not spot reduce fat, but if it makes you feel better (and tone muscles), here's some: Lie down on your side, bottom leg slightly bent and top leg straight. Move the top leg straight up towards the ceiling and back down, not letting it touch the bottom leg when down (no rest for the…

Hi, my name is Hanna, and my superpower is the ability to produce large amounts of complete bullsh*t and make it look real smart in essays and other written things.

I work at a grocery store as well, and I don't count standing at the cashier since the movement is kind of small when I start to think of it, kind of like doing the dishes at home, and I don't count that as an excercise either - although I know I don't do that for four hours straight. When my shift includes a lot of…