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omg omg omg!! Thank you for this!!! I am the exact same height and I want to lose another 35 pounds so seeubg what a HUUUUUUUUUGE differenve it will makr is sooooooo inspiring! You look drop dead gorgeous! Well done!!

Doesn't matter what your height is. I suggest you Google 'women body fat %' and look at the images. Everyone is going to have a petsonal preference on what is 'best'.

Edmonton, Alberta? :D My husband is there and I am going to be there in April-May for several months. Am a foreigner and I haven't got my PR yet :/ Anyway! I know I am not there now but we can still encourage one another until I am back in the city.

There are lots! Squats are number one. Seriously, you can google and find tonnes of variations so there is something for everyone. Lunges are another great exercise. Both of these use body weight (then you should kick it up and use dumbbells or a barbell) and are great for working your stabilization muscles. Other than…

And boooooobbies! I dont know or understand it myself. Im killing myself with squats, lunges and any glute training I can to make sute my *kitten* looks big and juicy! Like you, my hubby loves it. Yay for the bootilicious!

YOU LOOK INCREDIBLE!! I mean before you were gorgeous but holy cow woman! Talk about inspiring!!! Am sooooo revved! I also lovehow you are like the poster child of what 1 year of steady weight loss looks like at an average 1-2 lbs a week. Just fabulous! I can do it tooooooooo!

You are very close to your 18% Body fat goal so it is going to become challenging to lower your body fat. Not impossible but difficult. Realistically unles you are going to have a trainer helping you, you should expect to drop the last 9 pounds of Fat in anywhere from 3-9 months. Honestly, if your working out 5 days a week…

You look great!! Congrats on losing the weight! You look waaaay healthier! Don't believe the negative feelings inside - we all feel them. Just eat well, exercise well, and rock the awesome new outfits you fit in now ;)

On weight training days - warm up only for 5-10 minutes MAX. Lift heavy for 30-60 minutes then cool down for about 10-15 minutes. If you must do cardio keep it low-moderate pace for no more than 45 minutes, and only AFTER lifting. Try to keep cardio or Hiit to non-lift days.

First of all - Relaaaaaaax~! You are going to have days where you go over your calories. Relax - keep an eye on them again for the rest of the following days until you treat yourself again (I do so once every 2-3 weeks with sushi buffets or lovely steak dinners). As for weight loss, keep under your calories, exercise (lift…

1gram of protein per pound of Lean Body Mass (or if your trying to GAIN muscle - Desired Lean Body Mass). It is only 1g per pound of body weight if you are at your maintainance weight. After all - a 300lb man does not need to eat 300g of protein a day if his LBM is only 125 pounds. Some adhere to less if maintaining weight…

You don't know how I felt reading this... I knew the prognosis before you wrote it... *hugs* MY mother passed away from Easophageal cancer 4 years ago... *HUGS* I am so sorry for you. Please know you are strong for sharing - NOT weak or pathetic! Know that there are people here who will listen and be a place you can lean…

Keep Peanut Butter! Its delicious, nutrient and calorie dense (good for me because eating too much makes me feel ill even if I havent reached my calories for the day). Not to mention - Good fats and Protein! Yay! Get Natural Sugar Free Peanut Butter to maximise caloric value and eliminate empty calories. Also, do take note…

Cry. My goal will take me right below 60 kg. To finally be in the 50's kg will be an unbelievable accomplishment so I will likely break down and cry for finally reaching it. Then go out for sushi to celebrate (I love the stuff) and then go karaoke/dance to shout out to the world that I earned my hot rocking sexy body! :D

Hang in there! Like others said, small changes add up! When I first started losing weight, I worked on my emotions, on eliminating ONE calorific/empty calirie item at a time. It gets slower results but it lasts and you wont rebound as hard when you indulge. It takes time! Honestly - take it ONE thing at a time. Drink more…

Nicely said.

Thanks for sharing ladies! It is good to know I am not the only one suffering from these self-doubts! *hugs* We can do it though :-) Such great support here to help us through.

This! When I argue or lecture myself this comes up! I feel good, I feel confident, I know that I am taking great strides to ensuring a life worth living - why would I rob myself of that by becoming lazy and eating crap again? I think there is alot of needing to trust myself and my body more than I do.. After all, Ive…

Thanks guys. The support and sharing is much appreciated. @clairdelune37 - Am a very average 5'5. I know liposuction is a stupid idea - If I struggle another 20 years with stubborn fat after good diet and weight training and exercise then it may be a serious idea but it is just something my mind goes to when I feel like a…

Hahaha I know how you feel! Its a great feeling to be moving from Obese to overweight to normal! Keep going! *hugs*

I ate too much food (I was so very addicted to MickyD's and Pizza hut and KFC, etc) & I drank too much soda I don't exercise enough I slept erratically (sometimes not enough then sometimes too much) I never knew, understood or was educated about the importance of clean eating and exercise throughout my life. Also, I…

You will only see ab lines when you get down to a low body fat. Thats it. Obviously toning your abs is great but it wont be visible no matter how many thousand or tens of thousand you do so long as you have a higher body fat. Where do you lower your body fat? In the kitchen. Watch what you eat, trim the fat off your lovely…

STAY STRONG!!! Dont feel like a failure because you have not failed! You lost the equivalent of an entire person in an amazing amount of time! 5-6kg? Pfffft, nothing compared to the amount you managed to work off! You can tackle that no problem! And no, you are not the only one to have struggled to maintain after reaching…

Oh sweety. It sounds like you are suffering from body dysmorphia. You see the scales, the clothes, the health benefits... Have you thought about counselling? It may not seem like something you want to do but in the long run it can be very beneficial considering how strongly your frustration seems to be. As for your son.…

Every morning :)

Wouldnt use the word 'rule'... Eat clean and exercise. Everything else that might be a 'rule' revolves around that sentence. :) Trying to simplify the lifestyle so...

Awww *hugs* Sounds like abit of a rough time. At least you have a diagnosis and can take necessary measure to preserve and improve your health. Keep in mind that you are more than a number on a scale ok? What matter is inside you. As long as you eat well and exercise, even if the scale is a *kitten*-you'll reap the…

Yay! Isnt it great when you see how far you've come? And I concur, everyone should take before and after pictures!

*hugs* well done in having come so far as to overcome an ED. Honestly, it sounds like you are on track and looking great! Do you have an all round support group? Family, friends, professionals? I dont mean to discount how important you yourself are (You obviously wanted to get better and thats how you are now here) but…

Sexy. Bootylicious. Fabulous!