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I'm 5'3 and at my heaviest I was 220. I gained that all during my pregnancy from stress eating. The only thing that really helped me get started was counting calories. Even if you go over, track them all. It's not going to fix itself over night, but if you keep at it you'll get there! You're definitely not the only one…

When I'm slipping back and making every wrong choice in the book I do one thing. I challenge myself to eat well for one day. Just for one day. I tell myself that if I want to have junk again tomorrow I can, but I have to wait one day. By the time tomorrow shows up I'm so excited that I made it through the day I want to do…

I've had the implanon since july and have had spotting on my usual ovulation days and normal period every month (yay, two periods now? Shoot me). I haven't noticed a difference in water retention, but I have noticed I want chocolate more. As long as I control my calories and my salt intake I haven't had problems seeing a…

I've always been the overweight sibling that they picked on. Now they're gaining and I'm losing and it feels oh so good.

Ooh! I did this! I'm such a brat, I have mine set for every 5 pounds. When I was setting mine up I had to think about who I want to be and who I am outside of food. I want to learn how to paint and sew. I want to be well read. I want to be the type of person who goes on adventures to new hiking spots or find a pretty place…

I need some buddies! These last 15 pounds are stubborn

My mom recently admitted to me that she felt like a failure of a parent for not teaching me how to eat healthy and exercise regularly as a child. She said that was the reason for her not being supportive in the beginning, this sort of denial that she may have messed up as a parent. I told her that my eating habits and…

"I'm just not attracted to you anymore"

I have 15 more pounds to lose and I'm starting to see that I'm probably going to look a little wrecked. I have major stretch marks from gaining so fast while pregnant and my arms have been an issue all my life. I never had a "goal body" or look I was going for. It's always been about how good I can get my own body to look.…

5'3 and I want to get to 119.