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This is awesome! Congratulations. I'm hoping this will be my statement after a Disney trip next month!

I'm in (forgot to start yesterday)! Age: 32 Height: 5'7 SW: 234.6 (4/24/17) CW: 213.8 Wednesday 5/09 – 213.8 lbs Comment: Been to the gym twice already this week, and going tonight. Stayed under my food goals so far and attempting to incorporate more vegetables into my meals for better health.

I would recommend the book "brain over binge" by Kathryn Hansen (spelling?) for anyone looking for binge eating recovery. I have been a binge eater most of my life, and I'm not 7 days into recovery!

Thank you for sharing your story! You have inspired me to seek help with my binge episodes.

Reach 20 lbs lost, only .5 away! Goal 2 is to stay there! Lol

What is your advice for people just starting out low carb?

I've found that's the true key to consistency. Telling yourself being bad momentarily will not license me to be bad forever!

Now that you mention it, I can always tell when it's time because all the sugar, fat, and salt cravings I dealt with on a daily basis all but disappear until right before Shark Week. My awareness to it has developed!

Monday I had a 'set-back' day. Late in the afternoon I binged on anything I wanted to eat, and skipped exercise to lay in bed feeling horrible after my binge episode. The NSV, the next morning I got up and went back to my planned meal prep. I resisted the angry mental voice to 'not eat today' to balance out the bad I had…

You go girl! Awesome job!

I love this! I'm hoping this will be what my "after goal weight" life looks like!

Yesterday I pulled out a pair of pants, from the back of my closet, that I bought last year and they didn't fit. I thought I would see how close I was to fitting into them, since I am about the same weight I was when I bought them (the difference being I had stopped working out and eating right so I was growing not…

5k run in 3 weeks. It's been 2 years since I joined a 5k. Initially I was going to try to cut my time from that last run but I've been so out of shape the goal is just to get through the run!

After a month of healthy eating mine swung from 28-29 days, to 35!!! My husband and I both freaked out a little although I figured it was the changes to my diet. The next month it was back to 28.

Out of curiosity, did you ever struggle with binge eating? Edit: Before you were calorie counting on a consistent basis?

The same thing happened to me. I had my calories set high when I first started counting and the weight was dropping off. I was eating the same foods, and working out the same. When I dropped my calorie goal my weight slowed and then stopped all together. I was still eating the same healthy foods, exercising the same amount…

Very informational! I've been working on sticking to a calorie deficit and cutting back on sugar. Sometimes when I get afternoon cravings I want to binge eat sugar I go lay down instead. Getting some sleep fends off going to out of control, even when I didn't think I was that tired.

What I was doing that was holding my weight loss back was waking up with no plans about my eating. Once I started doing a weekly meal prep to at least cover breakfast, lunch, and snacks, the guess work was taken away. I stopped the drifting feeling I was getting and started making my calorie goals. My binges also slowly…

Great job! Thank you for the 2-year update!

I would like to see! Your figure looks amazing in your icon!

In October of 2009 I had bariatric surgery that got me down to 165 in 2010. I maintained, which was easy at that time in my life. I was working a very active job (up and down countless flights of stairs, cleaning, moving, etc) and had a discounted gym membership. First I was forced to leave my job, lost out on my gym…

Did you buy a Zumba DVD or did you use an online source? Care to share? =)

It's amazing! The skinner you get, the more your body hair gets scared and goes away.

Thank you for this post. I have had a very difficult week, more down days than up. I have been discouraged, un-motivated, and harping on myself. However, you have given me a smile and spark of inspiration. Thank you!