Wow Alex thanks a lot…I never thought of it that way. My sister is anorexic and also has body dysmorphia so it’s definitely something I have to take into account. Mindset is truly everything-we are so hard on ourselves and sometimes we need to just ask ourselves “would you say this to a friend?” I spend so much of my time telling clients, sponsees & others how strong they are I need to start doing that with me. Thanks for the reminder 
and awesome about you educating yourself with nutrition! It is SO important. When I got sick I dove into it and haven’t looked back. Are you taking any courses or self teaching yourself through the world of the internet?
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I’ve ran into the odd person here and there that understands nutrition I started when I was 25 and I went on up and down dieting I was really good at losing weight but I would gain it back 
it also has a bit to do with the foundation of your core if you were once in shape its easier to get to that point again then if you were always obese (not to unmotivated anyone ! You can do it!) Once I cut out alcohol it allowed me to want to eat healthy more often than not, I used to binge eat and smash like 6-7k calories in a day and eat out of boredom I don’t do that anymore and I’ve been weightlifting since I was 15 so muscle development is something that was always important to me. I try to eat a balanced diet now, i eat carbs but usually I stick to complex carbohydrates and I try to get under 40 grams a day it doesn’t always work, higher protein higher veggies and healthy monosaturatred fats (I love olive oil) even though it’s high in calories and I just accepted if I’m not losing weight I’m eating too much I try to stay at around 1800 calories a day, but it doesn’t always work I am not as stern on myself as I could be but that is honestly how I learned what I did, just trial and error and filtering through the misinformation because there is more of that than facts I find on the internet. Especially since the fitness industry is full of con artists, example V Shred you don’t need to worry about what you eat or do cardio at all 
well if your idea of living is eat all your calories in one pizza in a day and that’s it cool I need real food in my system but pizza works every now and then for sure!
Self love 101 Emilie and being happy within overall matter the most 
I’m glad I could help, maybe you can help me out if I’m feeding any negative information cause I don’t want to be doing that
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Checking in after the holiday weekend and gained 1 pound, but I know what kind of fluctuation happens in my.body. I didn’t engage in rigorous PA as I was recouping from a very difficult few weeks and an injury, but was able to kayak for a few hours and take a long walk with a friend. This week (barring another emergency) marks to beginning of new routine where I am incorporating HIIT and swimming. I am also putting alot of focus on my dinners with my son. Going to make what I would normally make, but 1/2 my plate will be non-starchy veggies. My bfasts and lunches are fine. It’s dinners and late night snacking after work that get me. Thanks for listening.
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I might have to hire you! Keep up the good work with motivating and learning-you’re doing great. Thanks for lifting me up when I’m down and let me know when I can return the favor 
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For late night snacking make it an effort to close the kitchen-after X hour, no one enters there. Brush your teeth and call it a night. We mostly eat due to boredom or to keep our hands busy. Try crocheting or doing cross word puzzles. It gets easier!
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Down 40 lbs since December. Wasn’t able to drink a lot due to work location for 5 months but since I’ve quit drinking I’m down another 9. Been doing a lot of cardio and eating right. Gonna start lifting again soon. Feels good to be losing weight.
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Nope, I did not check in this week.
Truthfully, I’m afraid to get on the scale. Too many medical issues and I been too tired. Compensating with dessert and nice foods. Got a few medical things fixed up this week and I’ll be back. Either Friday weigh in or Monday. If not. Someone please holler at me 
But I’m sober.
And tired.
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Lighten the load… Weigh in after a morning poop and before any food, coffee or liquid. That’s gotta save you a pound or two!
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Woohoo!! Lost 2lbs this week 
Really pleased with that because I havent been eating too great recently or been as active with me starting the new meds, not been terrible (clearly… 
) but just not as angelic as before.
I didnt lose any weight last week so I guess it’s just caught up.
Oh also, I forgot to say that last week although I didnt lose any weight, I took my measurements and I had lost 1" from each body part (well, apart from arms where I lost .5") in the past month so that’s something.
So…
47lbs lost so far (5lbs over my original goal of 42lbs)
3lbs left to go
Getting there
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Mine isnt so much losing weight. I’m back at a healthy weight. Its just getting my strength and muscle endurance back. I started working out again this week and my friend is in better shape than me so he pushes me harder and boy do I feel it … we did leg day like 5 days ago and I still feel it . We did chest and shoulders 2 days ago and dude I am so sore … It will take a few weeks to get back into the swing of things but it makes me feel great after
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I try to walk at least 4-5 miles every day. It can be tough between work & I do not live in the safest city so it’s either 4am prior to work or after work when it is dark and defiantly a bit sketchy. I want a gym membership but I am just not there yet, jogging is very tough for me as I was a cigarette smoker for 15 years and just quit a little less than a year ago. The 10+ years of crystal abuse did not help my immune system either. But I have about a month and a half now clean, on April 17th I weighed about 98-102lbs walking into detox. And I ate 3 meals a day - that stuff just speeds up your metabolism it doesn’t matter how much you ate, and I was never an all junk food water either. I now weigh in at about 125ish I would say. Haven’t hopped on a scale but I know all pants that were 0’s are too tight. I have a pair of jeans that are a size 2 that fit me perfect and I’m 5’5 in height and I’d love to stay at this weight but just tone up a bit. Any advice would be appreciated! ( I know I should get a gym membership and start lifting lightly ) TIA😇
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Jogged my first mile without stopping yesterday for my first time since probably middle school (I’m 30 years old)… still dry heaving over it🤣
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Lol. Ya it gets easier everyday . Just like sobroety
Well I put on my big boy pants and weighed in. I needed to be accountable for the weekend. I weighed in at 198.6. Still in weight goal range. Unbelievable!! I’ll take it. It must be all the walking. Don’t know what it is or why. I feel fat. Not like when I was 245-250 but still not feeling it. Not sure what I should be feeling I guess. I guess I’ll feel better, at least mentally, after I see the cardiologist on Wednesday and we can finally make a plan. For now I guess I get another win.
Oh and I’m sober 
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Well done Jen. That’s great 
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Well I went and bought and exercise bike today from gum tree, it was only £30 (second hand) and you really get what you pay for, its crap! 
theres hardly no resistance on it even on the highest setting, it just feel like my legs are spinning round and round without much effort. Damn it! 
I’m still going to use it to try and get my moneys worth… (although tempted just to throw it out for the scrap men…) I did 20 minutes just then and my legs have a little burn so maybe its doing something?? I plan on doing 20-30 minutes each day just for some cardio… tbh HIIT would be better but I really like bikes so went with this 
oh well I’ll try it.
Also had a sneaky weigh in today and I’m another 1lb down (but wont count it until my proper weigh in next week) it brings me down into the 10stone category, a weight I’ve not seen myself at in something like 13 years I really cant believe it. 
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Another Sunday, another weigh in. So, after another busy week and the earlier part of it hubby was still off from work and our friend is still splitting his time between staying with us and staying with his cousin. ANYWAY! I weighed in and I stayed EXACTLY the same as last week. 118.8 lbs. I am actually VERY happy with that. I’m not becoming complacent (I guess maybe I am just a bit if I’m being completely honest with myself) but being able to maintain my weight while life is being busy is encouraging in its own way. Granted I still do want to get in better shape and lose more weight, but with our busy schedule the last month plus, I am happy to see me hovering around my lowest weight since I stopped working out consistently. The sweets this week oddly has been REALLY calling my name and I’m not sure why either (stress perhaps?!) I did do a 30 min jog on Friday and it went well. I also did a quick 10 min core workout. We still have the dumpster and we are still jumping through hoops to try to get our mortgage refinanced which has been a HUGE headache and stressor… waaay more than I want to post on here! So I feel like the life has been being sucked out of me to a degree with not sleeping well at all and all that for weeks now. So the working out has taken a backseat for now. I am hoping to get back to it daily in the very near future before I start gaining weight again. Having company staying over on top of everything else has been a bit of an adjustment on my normal routine as well (we have a hidabed in our living room where he has been sleeping, but we only have 1 living room space so it’s the only place to congregate and watch TV and sit and it is right by the front door, dining room and all that). Anyway, I hope each and everyone of you have a great Sunday!
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Uh oh… I’ve been bad 
I ate some chocolate, two icecreams and some crisps (chips) after having quite a healthy day… oh dear supposed to be weighing in tomorrow too… I’ll put that off till next week now 
Not really sure what brought it on but I’ve been really tried lately and had a nap this afternoon too, felt crazy hungry as soon as I woke up, but I had a good dinner, then this mad urge to eat loads of sugar, no the fruit bowl wasnt cutting it, I needed SUGAR
Oops… ahh well done now, dont feel too bad but wanted to stay accountable and I’m going to keep an eye in this as obviously dont want it to be a regular thing.
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Weighed in yesterday. Forgot to post.
Not too bad. 200.4 lbs.
I can live with that. I’m going to call that goal weight range until I break 201
I too am on a mad sugar craze @Solanaceae
I’m hoping it’s because I’m tired and a bit depressed. Once we get my health back in check I feel that will help a lot. Just unable to workout and power walk like I use too. This too will pass.
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