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I just wanted to post something for any ladies on here regarding general weight loss.
It's SO hard to lose weight, as many of you know. You try diet after diet and the process is slow and grueling and you come up with excuses on a daily basis. It can suck, I definitely know.
I used to be incredibly overweight. But as of today, I'm down 71 pounds (14 away from my goal) and down 6 pant sizes. So I just wanted to give some hope to anybody on here who feels like their weight loss goals will never happen.
I'd also like to say that now that I'm almost done, I've learned two things:
1. The weight loss battle, and I'm sure this goes for many of the ladies on here that have different goals, is so mental. You can say you want to lose weight all you want, but if you're not prepared mentally, it won't happen. I know that sounds like bullshit. But I told my ex boyfriend that I wanted to lose weight for months. I went to the gym pretty regularly and ate ok, but at the end of the day not much was happening. When I finally became motivated, it flew off...and look where I am now.
2. If you're the type of woman who needs to lose a bunch of weight, like I did, meaning not just a couple extra pounds you gained over the holidays or something, you need to stop thinking about going on a diet. A diet is not what you need. If you're excessively overweight, like I was, you need a lifestyle change. There is NO such thing as a diet that will have permanent effects if after that diet, you revert to your old ways. So find a diet that works for you, one you'd be ok with daily forever. Not some drastic, garbage diet you'll get off as soon as the weight is gone.
That's all. Now that I've learned these two things, I'm smaller than I ever have been in my adult life and happier and more confident than ever. I know it sounds like some nonsense motivational speech, but its true. 71 pounds doesn't lie.
It's SO hard to lose weight, as many of you know. You try diet after diet and the process is slow and grueling and you come up with excuses on a daily basis. It can suck, I definitely know.
I used to be incredibly overweight. But as of today, I'm down 71 pounds (14 away from my goal) and down 6 pant sizes. So I just wanted to give some hope to anybody on here who feels like their weight loss goals will never happen.
I'd also like to say that now that I'm almost done, I've learned two things:
1. The weight loss battle, and I'm sure this goes for many of the ladies on here that have different goals, is so mental. You can say you want to lose weight all you want, but if you're not prepared mentally, it won't happen. I know that sounds like bullshit. But I told my ex boyfriend that I wanted to lose weight for months. I went to the gym pretty regularly and ate ok, but at the end of the day not much was happening. When I finally became motivated, it flew off...and look where I am now.
2. If you're the type of woman who needs to lose a bunch of weight, like I did, meaning not just a couple extra pounds you gained over the holidays or something, you need to stop thinking about going on a diet. A diet is not what you need. If you're excessively overweight, like I was, you need a lifestyle change. There is NO such thing as a diet that will have permanent effects if after that diet, you revert to your old ways. So find a diet that works for you, one you'd be ok with daily forever. Not some drastic, garbage diet you'll get off as soon as the weight is gone.
That's all. Now that I've learned these two things, I'm smaller than I ever have been in my adult life and happier and more confident than ever. I know it sounds like some nonsense motivational speech, but its true. 71 pounds doesn't lie.
