When I started my journey to lose weight, I took it slow. I incorporated changes one at a time; I took babysteps. The only problem with doing that is that it didn’t work. I quickly resorted to the bad habits that I hadn’t changed yet which spiraled into falling back to my old ways and
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Well, my Thanksgiving vacation is coming to an end. This is a good chance to look back at the successes and slip-up I’ve made so I can take note of them.Tracking success helps me take a look at what went well so I can implement them in similar situations down the road. The same goes
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When we make dinner at home, which is 90% of the time, we know exactly how many calories we are consuming for dinner. Same goes for bringing my lunch to work. I know the nutritional value of everything I am eating. This becomes almost impossible when you eat out. When I look back at my
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I’ve been thinking about something for a while that has been bothering me; the weight loss world has a steadfast focus on people that have an extraordinary amount of weight to lose. I’m talking about people who have 100+ pounds to lose. Those people need the attention and focus. But there is a huge portion
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I’ve been under the weather a bit for the last few days and really haven’t had the motivation or energy to get to the gym. I did go once this week and I had no desire to be there. My workout suffered because of that. So I’ve taken the last few days to rest and
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Blogging is not just blogging anymore. Most blogs are being created and contributed to for the purposes of making money. Many people have dreams to quit their day job once they make enough money from their blog. Maybe they are selling an eBook they created or maybe they have enough traffic to make money from
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If you read weight loss blogs, then I’m certain you have come across bloggers lambasting the Marie Claire article about “fat people” on television. Most of the bloggers are angry and upset at what the author wrote, and they have every right to be mad. The statement in the article that has created the biggest
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There are countless benefits of losing weight and being fit. You can read thousands of stories by surfing around a bit and reading blogs, forums etc. This post isn’t about the medical benefits of losing weight, this post is about other, less though of benefits of weight loss. Here are a few things that I
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I’ve been on my weight loss journey for just about 8 months now. I’ve lost 40 pounds in those 8 months; not as much as I would like (obviously) but I still consider it a great achievement. I still have 14 pounds to go to hit my short term goal and about another 29 pounds
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Even though I have lost close to 40 pounds in the last eight months, I am still overweight and carry too much unhealthy fat. In fact, according to my BMI, I fall into the Obese 1 category. My weight loss journey has opened my eyes to the epidemic of obesity. I am more aware now
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