MY JOURNEY FROM 155 TO 120 POUNDS

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Awesome blog

If you are reading this go check out this girl's blog!!  It's super cute and inspirational!

http://www.thelondoner.me/2012/01/anti-diet.html

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I eat half my lunch and put it in the refrigerator. If I crave a snack around 3 I eat some of my left over lunch. I can't say I follow strict rules, I have just leaned to tweak and control my old habits. I am a big believer in the fact that if you do these fad diets with pills and other crazy stuff that when you stop the fad diet you will be bigger than before. That's why I believe in a healthy eating lifestyle. I am not saying never eat a cookie or something bad for you. You can have a cookie just eat half of it or eat less for a meal. I also believe in compliments. When someone tells you "wow you look good" or even "have you lost weight?" it is a motivation strategy to keep going. That is all I have for today! I hope someone finds this blog helpful because it has sure helped me!

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Soo close

I have officially lost 22 pounds as of this morning!!!! I have also learned a lot these past few weeks! If you get a chance watch dr. Oz on abc at 4. I recently purchased 7-keto to boost your metabolism and forskolin to burn fat. He suggested eating caraway seeds to fight bloating. Also satiereal saffron extract as a miracle appetite suppressant. We will soon see how all these work. Also if you get a chance look up the episode on the Internet of dr.oz with the girl that was written all the hungry girl cookbooks.. She teaches you how to eat twice as much and lose 10 pounds this month. One tip she gives is Dip Don't Pour. Dip your salad in the dressing instead of pouring it. It saves a lot of calories. When people ask what I am doing to lose weight, I honestly don't have an answer. I feel like I should name my diet so I am going with "Dude, where's my gut?". I have learned a good trick. I eat half my l

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Dear edamame I love you

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Asian chicken salad from crave is my weakness

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DON'T DO IT!!

Someone I know told me that Capitan D's had great green beans and shrimp skewers that were low cal.  I decided I would try it today....... BAD DECISION!!! Capitan D's will always be Capitan Disease!

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I thought my scale was broken

I am going to be honest... I had a few cheat days this past week. I did not want to get on the scale this morning, but I got on it anyway. It read 136.4!! I have no idea how that happened, but I am thrilled. I have lost 19 pounds. I have 11 more pounds till125 and 16 more pounds till 120. Today was the beginning of very serious exercise. Since it was pretty outside I decided to walk. PS I AM NOT A RUNNER! I walked 4 miles. I didn't think I would make it home, but now that I am here I feel good about it. The other day we were laughing about our weight on our drivers licenses. Mine says 120 pounds. After these next 16 pounds, I won't be laughing anymore. It will be my real weight! When I first started my diet my mom joked "God loves us so much that he just wanted to super size us." Now my mom should say "God loves us so much he just wants to make us healthier and skinnier." More to come on Wednesday.

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Finally seeing the 30's again

I weighed this morning and I know I only lost 2 pounds from the last time I weighed but I weighed 138! I am so excited to see 13_! My mom and I are going to for spring break to shop and look at Samford's campus. I am positive I will not lose the other 13 by spring break but I want to lose at least 6 or 7 pounds. I could then get the last six pounds off by the end of April! The next two weeks I plan I bust my butt and work out everyday!

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My freezer!!! I guess you could say I love popsicles!!

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Great sweet tea and zero calories

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Heat one up and eat for breakfast so good

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These are great for a quick fix

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Easy snack and lasts a long time

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Great dressings for salads

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Another great snack

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Great snack!!

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Great for lunch or snack... If you barely dip it in CRAVE's soy sauce it is even better (I have an addiction with soy sauce).  This is the best turkey.  6 slices for 50 calories.