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    I have been fat for 99% of my life.
    That is a very hard thing to admit.
    For the longest time I convinced myself that it was ok, that curvy was sexy, that I wasn't "that" fat, I figured since I still got laid it couldn't be that bad.
    But I hated secretly hated myself and disguised it with a very fake sense of good self esteem. I was the big girl who had a million friends and pretended she didn't care.

    Then through a very odd situation I met a guy who was in the testing phase of a new diet program. I finally had made the decision to get thinner and get healthy and I gave him $200 I didn't really have as a deposit on my success. He promised I would get it back if I hit 80% of my goal. I started immediately, eating healthy, working out, working on my issues, really taking a long hard look at my life and making positive changes. This program works really closely with a Dr, Nutritionist and personal trainer all over the phone, so I was constantly being monitored and things were adjusted on a daily basis in response to what was going on in my life. I learned to eat for fuel instead of for pleasure, and to take control over my eating. And it worked. The weight started melting off. I weighed myself every day and was disappointed if I didn't see a pound a day coming off. It took 4 months to get thin enough to dance.
    Then I met my husband within a few weeks of working at my first club.
    He is a bigger guy and loves really nice restaurants and good wine.
    I maintained control for a while and kept the weight off through balancing my diet and exercise like the program had taught me.

    Then I got pregnant
    And all bets were off
    I did exactly what you are not supposed to do when you get pregnant.
    I ate anything and everything I wanted and didn't exercise at all
    Well surprise surprise I gained ALL the weight back I lost plus some by the time I delivered my beautiful princess.
    She is an amazing little baby, perfect in every way. And if I needed to gain all that weight back to make her that way, so be it.

    But now its time to get back on the health and fitness train to skinnytown
    I contacted the Dr and got back on the program and I start tomorrow.
    It feels like such a daunting task.
    I know it needs to be done but its so much more fun eating all this fattening food Eating for fuel and not pleasure again will be challenging now that I’m married. He has promised to be supportive though, and I know he secretly wants his thin wife back.
    I start with a 3 day veggie and fruit detox.
    Everyone knows I’m breastfeeding so that’s being taken into consideration and I won't be able to cut serious calories like I did before but they promise it will be easier this time, so we'll see.

    Anyone else starting to diet or successfully currently dieting? Want to be support buddies?
    Any tips are welcomed! Any advice from women who had babies and lost weight would be appreciated.



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    Thanks for sharing ES. I would love to be kept updated on your progress and i will do the same. Its nice to have someone else openly admit to being in a similar situation.



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    I have been dieting for the past year-lost 31lbs so far but still far off my goal.
    I had been floating for a while without losing anything but i'm determined to get back on track and get the rest of the weight off this year.
    My aim is to stick to calorie counting, and make changes like drinking water instead of diet drinks (switching from full fat to diet lost a fair few lbs to start with!) and cutting out sweeties.
    I just weighed myself and am going to force myself not to weigh myself until next week (i usually weigh myself every day,sometimes multiple times- which isn't healthy). Will post my results
    I am going to make a sensible aim of 2 lbs.
    Tickers back up now too.
    Thanks for posting it's really motivated me and i wish you the best with your progress.

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    I have lost 47 lbs, but recently put like 11 of it back on. I wish I had an excuse, like having a child, but no...I just got lacksadasical with my eating. I still exercise every day but my calories IN far exceed my calories OUT. I have lost my will power, i don't know why. It came so easy to me before, now, I can't say no to fried food!!! (it doesn't help that I have/had a less than healthy bf)

    So .... you are definitely not alone. Thanks for posting about it, I know it can be hard to come to terms with. It is for me at least. Good luck, I wish you much success.






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    i will be your diet buddy! SERIOUSLY. i am a personal trainer, so i know what to do, and what to eat, but i lack motivation & support so we could help each other!

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    I'm really glad that you're motivated to lose the weight, but I don't think it's a good idea to lose it as quickly as this plan allows you to. I'm sure you already thought of this, but your stretched skin needs time to shrink (if it will at all) or you'll end up with baggy elephant skin all over your body. I only gained 15 pounds of fat (and I didn't start out terribly skinny) and my doctor agrees that I lost the weight way too fast. Now the only way to repair my body is with surgery and lasering or waiting years to see if the skin will shrink. It's more likely that it won't. This is why they recommend losing it very slowly, but of course I found out the hard way. For the amount of weight you've gained, you'd be much better off to lose slowly over a year to avoid most of the sag.

    I'm really not trying to be cruel here, I'm just speaking from experience. I know you want your body back, but it's much sexier to have a few extra pounds on you then to have handfuls of loose skin and need surgery to fix it.
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    ^^ an excellent point.
    I'm on my first day of just fruits and veggies and i'm sorry to say it sucks.
    I want cheese
    But i'm staying strong
    I CAN DO THIS
    I WILL DO THIS



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    Hey PV, I'm glad you're inspired to get into shape and be healthy, but let me just say that you're not going to get enough calories for breastfeeding by eating just fruits and veggies. I don't know who is telling you to do that but I am highly suspect of their knowledge of female nutrition. An extremely temporary diet like that might be fine for the average person who does not need to feed another person. I think you should just eat HEALTHY and exercise.

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    I agree with Alexxa and Kitty. Slow down, don't crash, don't diet. You still have your daughter to feed. Just maintain a healthy, balanced diet (which means protein AND carbs AND fat AND everything else), and exercise for at least half an hour every day. Your husband and daughter love you today with your body, and they will love you in six months if it takes you this long to lose the weight. It's not a race and there are more important issues at stake here.

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    I'll be your support buddy too PV! I'm still on this damn wagon, going to the gym and staying away from bad foods. I haven't lost ANY weight (ugh) but I think I look a little different. I'm giving it till May 1st, if no weight loss I'm going to have to try something else I guess.

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    Default Re: And so it begins... again...

    I don't have a kid, Philly, but I just want to wish you the best of luck. I know how it feels to struggle with weight and always be the "bigger" girl in a group of friends. I was about 15-20 pounds overweight in high school and even though I wasn't morbidly obese, it was hell. People are cruel and it can be hard to lose even a small amount of weight.

    I agree with those who are encouraging you to take it slow. I'm sure it's incredibly frustrating- I know I will want to instantly lose 40 pounds when I give birth. But real results take time, and breastfeeding helps, which I'm sure you know. Just eat healthy meals and exercise when you can and it will come off.

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