Originally posted by Copelius
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I've had to change my eating habits just to get down 12 pounds so far. I've kept track of what I've eaten for every meal since I started on February 4th and noted my weight every morning. I'm only a semi-serious dieter, but I have a salad for lunch just about every day, eat a lot fewer carbohydrates, avoid taking second helpings and mostly skip deserts. But I still feel the need for some sort of snack every day about 4:00 in the afternoon. I'm about ready to do something more drastic to finally hit my weight goal. But I need to keep it off for at least two weeks before I'll even consider easing up. For me, exercise has made less of a difference than diet, but I'm back doing the YMCA stuff again and that might make the difference on those last three pounds.
Here's a chart showing my progress for the first month or so with notes about how I felt about it: https://i.imgur.com/E8FKmou.jpg Note the points of discouragement and encouragement. Note also that it varies by two to three pounds naturally, so I don't take it personally when I'm up by two one day.
I'll be rooting for you. Hang in there and share your feelings about your progress.
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