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If you're familiar with weight loss blogs, weight loss products, fat burning programs, etc... at some point you probably heard that any diet will work if you stick to it and be persistent, that was the case with me. Two years ago, I went to an amusement park with my family, and we had a lot of fun even though I was not in the best shape of my life, all the weight I was carrying made my confidence drop, and I could never go on those rides that everyone went on simply because the extra weight made me scared of many things, anyways...we took pictures, one in particular where I had a little red bird on my shoulders, and I was standing sideways. When we got home and transferred the pictures to the computer, I could not believe how fat I had gotten, since I was standing sideways, you could see my huge belly pretty clearly. That's when I decided I was going to do something for myself, I was going to REALLY change my life for the better (i know i sound like a spokesperson for a weight loss product, but don't worry, i'm not trying to sell you anything). The next day I started making significant changes to my diet, I completely eliminated sweets and junk food, switched from a huge bowl of cereal in the morning to a normal-sized bowl of oatmeal with a fruit, ate a combination of healthy protein and healthy carbs for lunch (PROTEIN = grilled chicken, turkey ham, fat free cottage cheese etc.. CARBS= whole grain bread, fruits, vegetables), never stuffed myself and between lunch and dinner, I had a shake made with 6 oz of fat free milk, one banana and one teaspoon of sugarfree jell-o powder. I remember going to RaceTrac and being able to NOT buy a hersheys bar or a donut, I was determined, and that gave me even more strength. Since I made such big and sharp changes to my diet so fast, I lost 3lbs the first week, and that gave me a boost to keep going and going. The only form of exercise I was doing was walking, 2 miles a day, that's 4 laps around my subdivision, now as we all know we're gonna hit a plateau at some point, so what I did when that happened to me was, I incorporated strength training, and added more cardio, so I started walking 2 and a half miles. Thanks for reading

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