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[quote=Anonymous]Congrats, everyone!

My story is slightly older, but I'll share anyway:

I'm 33 years old. When I was in high school (and then again when I gained weight in grad school) I lost about 20 lbs. Since then (so for 8 years and counting) I've kept it off. I'm now 123 lbs at 5'3.5''.

Here's how I do it:

- I really don't exercise because I'm so tired (work FT and have a 3 year old). My story is proof that weight loss and maintenance is about diet, not exercise. Of course exercise has other benefits and I'm trying to get better about it, but it's tough to fit it in. I love yoga, so I'm trying to commit to going early on Saturday and Sunday mornings, before DH and DD are awake.

- I am VERY careful about what I eat. I do count calories, but more importantly I stop eating when I'm full and I don't eat junk food. We do not keep snack food in the house (except for snacks for our kid, obviously). When I go to Starbucks, I get a skinny latte and I note the calories. When I go out for a date night with DH, if we get dessert we share it.

- I weigh myself every day. That way I know if I'm creeping up. As my mom told me, "It's a lot easier to drop 5 lbs than 10/15/20 and it's easy for weight to creep back on."  [/quote]

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