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[quote=Anonymous]I lost a ton of weight over the last 2 years (nice and slow/steady).

You have to set sustainable expectations. The whole “no carbs, no desserts” rules are pretty much recipes for failure. I had to change my entire relationship with food. So for example: I only have “dessert” when out at a restaurant/cafe and will most of the time be sharing it with my spouse or whatever friend I am with. That being said-I put dessert in quotes because I do have a small piece of chocolate or 2 or 3 every single day. A small piece of chocolate is actually very reasonable calorie wise and way way less than any traditional dessert would be.

I eat most of the same stuff I have always eaten except I change the ingredients to make them lower calorie. So for example when making tacos-I will buy the leanest meat and the lowest calorie tortillas (there are some really good low Calorie tortillas) and I will use lower calorie cheese.

If I know I am eating at a restaurant for dinner-I will eat lighter for breakfast and lunch. And I will still try to order something on the lighter side for the dinner.

Completely cutting out certain foods or food groups just isn’t sustainable and is typically why people fail. The trick is to know they are not off limits and work them in carefully to your day/week.[/quote]

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