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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sucks to hear the truth.  I still cringe when my family confronted me about the 20Lb weight gain I had Sophomore year in college.  I was in total denial (deep down I knew) but i also was hiding horrible self-esteem about it.  That comment--mean from my older brother (brothers!) and exasperation from my mom and sister was a major motivation to getting things under control.  I dropped the weight and now 24 years later I weigh the exact same amount (even after gaining 45 lbs with each pregnancy).

I learned:
1) I can't do scales.  I get obsessed. Depressed with any fluctuations and stagnations.
2) Love of exercise is my strength.  Variety is key.  And just showing up---make yourself go even when you don't feel like it--start with 10 min--you'll find once you pass that mark it is easy to keep going.
3) I have never been on a 'diet'.  I substitute junk for healthier things.  No bagels, no mayo, cook with olive oil- no butter, no heavy sauces, light on pasta.  I eat very healthy Mon-Thursday (no red meat--fish, white meat, salads at lunch).  Weekends I allow myself a steak or a burger, some wine, etc.  I found once I cut back on sweets--my sweet tooth just about disappeared.

Good luck.  [/quote]

Ew, what? Your family confronted you about a 20 lb. weight gain? That's just...sick.[/quote]

I went from a size 6 to a size 14 very quickly.  It's not sick at all.  I was not healthy and depressed by it.  PArt of the reason people are so large in this country because it can never be addressed properly.  For my size--5'3"-- a size 14 in 1990 (not even today's vanity sizing yet) was huge.[/quote]

20 lbs would not take you from a 6 to a 14.[/quote]

It did. I started with weights for the first time in my life and I transformed my body and the way I wS shaped.  Body fat went down a lot and was replaced with muscle.  I have no reason to lie. It was 20 years ago.[/quote]

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