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I will say that probably the most important thing I have learned after a life time of diets and finally finding what works for me is to not really be on a diet but eat how I plan to eat for the rest of my life. It took me about 6 months or a year for how I eat now to feel just like how I eat rather than me sacrificing anything on a 'diet'. Yeah, I count calories and fat grams every day but that is a portion control thing and a mindset control thing for me rather than being about what types of foods I eat. Tomorrow is my 'cheat' day and my big treat is some hummus and marinated artichokes. That is miles away from who I used to be with food.
The second thing I have learned, is not to make it a quick sprint but understand this will take a long time and therefore hopefully stay off. Every time I have lost any amount of weight quickly it has come back and brought some friends.
Life change rather than diet is what finally has worked for me.
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