Can I tell you a secret?
I have NO memory of losing weight. none. zero. zip. All I remember is nightly trips to the gym, and eggo waffles in the morning.
Seriously.
I don't know why, I have no idea why I would block that out, but people ask me what I did, how I did it, yada yada, and I know it was eating right and working out, but I don't remember that period in my life.
I think thats a huge reason why I am so scared to have to lose weight again, because although I know I did it, I don't remember exactly how.
So when I started to write on this blog again, I read all my previous entries and it helped, A LOT. Its starting to come back to me a little, so I am starting to be more confident that I will do it.
But let me give you this piece of advice. WRITE IT ALL DOWN. Maybe its just me, but maybe its not, weight loss is all a blur, and if you have to do it all again for whatever reason, it helps so much to have a journal of that time in your life.
so blog
journal
take notes
Do something so that when you need to do it again, and everyone has ups and downs, you will remember how you did it, literally and even mentally.
It's so funny that you just wrote this post. I've been thinking about the same thing lately. When I was in high school I lost 30 lbs, and lately I've found myself dangerously close to my starting point. I remember losing the weight didn't take a ton of effort - I'd made a huge lifestyle change at that point in my life switching to a vegetarian, then vegan, then back to vegetarian diet for 3 years and I'd also started my first job which kept me on my feet and moving around a lot... but other than that there weren't any specific tricks I can remember that helped. Truth be told, I'm kind of excited to get back into the swing of things - this time instead of my boyfriend pulling me in the direction of cheeseburgers and take out many times a week I hope to pull him towards whole grains and extra veggies!
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