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When Jordan Kirkham's husband picked her up into his arms, she felt on top of the world. Finally.

In the pool about a month ago, Kirkham was overjoyed when her husband was able to pick her up, the first time he had ever done so. Since January 2015, the mom of two has shed at least 140 pounds, down from over 300 pounds.

I havent been picked up since I was a kid, so when he did that with no hesitation, no struggle, just picking me up, I almost cried, Kirkham, 24, told TODAY. I felt light as air. I was over the moon I was so happy.

Kirkham was all smiles when her husband was able to pick her up for the first time ever.

Her husband, Daniel Kirkham, had whispered in her ear, Look, I can pick my wife up, and pretended he was carrying her over the threshold on their wedding night, she said. Kirkham wanted to document the moment for her large Instagram following, as part of her weight-loss journey, and they recreated the pose in a photo that went viral.

Thats a pretty big non-scale victory so I wanted to post it, said Kirkham, who was overweight for most of her life and now weighs 170. I was hesitant because of the loose skin, but that wasnt the point. The point was my husband picked me up.

Her loose skin, which hangs uncomfortably from her stomach, thighs and arms, as a result of her weight loss, is the reason she believes the photo racked up nearly 50,000 likes on Instagram.

The 24-year-old mom of two has lost over 140 pounds.

It was so raw and so real, said Kirkham, who has sons ages 3 years old and 11 months and lives in Bastrop, Texas. I didnt tuck it or hide it. This is real life.

The victory was another step in her nearly two and half year effort to lose weight and reclaim her life.

As an overweight girl, she was bullied and called names: Her middle school nickname was Twinkie. As a young adult, it was hard to breathe, her joints hurt and getting out of bed could take 30 minutes. But not any more.

I feel incredible, Kirkham said. I have my life back.

Kirkham decided to lose weight in January 2015 after seeing herself in holiday photos.

I knew I was big, but I didnt realize how big I had actually gotten, Kirkham said. I was so tired of being heavy.

At the time, she estimates she weighed 320 or 330 pounds. Her highest recorded weight was 310 pounds at a doctors appointment a few months earlier. She knew she wanted to live a long life for her growing family.

To start, Kirkham relied on portion control, healthier eating and exercise and lost 60 to 70 pounds before learning she was pregnant with her second son in November 2015. She restarted her weight-loss efforts after he was born in June 2016. Since January, shes been eating a low-carb diet and has lost another 60 pounds.

Kirkham had lap-band surgery in June 2015, but said it didnt work, as she was able to keep eating large amounts of food and gaining weight.

Through her viral photo, Kirkham hopes that people wont want to avoid weight loss because they are afraid of being left with excess skin, as she was at various points.

Id rather hold onto this 15 to 20 pounds of extra skin rather than having hundreds of extra pounds of fat on my body, she said. Its OK to have flaws. Mine right now is my loose skin.

Kirkham wants to have the skin surgically removed when she reaches her goal weight of 130 to 140 pounds, and she is raising money to fund the procedure. Some days are harder than others, but most of the time I love it because it shows how hard I worked, she said of the skin.

As she works to lose the last of her weight, she is happy with who she sees in the mirror: A confident, beautiful young lady.

Im so proud of myself for how far Ive come and the dedication that Ive put in, Kirkham said. I love my body that Im in. I love myself. Now I dont hide from mirrors or try and run past them so I dont see myself.

TODAY.com contributor Lisa A. Flam is a news and lifestyles reporter in New York. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook. For more inspirational stories, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page.

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Traci Mann is the keynote speaker at the free Crow Wing Energized Health and Wellness Summit Friday in Baxter. The summit is set from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church, 6284 Fairview Road in Baxter. There are still seats available for the fourth annual health and wellness summit, which also provides a free continental breakfast and lunch.

Mann is a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. She has a doctorate in psychology from Stanford University and was a professor at UCLA before moving to Minnesota. Mann founded the Health and Eating Lab. Her biography notes her research has been used by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NASA.

In her book "Secrets from the Eating Lab," Mann looks at a number of questions.

Is it my fault if my diet didn't work?

If I don't diet won't I gain a lot of weight?

Do I have less willpower than everyone else?

What is a reasonable goal weight?

Can I be healthy if I don't lose weight?

What are smart regulation strategies?

"Because diets don't work. And you don't need them to work, because you can be happy and healthy without dieting. Instead, we offer 12 smart regulation strategies that help you reach and maintain your leanest livable weightthe weight at the low end of your set range," Mann states on her website for the book. "These scientifically tested strategies work because they don't fight biology or rely on willpower. They don't require agonizing self-denial or a single-minded focus on your weight, so you can make these simple changes and then get on with the important things in life."

In addition to Mann's presentation, participants at the summit will hear from local success stories from those who took part in Crow Wing Energized lifestyle change classes. There will also be an opportunity to experience two of the nine breakout sessions:

Promoting health and movement in the workplace,

How Adverse Childhood Experiences can affect you over your Lifespan,

Follow the Money: Big tobacco at the local retail level,

It's a Matter of Balance,

Community Gardens: 'Healthy choices Inspire,'

Leaving a Legacy,

Eat Right when money's tight,

Gratitude ... How it can change your life,

Opportunities to be active in our communities.

With additional spaces still available for the health summit, Crow Wing Energized reported those who are already registered should feel free to invite others to attend with them, and those who haven't yet registered, still have the opportunity to do so. Go to http://www.crowwingenergized.org for more information on the summit or to register. Participants may find they can attend all or part of the session. On Friday, registration and continental breakfast begins at 7 a.m. with a welcome and history behind Crow Wing Energized at 8 a.m. and the keynote speaker slated to begin at 8:15 a.m. Breakout sessions begin shortly after 10 a.m. A noon lunch will include success stories of lifestyle changes followed by a wrap-up and question and answer period before the summit ends. Go to bit.ly/2qunrq5 for more details on the breakout sessions.

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Remember when Atkins was all the rage? Then it was replaced with the South Beach Diet, and later Weight Watchers ("I LOVE Bread")? Fad diets come and gobut the latest two most popular ones beg an important question about American eating habits: why do our attempts at healthy eating involve such extremes when #balance might just be the best thing for your health and fitness routine?

ICYMI, paleo dietingis pretty popular. And though it might feel so 2014, the caveman craze is far from over. In fact, a recent Grubhub studyfound that paleo orders increased by 370 percent in 2016, making it the most popular dietary-specific choice for the year. (And Grubhub isn't the only company to find that paleo is currently king in the dieting world.) To no one's surprise,raw diet orders came in second place, witha 92-percent increase last year. Apparently, when it comes to ordering healthy food, the country is split between ordering high-fat, meat-heavy dishes, and 100-percent produce-fueled food. Call me a traditionalist, but both of these seem a bit extreme.

How is it possible that the top two diets in America are basically total opposites?

The appeal behind paleo and raw dieting boils down to two things, according to Susan Pierce Thompson, Ph.D., adjunct associate professor of cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, eating psychology specialist, and author of Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin, and Free.One, the fact that both have scientific narratives ("People are really attracted to knowing the 'why' underneath what they're doing," says Thompson), regardless of whether there's truth in these narratives or not.

And people really do feel better when they're on these diets. About 60 percent of the typical American diet comes from ultra-processed foods, says Thompson. Both the paleo diet and raw diets ditch this ultra-processed food and replace it with whole foodswhich just happens to be the basic recipe for healthy eating success. "If you just stop eating processed foods and starteating more vegetables, you'll have that feel-good benefit regardless of the diet you're on," says Thompson. But because people switch to raw dieting or paleo and dramatically increase their vegetable and whole food consumption and cut the processed crap, the narrative of both diets gets passed along with raving reviews.

Problem is, "diets" are hard to stick with, and lots of experts suggest the80/20 rulefor healthy eating longevity. So why are people picking paleo and rawarguably the two most extreme diets on the spectrumin order to put their healthy eating knowledge to use?

"The extreme approach works really well for some people," says Thompson. You likely fall into one of two personality groups: the abstainers or the moderators. The former works better with clear boundaries and "off-limits" items, while the latter finds that the occasional indulgence actually strengthens their resolve and heightens pleasure, according to Gretchen Reuben, the author behind the concept. "An abstainer will actually do better with an extreme kind of diet," says Thompson. "A moderator will do better if they avoid a strict diet."

There's one time when abstinenceand extreme dietingdoes work better for both types of people, and that's when addiction comes into play."If you have someone whose brain is addicted to sugar and flour, for example, then choosing to abstain from them completely is actually the moderate choice," says Thompson. (See: 5 Signs You're Addicted to Junk Food)

So if you find that you're happiest and healthiest outlining your diet per the paleo, raw, or some other plan, there's no shame; going all-out with your healthy eating might be best for you. But if restriction ends in binges or makes you completely miserable? Moderation might be your happy medium. As long as you're eating whole foods, lots of veggies, and cutting out ultra-processed Franken-foods, your body will handle the rest just fine, says Thompson: "There's no one-size-fits-all solution."

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Zoe Saldana has given up on dieting.

"I try not to deprive my body of anything because the moment I have just salads and protein for a few days, I crave carbs. But when I eat everything in balance, I think less about food and more about everything else. Its about eating to live, not living to eat," the 38-year-old actress told the June issue of Shape.

The "Guardians of the Galaxy" star focuses instead on eating clean.

"Its not that I like to eat superlight, just superclean. I like food that is fresh," she said. "I dont go for things that come in a can -- and Im losing trust in things that come in plastic."

She and her husband, Italian artist Marco Perego, like to prepare their own meals, choosing to eat more vegetables and less meat.

"My husband and I have been learning to cook with Asian spices, like turmeric, and ginger, and were having a blast," she said.

Diagnosed with Hashimotos thyroiditis in 2012, Saldana is motivated to eat clean in order to stay healthy.

"I know Ive become a very boring person to take to dinner, but Id rather be that way than deal with health issues," said the actress, who is gluten- and dairy-free, just like the rest of the family. "When you have an autoimmune condition, you have to stay away from foods that cause inflammation."

The busy mom of three boys -- twins Cy and Bowie, 2, and Zen, who she welcomed in February -- doesn't always have time to exercise either.

"I cant work out regularly, so I compensate by eating a lot healthier than I might otherwise," she said. "Once you have relatively healthy eating habits, your workout can become playing with your kids, strolling around the neighborhood, playing airplane, or just changing diapers."

After the birth of her twins, Saldana opened about the physical challenges of getting back into shape. Not only did the actress gain 70 pounds, but Saldana explained on Facebook that "everything from my thyroid to my platelets crashed" after giving birth.

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We already knew that fat could accumulate pretty much anywhere on our bodies, but we kind of thought our bones, at least, were a fat-free zone. Sadly, it turns out that's not at all the case. But just like all our other pudge, bone fat can also be blasted by exercise, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina.

When you think about it, it makes sense that bones have fat; that's what makes bone marrow such a delicacy on some menus. But the way in which the bone marrow fat forms and its role in the body have both been a bit unclear to scientists, says UNC. So a study led by Maya Styner, a physician and assistant professor of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, set out to investigate.

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"There's been intense interest in marrow fat because it's highly associated with states of low bone density, but scientists still haven't understood its physiologic purpose," said Styner. "We know that exercise has a profound effect on fat elsewhere in the body, and we wanted to use exercise as a tool to understand the fat in the marrow."

Styner and her team raised two different groups of mice by giving them different diets starting a month after they were born. One group was fed a high-fat diet which turned them into obese mice, while the other received a normal diet that kept them lean. Then, at four months of age, half the mice from each group got a running wheel in their cage. While that might not seem like the most exciting gift to you and I, it turns out that mice really like to run, so it suited them just fine.

The researchers then took a look at the bone marrow fat from all the rodents. They found that in the mice that exercised, the amount of fat and the size of fat cells in their marrow had reduced significantly. In fact the reduction was so significant that fat-wise, the marrow of the obese mice was pretty much identical to those of the lean mice even the wheel-running lean mice. The researchers also found the mice who exercised had thicker bones and that this thickening was most pronounced in the obese mice.

"Obesity appears to increase a fat depot in the bone, and this depot behaves very much like abdominal and other fat depots," said Styner. "Exercise is able to reduce the size of this fat depot and burn it for fuel and at the same time build stronger, larger bones."

While the researchers were able to draw parallels between exercise and thicker, leaner bones, at this point they're not entirely sure about the relationship between marrow fat reduction and bone health.

One theory is that when fat cells get burned inside the marrow, the energy released could be used by the body to beef up bone composition. Another theory involves cells known as mesenchymal stem cells, which lead to the creation of both fat and bone cells. It could be that exercise tips their production quotas to more bone and less fat. Interestingly, if this second theory turns out to be valid, mesenchymal stem cells also produce bone and fat in human, so the results could translate well.

"If we want to take this technique to the human level, we could study marrow fat in humans in a much more reliable fashion now," said Styner. "And our work shows this is possible."

Details of the study have been published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

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Waco Medical surveys show a correlation between quick weight loss diets and long term heart damage.

Summer is almost here, and some may be looking for last minute ways to shed unwanted weight, but studies show many trendy diets yo-yo weight, sometimes causing long term damage to the heart and other organs.

It took you years to put this weight on, its not going to come off in five minutes, Nurse Tracy Kramer said.

Every day I can guarantee you, I have a patient that comes in wanting to lose weight and needs to lose it fast, Kramer said.

They're tired of being big and they want the magic pill or the magic shot to get it done, and the really isn't one

She said dramatic weight loss from unhealthy diets causes long term heart damage, increases cholesterol, improves your chances for developing diabetes and even could result in you gaining extra weight in the future.

Kramer recommends traditional weight loss methods.

Small portions, portion control, doing exercise 30 minutes a day where you get your heart rate up and having a calorie intake of around 1200 a day, Kramer said.

Doctors also recommend replacing sugary drinks with fruit infused water.

Kramer also recommends getting a partner to keep your workouts and diet on track.

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Within seven years of having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass weight-loss surgery, 1 in 5 developed an alcohol problem.

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After a popular type of weight-loss surgery, nearly 21 percent of patients develop a drinking problem, sometimes years later, researchers report.

The researchers followed more than 2,000 patients who had weight-loss surgery at 10 hospitals across the United States.

Over seven years, more than 1 in 5 who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass weight-loss surgery developed a problem such as alcohol abuse or alcoholism, compared with around 11 percent of those who underwent gastric banding.

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that significantly reduces the size of the stomach and changes connections with the small intestine. Gastric banding, another weight-loss option, involves placing an adjustable band around the stomach to reduce the amount of food it can hold.

In recent years, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has become more popular than gastric banding because it leads to greater weight loss, according to the study authors.

They said their findings indicate that weight-loss (bariatric) surgery patients should receive long-term follow-up to watch for and treat drinking problems.

The study results were published online May 15 in the journalSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.

"We knew there was an increase in the number of people experiencing problems with alcohol within the first two years of surgery, but we didn't expect the number of affected patients to continue to grow throughout seven years of follow-up," said study author Wendy King. She's an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health.

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"Because alcohol problems may not appear for several years, it is important that doctors routinely ask patients with a history of bariatric surgery about their alcohol consumption and whether they are experiencing symptoms of alcohol use disorder, and are prepared to refer them to treatment," King said in a journal news release.

The study doesn't actually prove that Roux-en-Y leads to alcohol abuse. However, other studies have shown that compared to banding, it's associated with higher and quicker elevation of alcohol in the blood, the researchers said.

Moreover, some animal research has suggested that Roux-en-Y may affect areas of the brain associated with reward, possibly increasing alcohol reward sensitivity, the researchers noted.

Although Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients were nearly four times more likely than gastric banding patients to say they'd received treatment for substance abuse, few study participants said they'd undergone such treatment, the researchers found.

Overall, 3.5 percent of the Roux-en-Y patients reported getting substance abuse treatment, far less than the nearly 21 percent who reported alcohol problems.

"This indicates that treatment programs are underutilized by bariatric surgery patients with alcohol problems," King said. "That's particularly troubling, given the availability of effective treatments."

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Americas obesity epidemic has created a new specialization in medicine the primary care physician with obesity specialization. But will it deliver on promises to improve health care for the overweight patient?

Research shows that highly restrictive dieting hasnt solved obesity; over 95 percent of dieters regain the lost weight. Long-term weight loss requires a comprehensive lifestyle change that patients may not be willing or able to make, or they might simply need the guidance of a primary care physician who has experience in supporting the overweight patient in every aspect of hishealth.

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The American Medical Association reclassified obesity as a disease in 2013, paving the way for more attention to obesity. The need for a PCP-obesity specialist emerged from the lack of attention general primary care physicians give the condition.

One-third of Americans are obese and 60 percent are overweight. Of the obese population, only one-third are told they are obese by general PCPs, who often spend less than 10 minutes with their patients. Annual health care costs for obese patients is $190 billion.

Overweight patients have so many complications with multiple health and organ systems, Dr. Dyan Hes, medical director of Gramercy Pediatrics, told LifeZette. There is no system that obesity does not effect. Obesity doctors are trained to see the nuances or small changes, sometimes before other doctors see it or it becomes a full-blown problem.

Patients have long contended their doctors either ignore their weight or blame every situation on it.

Obesity is linked to heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer, stroke, breathing and sleeping issues, skin problems, arthritis, andorgan damage to the gallbladder, kidneys, liver and colon.

Proponents argue the emergence of the PCP-obesity specialist will destigmatize obesity and allow doctors to educate patients and intervene earlier, especially with children who are overweight.

Critics who believe obesity is the result of choice and poor lifestyle say the reclassification of obesity as a disease will give patients an excuse and allow them to eschew responsibility for their behavior. They also argue it drives greater health care costs because it promotes expensive surgeries and pharmaceutical drugs aimed at obesity.

Obesity specialist Dr. Adrienne Youdim, an associate clinical professor of medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, disagrees.

Obesity drives up health care costs, she told LifeZette. Patients have more complications and medication use from their illnesses. Cancer patients who are obese are more likely to die from the cancer. Also hospitalized patients tend to have prolonged hospital stays.

Youdim also notesthatwhen patients do lose weight, their needs change rapidly. Medication dosage, insulin use, and responses to treatments need to be monitored more aggressively than the patient maintaining a steady weight.

Patients have long contended their doctors go to two extremes in working with them, either ignoring their weight completely or blaming every situation on their weight.

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Jane Eiden (not her real name), of Iowa City, Iowa, believes the PCP-obesity change is positive. She manages diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and says she receives highly contradictory information from doctor to doctor. She also spends a great deal of time telling one doctor what another recommended.

Im way past worrying about losing weight, she told LifeZette. At age 65, Ive been to nutritionists, counselors, and exercise trainers with no weight loss for more than a few months. Now, I need to focus on keeping these conditions at bay for the best quality of life I can have.

Obesity specialists undergo sensitivity training aimed at helping them establish compassionate relationships with their patients, as well as training in nutrition, exercise science, and behavioral coaching. The American Board of Obesity Medicine certifies physicians as obesity specialists.

"Doctors seem more likely to blame any and all health problems on weight," Cynthia Moeser of Dallas, Texas, told LifeZette. She experienced excruciating neck pain, and a young student doctor suggested it was weight-related. She pointed out her problem wasn't in her knees, which might have been impacted by weight, but he continued to blame her weight.

As to the question of the effectiveness of obesity PCPs, she feels patient choice is a key to acceptance of the new trend. "If I were forced to go to an obesity doctor, it would feel shaming. If it was my choice, it wouldn't be shaming."

Pat Barone is a professional credentialed coach and author of the Own Every Bite! bodycentric re-education program for mindful and intuitive eating.

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No 1- Food diary

Nowadays there are so many quick fixes and fad diets, which yes will help you lose weight but will you maintain it???

90% of the time the answer is NO! See if we lose a lot of weight quickly we lose some very important and essential lean tissue (muscle), which controls our metabolic rate (rate in which we burn calories). Weight regained after the diet could be fat tissue which is a lot lazier. For every 1lb of lean tissue we burn 50 calories at rest but for every 1lb of fat we only burn 4 calories. So it is pretty lazy!!

Even if you dont over-eat you could regain weight anyway because of the greater the proportion of lazy fat tissue in your body, because your metabolism is slowed and because lost fluid will replace itself.

The only way to maintain weight loss and adapt and keep a healthy lifestyle is a slow and steady weight loss, and take baby step with changing things in your diet, a drastic exclusion of too many things will deffo set you up for failure.

Realistically we can only lose about 1-2lb of actual fat per week, the rest is fluid. Maybe the first few weeks if you have a lot to lose you might lose more but that will stabilise after a few weeks.

A very useful tool if your goal is weight loss would be to record a food diary. Maybe 5-7 days and just have a sheet of paper with you, it doesnt have to be anything fancy!

Record everything from water consumption, a lot of uncounted calories can be consumed in liquid form so record all drinks, if you have sugar in your teas/coffees, portion size of each meal and snack, how you are feeling if you reach for that sugary treat. Some people dont realize it but our emotions play a lot in our eating habits.

If we are feeling tired or down or had a bad day we tend to reach for sugary things kind of like a reward to cheer yourself up, so just put a little note on it of how you were feeling and see if there is a pattern there.

Times in which we are eating at which is also very important .. We all know how important having our breakfast is dont we? Its so very very important.

Metabolism needs to be kicked right in the butt first thing It slows down as the day goes on and by evening/night it can be very slow so eating huge portions and junk food at them times will just store as unwanted fat. So put times on your diary too.

Then when the 5-7 days are up have a read through it yourself and check for things like, did I have breakfast today?, did I snack in between meals, have I drink enough water? Have I had too much sugar in my tea/coffee (if you put the same quantity of sugar you usually put in tea/coffee into a container and at the end of the week see how full that container is or add up the tea spoons, will you be shocked??)

FYI: As an adult our recommended allowance of added sugar PER DAY IS 5 TEA SPOONS. So do the math and see how you go.

Am I getting enough of all food groups? ( fruits, meats, veggies, dairy, grains), is my diet varied?, am I following my metabolism, ie. eating a well-balanced breakfast, mid-morning snack, well balanced lunch, mid afternoon snack, and dinner. Little and often is key. This well help stabilize blood sugar levels and prevent sugar impulses.

Am I drinking enough H20?! People can suffer from mild dehydration and not even know it, if you drink a lot of tea/coffee you are at risk of mild dehydration as tea/coffee are diuretics. What this means is they can make you want to wee a lot which so you will lose a lot of fluid that needs to be replaced, so youll feel thirsty again and probably reach for more tea/coffee and then it will just do a full circle!

Your energy levels will drop also and if you train your muscles could cramp due to lack of hydration. A little tip on how to work out your recommended water intake would be to multiply your weight in kg by 0.033. This would have to be increased with activity level.

Also IF ITS NOT IN IT WONT GO IN! Everyone knows if the bad stuff isnt in the presses you cant put them in your mouth!!! So dont buy them in your weekly shopping. Simples!

Continued recording of a food diary will help you maintain your healthy lifestyle.

Give it a try and see how you get on. And be completely honest with everything youll be codding none but yourself if you dont!!!

Good luck.

If any of ye reading this would like to email me your food diary to ytynan@live.com or PM my page LOL Ladies Only Lifting on Facebook Ill give you some feedback on it..

Next week I will talk about our BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), a very effective tool in fat loss.

Thank you for reading..

Yvonne

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