That\'s right Crystal. You can do this. Just keep yourself together. You\'re a superhero now, remember?.

Hotties, I think if the Dr. says do it then do it! I didn\'t like hearing from my Dr. that I was losing plenty fast enough but I have had to live with it. She does have the degree! I may not be losing 6lbs a week but I still feel better than ever! I am keeping my cals between 1200- 1400 daily and will until I hit my first plateau. The doc said that is the best range for my size and activity level. If I go over a little I will not worry about it because I know what is going in now is good for me and is easier to digest than the crap I used to gobble up. I thnk you gals are doing great! Rock on!
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This means that if you program your subconscious with a mental image of yourself as a slimmer person, through persistence your mind will accept this and aid your body to conform to this mental image. Once your mind is programmed with the proper mental images, it will start to work in assisting you to losing weight. I can’t stress enough how important it is for you to believe in your visualization goals. You have to let go of past dieting failures and refuse to entertain any negative images that come into your mind.

If you can visualize your body at its perfect weight and proportions, the subconscious mind will work to make it become a reality. It will then begin to positively reinforce your body into aiding the metabolism and eating habits. Programming your mind into believing that you can lose weight, and to visualize yourself at your ideal weight is of the greatest importance.
Try to think of a different image of yourself, then let your subconscious do the work for you. If you think of your own body as fat and being out of shape all the time, then the subconscious mind will find ways to make it so. The subconscious looks after all of your vital functions. It is the cause of all your good and bad habits, and also regulates muscle (muscles are controlled by the subconscious) and body-fat composition on the body, and the latter is the one we are most interested in. So please try to visualize your body as lean as you would like, and your mind will work on that image. The mind can be a great partner in losing weight
I PICKED THIS FOR MY TIP BECAUSE WE ALL LOVE THE IMAGES OF OUR INNER SUPER HEROS.LET\'S MAKE UP OR MINDS TO LOOK AND FEEL BETTER!
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[SIZE=\"4\"]Nikki, this is for you going over your daily calorie intake by 64!!!

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Gilbert saw a story yesterday about a guy who lost 100 pounds. When they asked him what helped him get through that struggle, of course he said the usual, exercise and eating right. But, when he wanted to eat something not so good, he would look in the mirror and ask himself \"Do you really want to eat that?\"
As silly as that sounds maybe that could be a helpful hint. Have a mirror somewhere in the kitchen.
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There\'s a girl at the gym that has a bumper sticker that says,
\"eat naked in front of a mirror, now....put down the donut\".
I cringe every time I see her car.
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Nikki, just don\'t be having an empanada and then trying to tell me it\'s whole wheat though. I won\'t fall for that one.
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[FONT=\"Arial,]Oh Hotties, I have having a heckuva week! I\'m doing everything right -eating the right amounts, exercising, getting all my water, getting enough sleep - and the scale has moved UP since Sunday!! TOM is still two weeks away, and I can\'t for the life of me figure out what I\'m doing to cause this!! HELP![/font].