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Weightloss Doesn't = Good Body Image

Hey guys, tonight I thought I'd do a post I've been thinking about for a while now, but wasn't sure exactly what to say, I still wasn't sure, but I decided to just go for it and hope it helps. It's easy to think "oh if I could just lose this weight I'd be happy with my body", but the reality isn't so simple.  This is something I'm still coming to terms with. I've lost about 30 lbs. I know in reality I look much better now, but I still can't get over thinking I'm fat and picking myself apart.  And even knowing this is unfortunately normal,  it still makes me feel pretty crappy.  I feel even worse because I know I shouldn't be complaining,  I remember how when I weighed more I was very irritated with smaller woman complaining they were the weight I am now.  I still have that part of me that thinks I need to lose more weight but logically I know losing much more would be very unhealthy for me to do and very d...

How I Lost Almost 30lbs

Hey guys!! I've finally managed to lose the weight I wanted to so I decided to do a post on it. Hopefully if any of you are wanting to do the same thing this will be helpful.  In the first photo I'm around 160-170 lbs, in the second I'm about 132 lbs.  Now I debated whether to include this photo because I wouldn't typically post this kind of thing, but I just feel like you can see progress better in these types of photos,  so that's why I decided to include it. These photos go from around the 160-170 lbs to the 132 lbs. I actually used an app to help with my weight loss called SparkPeople.  It is super helpful. It allows you to track your calories and everything you are eating it drinking,  and to add exercises.  It has a decent database of different foods as well as exercises although occasionally you'll have to add a new food yourself. When you start off you get to set a goal for your weight and It wi...