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I received a message about how one can learn to accept their body and, well, here I am! I’ve lost 50+ pounds since the beginning of the year. It hasn’t been easy, but I changed my entire lifestyle, the way I diet, how I think about food, and the ways I exercise. 

I realized I have no time for moderation. I simply cannot limit myself to one slice of pizza or a small piece of cake. So, as a vacation in Mexico loomed around the corner, I decided to cut out the things I love. This included all processed foods, pastas, breads, Starbucks lattes (can we have a moment of silence for those, though?), Skittles, gin and tonic, pizza… I’m getting depressed. The point is, by cutting them out entirely, I made room to get to know new lovers. At first, I ate a lot of bacon and cheese. Then I started to figure out I loved cramming as many vegetables onto a salad as possible. I realized I could go out and order a delicious burger sans bun and order a salad instead of fries. The first two weeks were terrible as my body adjusted, but after that brief time spent in hell, I felt like I could do anything. I incorporated hot, power yoga into my routine 3-4 days a week. I could barely do a bridge, let alone a back bend, couldn’t lower my forehead down in half pigeon… now I’ve accomplished all of those things. I started at a size 22 and now I’m wearing size 12 lulu bottoms and size 10 lulu tops. When I wear regular clothes, I’m around a 14/16. It hasn’t been a perfect journey, but I’m going to make it. 

Last few tips:

• You are not missing out on life because you’re not eating pizza and everyone else is.

• Don’t fall into the trap of getting obsessed with logging every morsel of food you eat. I did this the first few weeks and stopped after I recognized it was doing more harm than good.

• No one is looking at your ass during a yoga class.

• Measure yourself weekly. Do not weigh yourself at the beginning, do not keep a scale in your house. Go off of measurements and how your clothes fit.

• Buy new clothes that are two sizes too small and be amazed at how quickly you’ll fit into them.

• Find exercise you love, for me, that’s yoga.

• Buy cute workout clothes.

• Get rid of clothes that are too big immediately.

• Keep trying on clothes you never thought you’d fit into that are stuffed in the back of the closet, be amazed.

• Accept compliments.