I saw your first question and really wanted to answer it from my own experience, so sorry for intruding on the AMA!
For me, the most important part was thinking of it as a permanent shift in my diet and exercise routine. It wasn't like I just needed to stay motivated through some routine for a few months, lose all the weight, and then resume my former life. Once I determined that I was going to change my diet and exercise for good, and then actually did, the rest just happened on its own. I ran every day, gave up soda, junk food (except on a treat day once a week-- a piece of cake once a month when the occasion arises isn't verboten, but a piece of cake every day might be), cut my lunch and dinner to vegetables-only, etc. I didn't need "motivation" so much as I just needed to be able to adjust. Once I adjusted, the weigh just sort of lost itself.
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I saw your first question and really wanted to answer it from my own experience, so sorry for intruding on the AMA!
For me, the most important part was thinking of it as a permanent shift in my diet and exercise routine. It wasn't like I just needed to stay motivated through some routine for a few months, lose all the weight, and then resume my former life. Once I determined that I was going to change my diet and exercise for good, and then actually did, the rest just happened on its own. I ran every day, gave up soda, junk food (except on a treat day once a week-- a piece of cake once a month when the occasion arises isn't verboten, but a piece of cake every day might be), cut my lunch and dinner to vegetables-only, etc. I didn't need "motivation" so much as I just needed to be able to adjust. Once I adjusted, the weigh just sort of lost itself.
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