Thanks for your lovely comments everyone.
"what inspired you to keep going on the tough days??? What pushed you to finally lose the weight in the end?"
Well Faustina, what pushed me to lose the weight in the end was 2 things - Firstly I was terrified that my weight would shorten my life and take me from my family too soon. The thought that I might leave my 4 year old motherless by by own hand was too too much. This was bubbling under and coming out in the wee small hours of night to haunt and terrify me - then I went on holiday last summer and decided I couldn't face another holiday feeling so terribly unhappy and self conscious in a swimsuit. I came home and went straight to Lighter Life.
What kept me going? Facts and numbers - Understanding that it was simple, if I stuck to the very low calorie diet rules, I was guaranteed to lose the weight by this summer. It couldn't fail. I loved the security of that and knowing that my part was simple, I just had to stay abstinent and the numbers would add up.
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