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Diane, Fit to the Finish

J, California
I used to be morbidly obese and had a top weight of 305 pounds. Twelve years ago I finally got serious about my weight and my health, and lost 150 pounds. I lost the weight by eating healthy foods, exercising and paying special attention to portion sizes. I've maintained the loss through four... Full Bio
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Tips for Stopping Weight Regain In Its Tracks by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Many people who start a diet never “finish” the diet. I know this first-hand, because it took me approximately 632 diet attempts before I finally made it down to my ... Read on »
Is There A Food Friend In Your Life? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss So do you? Have a food friend I mean? Is there someone in your life with whom you enjoy eating food? Or was there someone you enjoyed eating with before you started ... Read on »
A Man’s Ring Was All I Had by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A lot of sad things happened as I went from an average size 10 young woman to a morbidly obese I became the woman who said, “Oh no, nothing in this store fits me at ... Read on »
If You Would Not Do It At Home by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss The other day I was at a speaking engagement where I talked about making good choices when eating out. As I was preparing my talk, I did a lot of reflection on my h ... Read on »
McDonald’s and Their Warped Sense of Reality by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss If you haven’t already – enter to win a copy of my book , “150 Pounds Gone Forever!” Drawing on Sunday night. I was on Facebook the other day and saw fellow blo ... Read on »
I Am Giving Away My Book Today by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss It has been years in the making. A few weeks ago, I received the first copy of my book, 150 Pounds Gone Forever, from my publisher Sun Rise River Press. John as ... Read on »
When Overweight and Obesity Are the New Normal by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss In the 1960′s, only 13 percent of the population was obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Remember this is just obesity we are talki ... Read on »
Recognize This Food? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss See that picture? Unlike today, where I do care what foods I buy, when I looked like the picture below, I honestly did not care that some of my foods were unrecogn ... Read on »
Does This Kashi Controversy Bother You? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Last week social media picked up on the fact that a grocery store manager in Rhode Island stopped stocking Kashi cereals because he felt like their claims of being natur ... Read on »
Three Foods You Would Be Sad To Live Without by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I was talking with some friends the other day who were asking for some weight loss advice. I told them some basic things about healthy eating and exercise. They the ... Read on »
Obese Humor is Not Okay With Me by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I recently attended an oratory competition where students of varying ages presented speeches on a variety of subjects from John F. Kennedy to gangs in inner cities. ... Read on »
Divorce, Relationship Problems, and Weight Loss by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I talked last week about the fact that I didn’t feel as though I was losing things while I went from over 300 pounds to about 147 pounds, rather I felt as though I ... Read on »
The Two Letter Word That Is Hard to Say by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Let’s face it. Saying no to yourself isn’t really popular, or a lot of fun. It’s not fun to tell yourself “no” when you want to buy a new pair of shoes, a new l ... Read on »
Can You Really Picture Yourself? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss The other day I was thinking about my weight loss experience. I remember how it felt to buy smaller sized pants. I remember how great it was to sit in a chair without feel ... Read on »
If You Fudge, Only You Really Know by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I’m all about portion control. Seriously. Even today, if I’m eating something measurable that I am not familiar with such as couscous or quinoa, you may just see me ... Read on »
What I Gave Up To Lose 150 Pounds by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My kids would tell you that I hate to lose things. If I misplace my keys or notebook I will enlist (coerce) the whole family to help me find my lost item. It weighs on my ... Read on »
Is There Such a Thing As Too Much Exercise? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss This is one of those posts that I hesitated to write, because I don’t want to step on any toes. But step by step, I’m going forward. And the reason I wanted to ... Read on »
Decisions That Change Your Life by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I had someone email me the other day who asked this question. (I asked permission to use it in this post.) Why is this so hard? I really admire people like yo ... Read on »
Is the Work of Weight Loss Worth The Effort? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss When I was overweight, I knew I was headed down a dangerous path. I was old enough to realize that weighing twice what I should weigh wasn’t healthy, emotionally or ... Read on »
Although Tempting, It Is Best To Just Pass These By by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss As part of my Brand Ambassadorship (is that a term?) over at Attune Foods , I’m writing there about one of the downsides of fad diets. Please join us over there fo ... Read on »