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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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My Favorite Food Group Was Chocolate by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Do you know what my favorite food group was when I was obese? Chocolate. Seriously. I do not think there were more than a handful of days when I was fighting ... Read on »
Diet Drinks: Part of Your Weight Loss Diet or Not? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My sweet friend and I were talking the other day and she was telling me how hard it has been for her to stop drinking diet drinks. As a side note, she’s been trying t ... Read on »
The Judgmental Weight Loss Blogger by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I want to warn you now that this post is outside of my normal posts, but I wanted to bring up an issue and see what your thoughts are. The issue is the “judgmenta ... Read on »
How Long Should It Take To Lose Weight? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss So, how long should it take to lose weight? A month, a year, five years? A week, two weeks, 12 weeks? The answer is very dependent on your personal situation isn’t ... Read on »
The Elusive Willpower and Weight Loss by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Willpower has been one of the buzz words in the weight loss and dieting industry for years now. You might have used this term yourself from time to time. I know I oft ... Read on »
Did You Have an Aha Moment? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I often wonder what makes people finally get started and finish their weight loss journey. For this Friday post, I wanted to talk about whether or not you had an ... Read on »
Are You Guilty of Using Justification? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I think I had every bad habit in the book when it came to weight loss. Honestly. And one of the more damaging habits I had was the habit of justifying poor choices bas ... Read on »
When Life Gets Busy by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I don’t know about you all, but this time of year is just crazy for us. My oldest daughter is graduating from college in a couple of weeks, my second daughter is ... Read on »
The More There Are The More We Eat by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.  Fill up this table and what happens to your calorie count? It likely goes way, way up. Let me ask you this: “Have yo ... Read on »
Motivation: Do You Focus on the Positive? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss We all need a little motivation now and then. I know I do. While I am not currently in the weight loss mode, I still have to motivate myself to live a healthy lif ... Read on »
Can You Pinpoint the Root and Does It Matter? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I am asked this question a lot: Diane, were you overweight as a child? The short answer is that, “No, I was not overweight as a child.” Here is the proof. I was ab ... Read on »
Guilt: The Unexpected Emotion in Weight Loss by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Guilt. Even the word conjures up negative connotations doesn’t it? I often hear the word “guilt” when I’m talking to people about failed weight loss experiences t ... Read on »
What To Do When You Falter by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss We talked Monday and Tuesday about the illogical thought processes that many of us have when it comes to losing weight. I would be the first one to raise my hand and ... Read on »
My Illogical Overweight Mind by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Here is how I often thought when I was obese. I would not eat these because they had too many calories: But I would eat this: I would think this way ... Read on »
What is Your Take on the Dove Beauty Sketches Video? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I posted this on my Facebook page this week and thought it was so interesting that I wanted to bring it to the blog. The video is 3 minutes long. In case you ... Read on »
Tell Me Again Walking Does Not Work by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I always wanted to be a runner. In fact, when I was in high school and college I ran for fun on the school track. There was something freeing about running and it mad ... Read on »
What is Your Why? by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Any connection there for you? If you say no, I won’t disagree with you, but I might inwardly raise my eyebrows in a questioning manner. Why? Because among th ... Read on »
The Weight Loss Industry is Self Perpetuating by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I had an interesting conversation with Annelies from Attune foods the other day about the weight loss industry. We were talking about the fact that although reputable ... Read on »
Keep It Simple and Lose Weight Forever by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Is it really possible that you can lose weight and keep it off? A lot of people would tell you no, but after 15 years of maintenance I am here to tell you yes, it is possi ... Read on »
When One Taste Leads To Another and Another by Diane, Fit to the Finish Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss “The first bite is often the best,” is a phrase I hear a lot. The first bite of a brownie, cookie, or other tempting food really is often the best one. After that fir ... Read on »