Thanks for all the tips! Hearing about other people's success is so helpful!

Unfortunately, I have never lost weight with ease. I don't have rapid gains either. I've weighed the same amount+/- 5 lbs for years. I did lose some weight by having a low calorie diet one summer, but I can't sustain that. I already eat pretty healthfully. I think cutting sugar completely out of my diet, combined with regular exercise and no snacking may be effective, but I have never sustained all that at once. Cutting sugar alone, or exercise alone doesn't have immediate effects. I often lose motivation when I don't see results for a month, so it's probable that if I kept it up for 2+ months I would start to see some changes. It's just so hard when I don't see results!

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