EAT RIGHT AND CUT OUT BULL CRAP! THAT EASY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS ONE MILLION TIMES AND ALWAYS BLEW IT OFF. I FIGURED IF I WAS WORKING OUT WHAT COULD THAT NUMBER 5 REALLY BE HURTING. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A YO YO DIETER AND HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING, FROM DRINKING ALL MEALS TO EATING NOTHING BUT BABY FOOD. THEY WOULD ALWAYS LAST FOR A COUPLE OF WEEK/MONTHS AND THEN I WAS OFF OF IT. I JUST GOT TO THE POINT THAT I WAS MISERABLE AND JUST DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF. NOW YOU MIGHT SAY "OH COCO YOU WEREN'T FAT TO BEGIN WITH". THAT IS NOT THE POINT. I FELT CRAPPY. I WAS HIDING. I WASN'T LEAVING HOUSE. I WAS MAKING UP EXCUSES. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! SAM AND GINO HAD MENTIONED SLOW CARB AND I DID IT AND STUCK WITH IT FOR A BIT. THE HOLDIAYS KILLED IT. YUP, QUEEN OF EXCUSES. I ALSO HAVE A GOOD FRIEND, YVONNE, THAT IS NOW MY 'WEIGHT LOSS BUDDY' AND SHE'S THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED ME TO ADVOCARE. THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN ENODORSEMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT. IF I DON'T BELEIVE IN SOMETHING I WON'T EVER SHARE IT WITH YOU. BUT IT HAS HELPED ME A TON AND I HAVE BEEN EATING JUST SO MUCH BETTER. IT'S CRAZY I BEAT MYSELF UP WHEN I HAVE A 'BAD DAY'. ALSO TAKE AWAY GOURMET HAS BEEN MY 'FAST FOOD' FIX. AGAIN, NOT GETTING PAID TO SAY THAT. I JUST TRULY LOVE WHAT THEY OFFER! I'M FEELING GREAT. NOW I JUST NEED TO GET MY BOOTY ON THE TREADMILL THAT IS IN GARAGE. YOU CAN DO IT. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR SHOVELING IN YOUR MOUTH. DON'T YOU WANNA FEEL GREAT!?!?! GOOD LUCK. EVERY DAY, LITTLE BY LITTLE. I'M NO EXPERT. I'M JUST A REAL 31YR OLD FEMALE WHO HAS STRUGGLED WITH WEIGHT. I'M JUST LIKE YOU. I AM AT A LOSS FOR THE DATE ON THE LEFT. THAT WAS THE FIRST PIC I TOOK, I THINK AROUND A MONTH AGO AND THE RIGHT IS TODAY.