When I was about 17 I was a size 12. That's not bad if you're BUILT to be a 12. But my mom and dad are naturally thin so my frame is pretty tiny.
I went from a size 12 to a size 6 in about 6 months and have been keeping it off for a long time. I stopped eating so many fried foods, drinking soda's, and ate almost no red meat. That was in conjunction with attending dance class/aerobics faithfully three times a week. I was an emotional eater so I started finding other outlets to express myself.
Losing weight really is a lifestyle change. You can't change your eating habits for a short amount of time, go back to your old lifestyle, and expect to keep the weight off. I just did a lot of substituting. Grilled for fried, juice and seltzer water for soda, veggie pizza for meat lovers...it gets fun after a while if you're creative. There are a lot of healthy cooking books out there. And you'd be surprised at the amount of the things that taste great and are healthy.
Note: If you are already the size that God intended for you to be then you won't see many results. I was overweight so what I just talked about worked wonders for me. If you are just unhappy with your natural size then you have to take that up with HIM. *lol*
Peace and Blessings!!
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