Account Deleted By User I wanted to give you an update on my progress as some of you might have remembered me, and assumed I gave up when I actually made some progress. https://voat.co/v/fatpeoplehate/1293327 https://voat.co/v/fatpeoplehate/1296497 https://voat.co/v/fatpeoplehate/1422674 So, I found out that things were actually harder than I thought. It turns out there is more than calories, but also compliance. If you don't have the psychological defenses primed up, any diet is bound to fail as I have learned. I have read some psychology books and developed a plan to put affirmations on notecards taped to places in my house, my office, as well as my car. I am also adding cheat meals back into my daily eating schedule to make sure I can realistically hold to this diet LONG TERM. When I look back I can see I didn't really lose many technical pounds, however, important goals cannot be measured by a mere number, and the right thing is to learn from your failures and not give up. Also, I am more HEALTHY and active because of my efforts, which should not be ignored. I also have more self-confidence, which makes me feel more attractive. So what I want to do the last two weeks of my 31-week journey is to make sure I get good habits learned. No eating out, positive thinking. The outcome of this 31-week challenge will be to teach myself healthy habits by the end. I have been discouraged these last 28 weeks or so but now I know that when I do diet I will do it right, and I will have the habits and discipline to fall upon to REALLY go after it this time. No regrets long term. I have decided, as a FACT that my v/fatpeoplehate verification date will be Sunday, August 20, 2017. Watch out shitlords, I will be catching up to you and I will be verifying on EXACTLY on this date. You can hold me to it. In two weeks I will post a summary of progress made, both spiritual, emotional and numerical (fat lost adjusting for muscle gained) Thanks in advance for any encouragement.