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Weight loss is something that everyone seems to care a lot about. Over the past year, I went from approximately 155 pounds to 145 pounds and I wanted to share the specific steps that I took to lose those 10 pounds.
First, a bit of background and context. I was traveling for work so for the past year, have been living out of a hotel (from Sunday to Thursday) and able to expense food (within reason). This means that I have easy access to the gym, did not need to spend time taking care of kids or doing chores such as vacuuming or cleaning (aside from when I returned home on the weekends), and able to tweak and experiment with food without having to worry about money (or even cleaning up). In that regard, travel projects are quite fun!
Here are the specific steps that I took to lose ten pounds over the course of a year:
Develop your mindset
At work, there were lots of different snacks including candy, chocolate, chips and more. I very rarely took any of the snacks. What really helped me was recognizing when I was hungry and when I was bored or stressed and wanted to eat to take my mind off of things. You can feel hungry (and in those cases, it was just a quick trip to the local coffee shop or food court for a smoothie or a healthy snack), but in the cases when I was bored or stressed, I…
