You know, I wish that I could shout this from the rooftop.

Sometimes that if you are trying to use quick fixes, that's not going to work.

If you want long lasting weight loss, if you want to make a change, that's for life.

If you want to maintain, then you've got to think about lifestyle.

You've got to think about how you can incorporate healthier habits into your

regular routine in a way that you enjoy in a way that feels sustainable.

And remember that these healthy habits, this process, it's going to look different for you

than it will look for anybody else.

And you know what? That's just fine.

Hey, everyone, Emily Abadi here bringing you another installment of hurdle moment from hurdle.

It's been, it's been a few weeks since I have chimed in solo for one of these Wednesday episodes,

but it dawned on me recently that I've somehow in three years of reporting the show.

I've never done an episode talking specifically about how I lost weight and kind of all the

things that go along with that, how much weight I lost, what I did to lose the weight, how I've

managed to keep it off for the most part, the strategies that I used, etc, etc.

Now I bring you this episode today with a few caveats.

First and foremost, I do want to make sure that we're on the same page here.

What worked for me when I was losing weight may not work for you.

Although I am a certified trainer, I'm also a level one precision nutrition coach,

as well as a run coach. I am not in any way shape or form a registered dietitian or nutritionist.

So while I'm here to offer you my experience, my takeaways, I am not here to recommend that you

follow them to the tee if you too want to lose weight. If that is something you're interested in,

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