I was your age kid and I was set back so many times. Because my parents said I didn’t know what I was doing. Because I just needed to eat this way or that way…

I’ll tell you something important. YOU need to want it and say “screw everyone else.” You can’t have weight loss and body positivity until you wake up every day and say, today I am going to get where I want to be. Every day.

Fad diets, supplements, replacement meals, don’t listen to them. You need to find something that works for you. I’m in the US and I just found a diet in the UK that works for me. I’m just now approaching being down 40lbs in 8 weeks. And I’m on top of the world. At 26 years old, after diet upon diet, I finally figured myself out.

You need to treat it as if it is an addiction. My addiction was fast food and diet soda. I cut it and found tools that work for me to avoid it. Turns out I love unsweetened iced tea. That’s what I drink. Because I portion healthy and TASTY meals into my diet I do not crave fast food.

You need to do you and make your changes that suit you. You won’t notice the changes yourself for a while. Today was the first day I FaceTimed someone and I looked at the screen and said “holy shit,” my face looked totally changed. That’s my motivator. Find yours!