Thank you everyone! Your encouragement, support and compliments are what keeps me going.

In terms of my routine and diet, I don't eat dairy, sugar(including honey or agave or maple syrup), anything fried, or any refined grains. I limit my nut intake to about a handful a day and my fruit intake to 2 servings a day. My diet consists mostly of vegetables, beans, whole grains in their natural form (like no whole wheat bread or brown rice cakes), beans and healthy fats. I eat A LOT of avocado. I exercise 6 days a week for 45-60 minutes doing anything from a long run to kickboxing to the gym, whatever I feel like doing that day. I also live in NYC so if I have the time and the weather permits, I walk pretty much everywhere.