I'm learning a lot about the culture of weight loss. I didn't know there were bloggers out there who were proud to be fat.

You have to face your fears and challenge them head on, or your psychological land mines will blow up your weight loss dreams.

Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out.

There is no magic pill for weight loss.

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

[So, to lose the weight, she avoided faddy diets and devised a balanced eating plan.] I was careful not to lose loads of weight quickly because I didn't want to put it all back on again, ... I decided not to give myself a hard time, so I just ate healthily.