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How I Lost 80 Pounds Intermittent Fasting Success Story

How I Lost 80 Pounds Intermittent Fasting Success Story

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The Laid Back Guide to Intermittent Fasting details the way I practice intermittent fasting, and what my overall path looked like.
The Laid Back Guide to Intermittent Fasting Workbook. This workbook is the companion to The Laid Back Guide to Intermittent Fasting. I walk with you on your weight loss journey, from setting your goal weight, all the way to the day you see that magic number on the scale, to what to do to keep it off for the rest of your life in maintenance. The activities in this workbook are based on my lived experience of my 80-pound weight loss journey with intermittent fasting.
Overcoming Weight Loss Obstacles: How to Keep Going When Things Get Difficult goes into more depth about the difficult parts of my weight loss, such as facing the fears associated with losing weight, how to handle self-sabotage, and dealing with body image issues.
The Laid Back Guide to Weight Loss Maintenance. This book takes you through the weight loss maintenance journey, step by step.

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