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Lose the Freshman 15: Compliments Make the World Go ‘Round

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It’s no secret that I hate Tuesdays.
 
Aside from having early morning classes and a long day of work afterwards, I constantly dread stepping on that scale.
 
IMG 3925Because the results can really make or break your day, your week or even your month. And it’s so frustrating to have the vindication for all of your hard work hinge on a single inanimate object.
 
But this week, I’m not letting the scale stop me from feeling great.
 
Because even though I didn’t lose any weight – I weighed in again at a happy, healthy weight of 146 pounds – I couldn’t possibly feel better about my body and myself.
 
I’m the skinniest that I have ever been in my adult life…literally. But I’m also the happiest I’ve been in a long, long time.
 
I can visually see the changes that I have made in my body over the past eight weeks, and other people can, too!
 
There must be something in the air that’s making people crazy, or just way too nice, because I’ve been getting numerous compliments from the people around me on my diet and exercise success these last few weeks. Best friends, close friends, acquaintances and work employers alike – they’ve all been commenting on my weight loss and telling me how great I look.
 
IMG 4122And when you keep hearing how great you look, you actually start to believe it. And then you start to feel great about yourself, too.
 
So that’s where I’m at right now. I may not have lost any weight this past week, but I’ve gained so much more throughout this journey.
 
I felt comfortable wearing a bikini for the first time in my entire life this past weekend. And that’s saying a lot. 
 
I went shopping on Sunday and I noticed that clothes are fitting me better than ever before.
 
And, I realized that I’ve lost a dress size and gone from a large to a medium.
 
So really, I can’t complain.
 
I may have some more weight to lose, and I may have some more body toning to do, but right now I’m in such a happy place with my life and myself that all I can do is keep pushing myself to work harder, eat better and lose more weight.
 
I’ve got just two more pounds to lose before I before I lose my own “freshman 15,” and just six more pounds to lose before I reach my goal weight of 140 pounds.
 
And I promise you I won’t stop until I see that number.
 
Because I sure do enjoy compliments right now, so I plan to inspire people to keep them coming.

How’s your diet journey going? Have you joined me on the Jumpstart Diet yet? If not – what are you waiting for?! It’s time to lose that weight you’ve always wanted to get rid of! If you’ve been following along with me, let me know how it’s going! Leave me a comment below, email me at sarakaner@hercampus.com or tweet me here! I’d love to hear about your journey. 

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Sara Kaner
Sara Kaner was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California and first fell in love with journalism as a freshman in high school thanks to her wonderful Intro to Journalism teacher. A family move brought her to Fort Myers, Florida the summer after her freshman year of high school, but she continued to pursue an interest in journalism. She is in her second year at the University of Florida and is pursuing a dual degree in Public Relations and Psychology. She is heavily involved on the UF campus and dedicates most of her time to her various organizations and to her friends. She loves people, magazines, sports and social media, and she hopes to combine all three in her job someday. For now, she aspires to attend Law School and specialize in Media Law. She secretly aspires to be Chelsea Handler, but she's happy being herself for the moment, just as long as she can lose the freshman 15 this semester.