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Hi,
My name is Susanna and welcome to my blog!
I decided to create "Healthified Lifestyle" to expand on my continued weight loss journey that I've shared on Instagram and go more in depth than just a picture with a brief description. I plan to share more in depth posts of my weight loss but for now, I leave you with a couple questions you may have about me:

A little about me:

I'm 23 years old in have lived my entire life in California. Grew up in a small town then moved to Los Angeles for college and I'm now back in my hometown working as a paralegal. A few of my favorite things include reading, drinking coffee/tea, baking, cooking and endlessly looking at my favorite blogs for recipes. For so long I struggled with being truly happy about myself instead of putting my fake cheer smile and moving on with life. My unhealthy eating habits and emotional eating led me to be overweight (putting it kindly) for the majority of my life. I never knew what it meant to be healthy (emotionally and physically) but on September 2013  I decided, no, I was determined to make a change.

Brief Overview on Weight Loss 

It's been over a year and a half since I took that first step and I have ever looked back. I have lost about 45 lbs since I first weighed myself (February 2014) and have gone through so many food transitions since then, from trying to eliminate Hot Cheetos Puffs (I was seriously addicted to these) from my diet to discovering MyFitnessPal, to trying to eat ONLY clean foods, to restricting/binge eating and where I am now. My exercise journey, like my eating, has been just as diverse. As you can tell from the brief descriptions I just gave you, there is no one way approach to weight loss  and finding the right balance. . For someone that has been overweight for so long, It's heard not letting the number on the scale define me BUT Despite my difficulties one of the things that has kept me going is knowing that I'm at least one step closer to my goals. NEVER LOOK BACK AND KEEP GOING have been my two biggest mantras on this journey. Hopefully by sharing my both the good and bad days of my journey, someone can relate and not feel defeated

What now?

Now......that's a big open question. The mental struggle that comes along with losing weight has been harder than losing the weight itself. Everyone preaches "balance" on social media but yet finding that "balance" is harder than I ever thought possible. Whether it's with eating or exercising, I feel like I have yet to find that for myself. For so long I've been focused on  the scale reaching  a certain number and the "ideal weight" which has led me to an unhealthy mentality about food and exercise, Now I'm focusing on learning how to appreciate myself despite  the number on the scale. A struggle that is easier said than done.

Hope this brief overview helps you with knowing me a little. Will definitely being going more in depth in other posts but if you want to get to know more about me go ahead and check out my Instagram

Would love to hear from you with any feedback!

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