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  1. Wonderful commentary! I wish your friend all the best. For me, moving back in with my parents would be a terrible move to lose weight. 🙂 Seriously, though, I agree wholeheartedly with what you say. Perseverance is the key. Otherwise, I would've given up on many things by this time, like learning Japanese and endeavoring to write worthwhile fiction.

  2. Cramming is never good for the long run, no. Sometimes it needs to be done, to keep sane the rest of the time, but it's no way to form sustainable knowledge. I can understand his point of view, though. As you've said before, big steps are sexy. But that doesn't make them helpful or right to take.

  3. When I joined a gym several years ago they made several attempts to get my to buy their shake thing that would help me lose weight even faster. I opted not to do it, because I felt strongly at the time (and still do) that no change I was making was worth anything if I wasn't willing to do it long term. I had worked up to the gym membership after starting out doing crunches for ten minutes in the morning, then 15 minutes on the treadmill, then 30…. I got under 200 lbs for the first time since high school and kept it off for a long time – until I transferred to Gresham full time the first time around, actually, and my new schedule shifted me out of my routine. I haven't made the decision to go all the way back to those baby steps again, but I absolutely agree that it's those kinds of moves that give us the greatest chance of reaching our goals.

    Thanks for a great reminder, Noony!