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Aug 15, 2017
4 min

Let's Talk About This Picture

When Internet trainers started stealing my transformation picture and passing the results off as their own, I got upset; then I got inspired

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Brande Victorian

Aug 1, 2017
3 min

Just Get It Over With

Let me start by saying that whole "just get it over with" headline is nowhere near as shady as it sounds, but it is what I had to tell myself to get back on track with this 90-day transformation. Weeks six-nine of my transformation period were pretty much shot by a trip to New Orleans over fourth of July weekend and an inability to rapidly transition from debauchery back to diet. It wasn't just late nights and even later mornings I was missing. It was the time with my friends

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90-Day Transformation Week 4:30 Days In, 10 Lbs ↓

Brande Victorian

Jun 22, 2017
2 min

90-Day Transformation Week 4:30 Days In, 10 Lbs ↓

I broke through the plateau, which is diet speak for I trusted the process and started eating proteins and greens like a good little client.

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90-Day Transformation Week 3: Get Off The Scale

Brande Victorian

Jun 11, 2017
2 min

90-Day Transformation Week 3: Get Off The Scale

Already, I've started doing the most --obsessing over the scale -- and yet not enough -- recognizing my true progress -- again.

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Brande Victorian

Jun 9, 2017
4 min

The Thing About Weight Loss Compliments

Gabourey Sidibe may not need that support, but I do.

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90-Day Transformation Week 2: I'm Back And I'm (Slightly) Better

Brande Victorian

Jun 5, 2017
3 min

90-Day Transformation Week 2: I'm Back And I'm (Slightly) Better

After a rocky first week eating wise -- and a few days of burning quads -- I started the second week of my 90-day transformation more focuse

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90-Day Transformation Week 1: I Wasn't Ready

Brande Victorian

May 29, 2017
4 min

90-Day Transformation Week 1: I Wasn't Ready

I thought physical fitness would be my biggest hurdle this week, but I quickly learned I wasn't mentally prepared for training again.

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Brande Victorian

May 22, 2017
5 min

Why I'm Doing Personal Training Again

Despite my missteps with PT in the past, here's why I'm giving it another go.

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I Promise You CAN Lose Weight, But There's Something Else You Need To Worry About More

Brande Victorian

May 2, 2017
4 min

I Promise You CAN Lose Weight, But There's Something Else You Need To Worry About More

You can lose weight. What you failed to do is keep it off.

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6 Things You're Going To Have To Get Over If You Want To Lose Weight

Brande Victorian

Apr 27, 2017
5 min

6 Things You're Going To Have To Get Over If You Want To Lose Weight

They say weight loss is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise; I'd argue it's 60% nutrition, 20% exercise, and 20% mental.

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Brande Victorian

Apr 12, 2017
3 min

Little Victories

Sometimes it feels like there's no substitute for the number on the scale. In actuality, there are plenty.

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Refusing To Celebrate Weight Loss Victories Will Not Make The World A More Fat-Accepting Place

Brande Victorian

Apr 5, 2017
6 min

Refusing To Celebrate Weight Loss Victories Will Not Make The World A More Fat-Accepting Place

If someone else choosing to shed physical weight to improve their quality of life negatively impacts your psyche, the responsibility lies wi

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Brande Victorian

Apr 3, 2017
13 min

Why I Had Gastric Sleeve Surgery At 23

At some point, you have to do what's best for you.

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5 Things I Learned Working Out On My Lunch Break

Brande Victorian

Mar 24, 2017
4 min

5 Things I Learned Working Out On My Lunch Break

I’ve said I wish I could work out on my lunch break as many times as I’ve said I wish I didn’t have to workout at all. But I finally decide

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"As A Full-Figured Woman I Was So Brutal To Myself:" What Lisa Nichols And I Have In Commo

Brande Victorian

Mar 22, 2017
2 min

"As A Full-Figured Woman I Was So Brutal To Myself:" What Lisa Nichols And I Have In Commo

We have a lot in common.

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Sometimes I Do The Most When I Work Out To Overcompensate

Brande Victorian

Mar 20, 2017
3 min

Sometimes I Do The Most When I Work Out To Overcompensate

I've always had trouble tuning out the voices in my head that tell me other people will judge me if I can't keep up.

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HUM Helped Me Get My Health Back On Track (And Lose 15 Lbs)

Brande Victorian

Mar 16, 2017
3 min

HUM Helped Me Get My Health Back On Track (And Lose 15 Lbs)

None of these pills is a substitute for healthy eating or hard work, they simply make the pay off for doing so that much greater.

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When All Else Fails, My Weight Is The One Thing I Can Control

Brande Victorian

Mar 8, 2017
3 min

When All Else Fails, My Weight Is The One Thing I Can Control

It took me a while to realize eating healthy and working out are stabilizing in the midst of chaos.

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All The Things I Miss About Being Smaller That Have Nothing To Do With How I Looked

Brande Victorian

Mar 1, 2017
3 min

All The Things I Miss About Being Smaller That Have Nothing To Do With How I Looked

A lot of people's motivation for losing weight is to look "better," but I never felt better physically or emotionally than I d

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I Failed The Daniel Fast But I Still Lost 9 pounds

Brande Victorian

Feb 22, 2017
4 min

I Failed The Daniel Fast But I Still Lost 9 pounds

I figured I couldn't go wrong aligning myself with the eating habits of the man who was after God's own heart.

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