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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

Brande Victorian

Aug 15, 20174 min read

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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...

Brande Victorian

Aug 1, 20173 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Jun 22, 20172 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Jun 11, 20172 min read

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The Thing About Weight Loss Compliments

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

Brande Victorian

Jun 9, 20174 min read

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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

Brande Victorian

Jun 5, 20173 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

May 29, 20174 min read

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Why I'm Doing Personal Training Again

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

Brande Victorian

May 22, 20175 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

May 2, 20174 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Apr 27, 20175 min read

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Little Victories

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

Brande Victorian

Apr 12, 20173 min read

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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

Brande Victorian

Apr 5, 20176 min read

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Why I Had Gastric Sleeve Surgery At 23

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

Brande Victorian

Apr 3, 201713 min read

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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

Brande Victorian

Mar 24, 20174 min read

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"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.

Brande Victorian

Mar 22, 20172 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Mar 20, 20173 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Mar 16, 20173 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Mar 8, 20173 min read

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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

Brande Victorian

Mar 1, 20173 min read

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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.

Brande Victorian

Feb 22, 20174 min read

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