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6 months ago I did a post on losing 40 lbs. Now it's time for a rehash of that post. It's also a draft for my 7th TM speech, "Research your topic" I lost 45 lbs in less then two years, and today I'm going to tell you how I did it. First of all, let's see what we're talking about: (Snatches a 45 lbs kettlebell) This is 45 lbs. You can pass it around. Please don't loose it! By the way, let's revisit the terms. Do you think it's possible to loose 45 pounds? Try it! I'm sure it would be easy to find. So first of all, you never lose 45 lbs at once. You need to slice it and dice it, chip little pieces, an ounce here, a quarter-pound there, and you keep doing other stuff to keep your mind occupied. Weight loss is what happens to you while you're busy doing other stuff. Same goes for weight gain. And growing old. And getting strong. And loosing your mind. It all takes time and consistency. Now let's see if we have some weight loss experts h

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