The Last Five Pounds

Rebecca Lemke
Aug 26, 2017 · 6 min read

Over the years I’ve heard a lot of people complain about losing the “last five pounds” that they think is keeping them from their ideal body weight. Generally, when you are trying to lose weight, you will hit a plateau and weigh a little bit above what your target weight was. A lot of people are frustrated and discouraged by this, and as a result, there have been countless products (shakes, diet pills, workout programs, etc) marketed to help them. A…

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Rebecca Lemke

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Wife, mother, and root beer lover. Author of a book on purity culture, The Scarlet Virgins. Published on @FDRLST, @HuffPost & @ironladiesUS

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