I decided to write about losing weight because I know how being fat changed me as a person and how I approached others and myself so I want to help you to break free of crying over your weight or taking it out on your friends, family or partner.
Firstly, let me tell you that if you think your weight loss journey will be easy and fast then you are wrong. It takes motivation and dedication to really change your lifestyle, lose the pounds and keep them off.
So....How to lose weight effectively?
- Make small changes first like drinking coke only during the weekend or every other day and then progress to having none at all...same applies to any kind of habit, whether it's coke, chocolate, crisps etc. and believe that YOU CAN DO THIS- because YOU CAN!!....of course if you are really determined to lose weight you can cut the junk food such as McDonalds, chocolate or fizzy drinks completely from the start..this may speed the process up too as you are no longer feeding your body the bad, nasty foods!
- Eat good, healthy food! What you eat is so important when you are trying to lose weight! Many professionals have found that exercise plays only 30% into your weightloss and the 70% is all diet! Eat Protein to keep you fuller for longer- for breakfast you could make 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of wholemeal bread however instead of using your usual oil- you may want to buy the 1 Calorie Frying Oil- approx £1.70- this will reduce how many calories you consume!
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| 1 Calorie Frying Spray- approx £1.70 |
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| Yummy! |
- Exercise- start with exercising 3 times a week for 20-40 minutes! If you are just starting out with doing any form of exercise I know that something like running for 10 minutes can be almost impossible so start small and each week progress....for example the first week you may want to go for a 30 minute walk and the next week perhaps hit the gym and run for as long as you can before getting too tired.
- Enjoy the exercise- I know it may seem like a lot of effort to be hitting the gym 3 days a week or even more so maybe sign up to group classes such as bum,tums and thighs, pilates, yoga etc- It will be a lot more fun starting out in group sessions as they will give you more motivation to keep going and keep you interested. But you don't have to go to the gym- you can simply go for jogs or long fast paced walks!
- Use YouTube!!- you can find plenty of exercises by professionals on youtube- for example the whole 30 Day Shred Programme by Jillian Michaels is available on youtube and its FREE!!! This involves only 20 minutes a day of exercise!...so use youtube to find exercise programmes that will help you to enjoy working out!
- Don't drink alcohol- a lot of alcohol has an astonishing number of calories. If you eat well and then drink and go over the limit of calories a day that you should then you will gain weight.
- MyFitnessPal- This is an app that I have downloaded on my iphone to calculate how many calories I consume each day and how much I burn! Not everyone has a smartphone but if you do then this app is truly amazing as most of the time we underestimate how many calories we really consume so having an app like this keeps you in check!
- Overall the best tip is to eat less and exercise more!- However don't deprive yourself of the foods you like- if one day you decide you want to have pizza then go right ahead and eat some BUT know your limits- don't eat a whole pizza alone- eat 3/4 slices if you're still not good after 2! Also don't do this everyday, leave maybe a Friday or Saturday as your 'easy' day- you eat healthy but you can allow yourself for that bar of chocolate, pizza or even that lovely red wine that's been calling your name for a week now!
- BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!!- everyday wake up and look in the mirror and tell yourself that you can do this because I know you can and if you believe it too and really dedicate to it then you will prosper and achieve the body you have always desired!!
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Thank you for reading xoxo
