About a year ago I told myself that enough is enough and I was going to implement major changes in my life. The most drastic change was my decision to lose weight. I have currently lost a total of 50lbs and have reached my goal that I’ve set for myself. This transition was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life but I knew it had to be done.
To be honest, I never even looked at myself in the mirror. I obviously knew I had gained a lot from grade 11 up until the end of college but I never wanted to acknowledge it. I would often avoid the subject or laugh it off like it didn’t bother me because I was uncomfortable. In all actuality, it really upset me that I had let myself get to that point and I HAD HAD ENOUGH!
In February of 2011 I took out a pen and paper and decided to write down all of my feelings. I then created a plan of what I needed to do in order to love myself again. When that was all said and done I realized that I needed to love myself for who I was at that time in order to get anywhere on this journey. A year later, I can say that that’s what turned me around and got me motivated to become more physically active and eat healthy. I wanted to share my journey with y’all because I know how hard it is to lose weight and not know where to start. I’m going to give people tips and tricks that worked for me and may end up benefiting you.
Here is how I achieved my goals:
· I wrote EVERYTHING down. From my weight to inches, what I ate and my goals. This helped me be accountable.
· Started to love myself for who and what I was. Accepted and loved my body while acknowledging that it needed change.
· Cut all liquids out of my diet (except H2O). I tried to drink at least 2-3 liters a day. I did drink alcohol L but only occasionally. Moderation is KEY!
· Stopped eating fast food all together. I would make my lunch the day before and bring it to work. It ended up saving me a ton of money.
· Wouldn’t eat after 8. Everyone is different but because I go to bed pretty early, 8pm was a good time for me to stop eating.
· I reduced the amount of sugar and sweets from my diet. If you know me, you'd know that I have the biggest sweet tooth ever so I started reading my labels and instead of eating a full bag of M&M's, I ate a few and left the rest for another day.
· I worked out 5-6 days a week. I would go to the gym or do one my many work out dvd’s that I have collected over the past year.
· Did things I never thought I would ever do/pushed myself to the limit
These are the things that I found worked well for me. Now that I’ve reached my goal, I’ve set new ones. I no longer look at working out or eating healthy as a chore, it has honestly become a part of my life. I’ve realized that the only way you’re going to get what you want is if you work hard for it. All it takes is that little click in your brain to realize that you really want it and more importantly,YOU'RE WORTH IT.
Everyday, I smile…
NeaNea
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