My Story : Losing Weight

How I Lost Weight

Since I love training, eating clean and cooking, I though that doing a post about my journey could be interesting for all my readers.

First of all, I never really had problem with my weight. When I was young, I was always moving, I played basketball for 5 years in high school. I think I gained weight when I start to live my single/party life. Which I don’t regret, because I had such wonderful time. But sometimes you drink a lot, eat junk food, don’t workout and just don’t care. Finaly, I gained about 30 pounds in 3 years.

Now I am more steady : I work full time in the field in which I studied, I have amazing friends, family and boyfriend that I love ! I think a  good way to start losing weight is when you do it for you and not for anybody else ! You also need to do it on your own terms. There is absolutely no miracle receipe to lose weight : You need to eat healty and to work out at least 3 times a week. The first weeks are the hardest because you are not seeing a lot of change but as time goes on it is easier. 

Here’s how to stay motivated & some tips to succeed :

Motivation is something that can be either really up or really down. But that is just a weakness of our head, just talk to yourself and remember why you started.

• Fix a realistic objective (for me it was 30 pounds and I knew it would take time)
• Then fix you smaller objectives like 1 pound per week or by my birthday I would like to have lost 10 pounds etc.
• At the beginning, write a list of reasons why you are doing this (And read it when you are feeling unmotivated). 
• Make a list of benefits you have since you have started to loose weight
• Keeping track of your results and progress (I used an Excel sheet, I weighted myself every week and wrote down my loss or gain. Because yes, sometime you will stay the same or gain weight, do not panic just be more focus the week after.)
• Take picture of your progress (I used to take picture at every 10 pounds loss)
• Prepare your meal (Always prepare your food a week or at least a day ahead, so you can cook in advance your meal and be sure to eat healthy)
• Schedule your training like it was an appointement and NEVER skip. If you start finding excuses you will never go. Remember that we all have our downs, but a good training is what you need to pump you up ! Also do not forget to prepare your gym clothes in advance.
• It is not a race, go at your rythm. It is important to know that a healthy weight lost is about 1 pound a week.
• For the training : Always mix cardio and muscular excercises. Muscular is important because it help burns calories when you are at rest.
• Do not overtrained
• It is normal for a week or two or even three to stop loosing weight. When it happens, a tip is to change your training routine. After one month of the same training, your body is getting use to it, so you need to change it either by increase your weight at the gym and your cardio routine.
• Limit your consomation of alchool, sugar, fat and restaurants.
• Cooking is the best way to know what you are eating.
• Remember that it is not a diet but a lifestyle change
• Drink Water & Green Tea
• Stay focus, weekend are the most important

My Transformation

Here is my transformation after my 30 pounds loss. I started in August and realise my objective in April, it took me 8 months of eating healthy and training at least 3 times a week. One of my next post will be tips on how to not gain the weight you lost. But remember, it is not a diet it is a lifestyle change!

Feel free to ask me questions !

DSK 

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