How I’m Doing It
This is essentially what I do on a daily basis to lose weight.
Exercise
I repeat certain exercises throughout the day if I sit for long periods of time and use a pedometer to track my steps. It’s recommended that the average person take 10,000 steps per day, so I use that as my goal.
I don’t currently have a set routine because I am trying to find out what I can stick to on a daily basis. My biggest goal for 2013 is to walk at least one mile per day and increase to three miles per day by June.
“Diet”
Technically, anything you consume is a diet. I don’t believe in trendy ways of losing weight. Before I made the decision to get healthy and get into shape, I would drink multiple regular sodas and energy drinks per day and consumed mostly high fat and sodium-rich foods. Here are some of the things I have changed to work towards my goals.
- Drink 4-6 16 oz bottles of water per day
- Replace unhealthy snacks with fruits and veggies
- Choose diet soda if the craving strikes
- Eat whole grains rather than refined grains
- Cut portions in half and eat slowly
- Don’t eat fast food or junk food
- Don’t eat after 21:00
- Choose healthy snack bars over candy or chips
- Stick to the serving size listed on the box
Another issue I am still currently battling is emotional response eating. Whenever I used to become stressed or depressed I would eat. I would also eat when I wasn’t hungry and I would continuously consume unhealthy food throughout the day. I have been able to almost entirely stop these habits. I still break down once in awhile during a bad fit of depression, but I try to at least eat healthy food instead of junk.
