Health Fitness

ABC of a successful weight loss process

A-Responsibility

Be responsible and in control of your weight loss journey. It may include keeping and updating a weight loss journal or having a responsible partner who is interested in the same progress as you.

B – Believe in yourself

Tell yourself that you can lose weight like everyone else. The fact that you can’t lose weight is on your mind, so change your mindset.

C-Consistency

For sustainable results, you need to be regular in daily affairs, exercise and monitor your diet regularly.

D- Determination

Be deliberate and dedicated to your weight loss aspiration as if it were a paid job.

e-eat well

Your diet is the most important aspect of your trip. You have to decide to eat healthy because you are what you eat.

F- Forget your past

This is a new beginning, stop looking at how unhealthy your life has been in the past and start a healthy lifestyle.

G-Goal Setting

Set realistic goals, they can be 2.3 or 5 pounds per month, be very clear about what you want and go for it. Monitor your progress through measurements and weigh-ins at regular intervals to know how close or far you are from your goal.

H-Hydration

Drink at least 8 to 12 glasses of water a day. It helps build your metabolism, detoxify your system, improve your skin health, always keep you full to discourage binge eating and promote weight loss.

I – Inspiration

Get inspired by reading weight loss success stories and inspire others with your transformation too. Helps maintain your motivation levels.

J – Join the challenges

Your preferred training program should incorporate challenges between members, create healthy competition focused on achieving your body goals. It’s also a fun way to lose weight without realizing it.

K-Keep a weight loss journal

You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Write down your goals, start dates and measurements and take photos too. It will help you stay focused on working towards your body and your fitness goals.

L-love yourself

If you often say to yourself, “I hate my looks”, “my belly fat is horrible”, “I will never be able to have a bikini body”, STOP! just stop being too hard on yourself. When you look in the mirror, tell yourself that you are the most wonderful person in the world. Change your negative mindset and watch your success, trust me!

M-Meditation

Find time to relax and de-stress. It could be one of seven days in a week. Your body needs it for muscle repair and rejuvenation. Skipping stretches and relaxation can lead to exhaustion and eventually discourage you from continuing on your journey.

Nonstop N-Wins

Celebrate some weight loss gains you might not see on your scale, like fitting into a smaller top, better blood pressure numbers, being able to run up stairs without getting out of breath, getting off medications, etc. Celebrate every success you achieve along the way.

O-Optimism

Be positive! You may have tried several things to lose weight that didn’t work. It doesn’t mean you can never lose weight. Try to always stay positive as this mindset is necessary for your success.

P- Push your body to change that body

Look, there is no shortcut to weight loss, shortcuts have been shown to be unsustainable. If it takes you to push your body and get out of your comfort zone to kick fat in the butt. So do it because you will reap the benefits and have energy to be useful to your loved ones.

Q- Leave unhealthy clothes

This is a ‘MANDATORY’ for you because unhealthy habits will continue to jeopardize your weight loss progress, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, consuming too much sugar, poor sleep, sedentary lifestyle, eating unhealthy high calorie foods , etc.

R- Reward yourself for your progress

There are several ways to do this, it could involve buying yourself a smaller size outfit that now fits you well due to weight loss or getting a professional massage from all the muscle exhaustion from workouts. You are all you have, be kind to yourself.

S-sleep well

Contrary to some opinions, do you know that you can help lose weight by sleeping at least 7 or 8 hours in a day? Lack of quality sleep releases the stress hormone that signals your body to conserve energy to fuel your waking hours, meaning you’ll hold on to fat.

T-Toughness

Never give up! You need this attitude to move forward because there are times when the scale doesn’t smile on you or you find yourself at a plateau in your journey. It happens to everyone, just don’t give up. Keep going and your body will reward you in due course.

U- Understand your body and listen to it

Not every day will always be the same, there will be days when you don’t feel like exercising. Don’t be too hard on yourself, listen to your body, relax, take days off but don’t give in to unhealthy cravings.

Positive V-Value Relationships

Be careful who you mix with. Nurture positive relationships who are interested in your weight loss success and stay away from people who are out to ruin you and hope you give up.

W-Train regularly

This is another mainstay for weight loss and fitness goals. You need to exercise, get those endorphins, feel good, feel fit, and your heart will thank you. Excuses don’t burn calories, and dieting alone can make you lazy and out of shape. Stay active and keep moving.

X-XOXO

You will need a lot of this in a support group. I can’t stress this too much; you need to interact with like-minded people who are interested in your progress and willing to help you along your journey. You get to see where others are struggling, and everyone can get through their challenges together.

Y-YOU can do it!

Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! You can totally do it, you got this. Now go kick that fat in the butt and embrace your healthy lifestyle. Nobody will do it for you.

Z-zeal

Be devoted and passionate about your journey and you will soon be an inspiration to many others.

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