Steady Goals for Weight Loss
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One of the reasons why I do blog posts about weight loss is that I used to be a lot heavier than I am now, we are talking 50+ pounds overweight, I had clocked in at about 207 pounds and only stand 5 feet 10 inches tall. I saw myself in photos and knew there was something I had to do, I had developed a bad pattern of eating too much and working out too little. It’s easy for somebody working at a desk all day sitting for 8 hours to just go home and repeat the same process of sitting and watching TV.
Just over two years ago I made a commitment to losing weight and have stuck by it, I did lose 50 pounds in about two years and at my trimmest was just over one hundred and fifty pounds. I have since added a little more muscle, and unfortunately some of my eating habits resurfaced but weight now a slightly overweight one hundred and seventy one pounds. I am a size 34, when I used to be a size 40 waist.
Instead of constantly looking for fast weight loss it is better to find and stick with a long term goal that is more easily attainable and less likely to leave you stressed out and rebound as a result of trying to overtax yourself.
Such simple steps you can put into place work well, such as the following:
Eat the same amount of food to feel full, just eat lower calorie food such as strawberries, watermelon, whole grains and oats…etc
Workout just fifteen to twenty minutes a day, it is better to get your heart beating and sweating 3 times per day at 5 minutes than once a day at fifteen minutes. This is because your heart will stay at an elevated rate for several minutes after each session and you will burn calories for an extended time.
Do not eat within three hours of going to bed.
Drink more water, helps flush and clean your bloodstream. Make sure you drink a healthy amount of water, not sugary or even diet soda’s.
Those simple tactics should lead to 1-2 pounds of weight loss per week, the more overweight you are when you start, the more weight loss you will see. It is when your body has lost weight that it starts becoming harder to lose the last 15-25 pounds. This is because you have to cut back a little more, and work out a little more to burn the extra calories needed to take off the final weight.
-Justin Germino
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All those tips you provide are exactly what I also did during my weightloss this Spring and if you can stick to it, it really does work. But as you say, it’s important with long term plans otherwise you’re in serious risk of a “rebound” and all the hard work will be lost.
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I found that fasting for a day or two each week – even a partial fast where I join my wife for dinner after eating nothing all day helps a lot in losing weight and for me is painless. I was following loosely the Eat-stop-eat method without buying the book. I have not found any downside to fasting although lately it doesn’t seem to be getting me below the 200 pound level. I have been losing slowly for about two years (about 30 pounds so far)just from careful eating but the fasting helped speed up the process. Food is definitely overrated. I eat things when they appeal to me but I can pass on many items that I used to eat just because they were there.
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“Do not eat within three hours of going to bed.”
This is just an urban legend; there is no scientific basis behind this at all. All things being equal, as long as a person isn’t ingesting extra calories, eating before bed doesn’t make any difference in somebody’s weight.
That said, if you digestive issues (like acid reflux), then eating before bed is probably not very recommended.
Justin,
I admire your commitment to losing weight. It can be hard especially as we get older. I really try to run every night and watch calories without being crazy about it. And I think it does more for my self-esteem than maybe my weight–because I know I am doing *something* to address the weight.
All tips you give are great. Nice post. I think every one want to loss weight should take the beginning step mentioned in your post. Natural weight loss methods are always better.
Awesome post, and that’s soo cool to hear about your success with weight loss. Its always great to hear about someone who changed their life to live healthier, and continues to do so. Truly inspiring.
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