this is from my 43things account:
"Awesome! I am so proud!"
How I did it: I cut out refined carbs. No desserts or white bread. I went out to dinner last night with my mom and said "No" to bread before dinner and "no" to the little cookie they gave me. However, if I have little slip ups or mistakes, I just get right back on the horse and keep trying.
I think what made the biggest difference for me was I started keeping a food journal. I weighed myself every single day and kept track of it in a spreadsheet in excel. I also recorded the food I ate and how much I exercised. Therefor I was accountable to myself and if I ate something and gained weight I knew why it happened and I couldn't say "oh it's just my genetics" or blame it on something vague, I knew it was because of my choices.
I also created a weight loss blog and invited my mom and a friend of mine to join. It made a big difference having a team to work with.
I also found a great website "stumbleupon" that allows you to do web searches. I have done a TON of web searches for "weight loss" and also for "motivation" which have helped me. I post motivational quotes on my weight loss blog.
I tried to exercise as much as I could throughout the day so I wasn't just sitting for long periods of time and I also tried to reduce my stress. I tried to get enough sleep and eat a lot of vegetables. I didn't follow any strict kind of diet, just in general trying to eat "healthier choices" with the idea that if I am eating healthier more high fiber choices I will lose weight. I also tried to eat more olive oil instead of butter. I read that olive oil has a compound, oleic acid, which helps to break up fat inside the body (stored fat) which helps you use it for energy.
:)
It took me 3 months.
It made me Proud
"Awesome! I am so proud!"
How I did it: I cut out refined carbs. No desserts or white bread. I went out to dinner last night with my mom and said "No" to bread before dinner and "no" to the little cookie they gave me. However, if I have little slip ups or mistakes, I just get right back on the horse and keep trying.
I think what made the biggest difference for me was I started keeping a food journal. I weighed myself every single day and kept track of it in a spreadsheet in excel. I also recorded the food I ate and how much I exercised. Therefor I was accountable to myself and if I ate something and gained weight I knew why it happened and I couldn't say "oh it's just my genetics" or blame it on something vague, I knew it was because of my choices.
I also created a weight loss blog and invited my mom and a friend of mine to join. It made a big difference having a team to work with.
I also found a great website "stumbleupon" that allows you to do web searches. I have done a TON of web searches for "weight loss" and also for "motivation" which have helped me. I post motivational quotes on my weight loss blog.
I tried to exercise as much as I could throughout the day so I wasn't just sitting for long periods of time and I also tried to reduce my stress. I tried to get enough sleep and eat a lot of vegetables. I didn't follow any strict kind of diet, just in general trying to eat "healthier choices" with the idea that if I am eating healthier more high fiber choices I will lose weight. I also tried to eat more olive oil instead of butter. I read that olive oil has a compound, oleic acid, which helps to break up fat inside the body (stored fat) which helps you use it for energy.
:)
It took me 3 months.
It made me Proud
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