Hey everyone, it's been like forever since I've written a blog post. Unfortunately, I've fallen completely off the bandwagon of my good health and exercise, and thus I need to make my way back on again. I'm now 144 lbs. There's a wedding in two weeks and at the moment, I'm doing some serious crash dieting and crazy exercise, all the while handling school. I want to be at least 5 lbs lighter than what I am by my birthday. Today, I'll be headed to the gym to do 45 minutes of elliptical training on a medium intensity and then some strength training afterwards. Come spring time, I want my ideal beach body. I don't know if any of you know, but I did switch thermogenics. I originally was on oxy elite pro, and now I'm on D4 Thermal shock. According to the GNC specialists, they say that the D4 is better than the oxy elite pro, but I don't get quite the "thermal shock" as I would with OEP. I guess it comes with extreme dieting and exercise.
I do not encourage anyone to do anything dangerous to themselves in order to achieve their goal weight. While I am "crash dieting," I am making sure I get the proper vitamins and minerals that I need daily, I'm just cutting out junk food from my diet.... which means I'll eventually have to give up my love for peanut butter.
Sooooo....
MASSIVE DIET TIPS FOR LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT!!!!
- DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. You cannot get by without water if you want to lose weight. Plus, I probably have a crap load of water retention. Water is a natural appetite suppressant and it does so many good things (better skin, nails, gets rid of cellulite... probably).
- Take multivitamins. Ask your doctor what multivitamins are best for you. If you hate swallowing pills like I do, take gummy vitamins. If you're afraid overdosing on vitamins, take half the recommendations and consume the rest in raw fruits and vegetables. Make sure you eat breakfast before you take your vitamins.
- Space out your meals and keep a calorie count. I find that planning ahead makes life so much easier when eating properly. It's really hard to figure this stuff out. They generally say to eat every 3-4 hours to keep your metabolism running well and to not eat at least 2 hours before you sleep. I like to have a high calorie breakfast along with fruits and nuts as snacks, sandwiches and salads for lunch, and lean meats and vegetables for dinner. Chew slowly, take your time in eating. You don't need to have one bite after the other. Sometimes, it helps to eat with someone else and have a conversation while you're eating. Before you know it, you're full. Just make sure to not talk with your mouth full.
- EXERCISE!!!! This is a must if you want that dream body of yours. If you rely on just eating healthy, it will probably take you a month to lose 2 lbs. If you're too lazy to go to the gym, get yourself a DVD or hit the internet for some awesome exercises.
- Write down your goals where you can see it every day. For me, I put sticky notes on my laptop. You can take a dry-erase marker and write it on your mirror, and yes it will come off. I usually draw mustaches. Keep small goals to keep you going.
- Get a friend to do it with you, if you can. Nothing gets you motivated like another person pushing you or vice versa. It makes thing more fun and realistic.
- Know your limits. Don't beat yourself up if you can't work out in the gym for 3 hours straight like adrianna lima. Don't eat 300 calories a day and complain about how you're suffering more than you're benefiting. Make sure you do the best you can and give it all you've got.
- Use Positive affirmations. They sound stupid and dorky, but they work, and if people make fun of you for it, use that as your motivation. Rub it in their faces once you've reached your ultimate goal.
- Sleep. Your body needs rest, so give it some rest. If you have insomnia from time to time, don't freak. Just focus on relaxing and deep breathing. Don't sleep too much though. It ends up making you lazy.
- Schedule a cheat meal once a week. It gives you something to look forward to, and it makes you sane.
Hope this helps!!!!
Lots of Love
Your Silly Desi Girl.
