And so you have decided that from this day forward, you would do everything in your power to lose weight and become the fittest person on the face of the planet. That’s great, the motivation part is all taken care of. However, what precisely do you intend on doing in order to reach your goal? If your answer is that you don’t really know, then you are in the same boat as hundreds of thousands, if not millions of other people who have no idea how to lose weight, other than the vague notion of “eating right and exercising”. Well, in this case the first step to take is put together your own weight loss plan, and here is how you should go about it.
Exercising First
While the process of losing weight may be complicated, the concept of weight loss itself isn’t. In order to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you are consuming every day. As you can probably imagine, there is really no better way of burning calories than to move around and exercise. You will need to put together an exercising plan which has you working out at least four to five days a week, multiple workouts per day. Try and keep each of your workouts relatively light; don’t push yourself to the limit or you will run the risk of injuring yourself.
What kinds of exercises should you be trying to perform? Well, it has been shown time and time again that doing cardio is the best way of dropping the pounds; cardiovascular workouts require you to move your entire body, and few things are more tiring than that. There are many cardio exercises you can look up on the internet, such as jogging, jump rope, stair-climbing, shadow boxing and others. You should also try to include some basic bodyweight muscle-building exercises into the mix, such as pull-ups, push-ups and sit-ups.
What to Eat
This part of the weight loss plan is going to be a bit more complicated than the previous one. Your goal is to create meal plans one week in advance for yourself. These meal plans will dictate what you eat, how much of it, and when. Now, in order to be able to put together something like that you will first need to inform yourself on which foods have a low amount of fat and calories while being high in nutrients; these are the foods you want to be eating. You should try to keep your daily consumption of calories somewhere between 1000 and 1500, depending on how much you weigh at the moment.
Keep in mind that going on a diet doesn’t mean starving yourself until you become skinny. It is of utmost importance that you maintain a healthy and balanced diet so as to keep your body strong, functional, and most importantly, with an effective immune system. Yes, you may need to make some efforts when following your weight loss plan, such as exercising when you don’t feel like it, learning how to cook new meals and perhaps even eat foods that you do not like, but in the end, don’t you think it’s all worth it to have a healthy body and be able to live a longer and happier life?
