Monday, November 30, 2020

How did you lose weight and what motivated you not to give up?

I knew one thing.

I wasn’t happy with my body when I looked in the mirror. It didn't reflect how I felt on the inside.

I would do anything and everything to match the outer shell of my body to match the way I felt on the inside.

I had lost weight before but always had trouble going the extra mile and keeping the weight off.

With each attempt, I found a new way to lose weight that didn't work for me long term.

I could’ve settled, but I demanded more from life. I followed my gut and tried again.

I canceled out all of these negative thoughts:

"Give up!"

"This won't work!"

"You have tried and failed before!"

I got better at self-talk and asking myself better questions:

“What if I only focus on today?”

“Am I getting closer or further away from my goal?”

“Am I a man of action or words?”

I had to stop the pattern of beating myself up mentally!

If I didn't push myself no one else would.

Where would I be in a year if I didn't follow through on my goal?

I may sound cliche' but if it was meant to be it was up to me!

I knew that if I failed at losing weight again, I might give up.

Then I realized that motivation gets you started on a goal, but it is discipline, dedication, and execution that keeps you going!

It is easy to go to the gym and eat right when you feel motivated especially the first day.

It's a lot harder to feel motivated on day 60!

I found the huge wins and a feeling of accomplishment on the days I didn't feel like working out or eating right but found the willpower to do so anyway.

This helped me fall in love with the process!

So when you feel a lack of motivation remember you aren't alone.

It's nearly impossible to feel motivated all the time.

Remember discipline, dedication, and execution will kick motivations ass every time!

How did I lose the weight?

I focused on fat loss.

To lose fat you must:

- Start by finding your Basal Metabolic Rate (On an average week/day how many calories do you need to consume not to gain or lose any weight)

- Put yourself in a calorie deficit of 300-500 calories a day.

- Eat 2.5g of protein per 1 kg of Lean Mass. The rest of your calories can come from carbs and fats.

- Resistance Train. If you are a beginner, you can start with bodyweight exercises like push-ups and air squats, or you can go the gym and focus on squats, deadlifts, bench press, pull-ups and military press.

Bonus Tips

- Be consistent.

- Discipline, dedication, and execution beat motivation.

- Add HIIT cardio if you enjoy cardio.

- Bad days happen, overeating or missing a workout isn't the end of the world. Get right back to eating right and working out the next day.

- Know that a bad workout is better than no workout.

- Have fun by listing to your favorite pump up music while you workout!

Every day that goes by is a day you are closer to your goal!

Enjoy and Good Luck!

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