Progress Update

Hello again, I hope you have been able to find something that clicks with you in my previous posts. Today I would like to give you a progress update to show how these healthy habits have been making a difference in my own life.

So far I think the biggest key to success is keeping a positive attitude toward these changes. One important concept is to not be too hard on yourself when you mess up or have a bad day with these new habits. For instance, if I ate poorly for breakfast and lunch and then went to go out to eat dinner with some friends and didn’t make a healthy food choice I would initially feel pretty bad about myself. But after reflecting on what choices I could have made instead that day, I realized that I have the chance to make those better choices in the future and one bad day will not set me back.

Altogether these past three months have been incredibly successful. I have lost over 15 pounds, feel better about myself, and can feel more muscle forming on my arms and legs. Overall I feel like I have more energy and best of all I’m not completely winded after I walk up a flight of stairs.

I think the most effective tools that have helped me are the following. I will preface this list and say what works for me may not work for you. Every human body is different.

1.       Drinking A LOT of water

I notice when I drink more water a lot of things happen. Most importantly I feel like I have more energy and I get full faster when eating meals.

2.       Prepping a couple meals for the week and bringing homemade lunches during school days

I have a crazy busy schedule between taking 17 hours of classes, working three jobs, studying, and completing daily tasks/ chores so I find it hard to find time to cook healthy meals. However, I noticed that on weeks where I am able to pre-cook a couple simple meals I tend to lose more weight than when I have to eat at my school’s cafeteria.

3.       Skipping breakfast

This may sound daunting but it actually works for some people. I recently started skipping breakfast as part of an intermitted fasting eating schedule that I will talk about in my next post! I don’t often get hungry after I wake up, but if I do I drink about eight ounces of water and the hunger subsides.

4.       Making conscious decisions to walk more

Walking more helps burn more calories, which leads to more weight loss. Making these decisions also helps me because it reminds me that I am in control of my health.

Thank you for following along with me so far. I hope my experiences can help you and give you new ideas to incorporate into your lifestyle. Feel free to comment or tell me what has worked for you!

Happy Following!

Josey T