In case you missed my first 60 days of weight loss while working full-time, please feel free to catch up here The First 30 Days and The Second 30 Days.
Okay, let us jump into My Tips For Losing Weight While Working Full-Time:
1. Pack Your Lunch - I am not a pack your lunch girl, but eating out will result in over-consumption and a lot more calories than you think. One of my main reasons for not doing this sooner was the belief that I would be missing out on precious bonding time with friends, family, and work colleagues. Well, I got over it. I started packing myself healthy lunch options and still met my friends for lunch. The ideal option is to find a great food court outside, so your friend or colleague can still order what they want, but you can save money and calories PLUS hang out and not miss out on the lunch date.
2. Celebrate the Small Wins - Being healthy and fit is a 24/7 mindset. I had to get in the habit of celebrating all the small victories. For example, on my mom's birthday, I had to really test my will power. We went to a pizza place for lunch, and boy did I really want some pizza, but instead I ended up ordering some mushroom lettuce wraps. Small win! For dinner, we went out to a nice Chinese restaurant. I had a couple bowls of sizzling rice soup and mainly stuck to vegetable dishes. Another small win! And finally for dessert, we had a Strawberry pie with whipped cream. I cut my husband an extra large piece and ate a couple of his strawberries. Triple win for the day! Keeping track of all those little victories will make you feel good. Share those victories with others, and you will not regret your decisions.
3. Surround Yourself with Positive People - This one is a big one. You have to surround yourself with people who make you feel good and who want to see you succeed. I belong to an Accountability Group and have some great Accountability Partners who cheer me on and celebrate my small wins. Without their daily inspiration and support, I do not think I would have made it as far. Be purposeful about the people you choose to have in your life. You will be as successful as those you surround yourself with, so ask yourself, do I aspire to be like my circle of friends? Are they challenging and inspiring me to fulfill my life goals? Speaking of...[Spoiler Alert] my husband surprised me with these congratulatory flowers at work. Aren't they gorgeous?! He truly is my best friend and partner in life. He supports me so wholeheartedly and loves me unconditionally. I would not be where I am today without him. I am so blessed and thankful for our relationship.
4. Enjoy the Lifestyle - Weight loss and dieting is a journey and a roller coaster. You must make choices that will fit a future lifestyle as opposed to short-term options you view as temporary and even painful. It is actually funny how these choices might even start as painful but slowly grow on you. After 90 days, I have pleasantly realized how much I enjoy eating vegetables and exercising regularly. I indulged shortly after achieving my goal weight and felt horrible afterwards and not even from a guilt perspective. My body felt bloated and heavy. My stomach was mad, and I physically did not feel good. This is when I realized I had successfully made the leap. I do not have a label for having arrived but I no longer feel like eating healthy is a diet. It is my happy choice and I LOVE being fit and treating my body the way it deserves to be treated.
5. Inspire Others - Throughout my journey, I have blogged and posted my workout pics on Facebook. At first, I was doing it for sheer accountability, but I have learned along the way that I have inspired my friends. It was really rewarding to hear how sharing my story was helping others, so to take it a step further I decided to become an Online Fitness Coach. As an Online Firness Coach, not only do I get to help people achieve their health and fitness goals, but I get re-inspired to stay true to my own. Knowing that I am setting an example for them and for my baby girl keeps me consistent.
My Biggest Takeaway
I think my biggest takeaway was realizing that My Body is a Car I cannot trade in. This may seem like a weird metaphor but it finally made things click for me. I only get one body, and it is for life. How I treat it now, and how I take care of it, will affect its condition 20, 30, 40 years from now. It needs regular maintenance and care. If I ignore that and treat it with disrespect, I will do irreparable damage. I need to treat my body like a car I cannot trade in. If you knew your first car was going to be your last and only car, how would you treat it? Would you give it regular oil changes? Would you make sure you did the regular check ups? What would you do differently?
Biggest Loser Results
And finally, in case you have been following my journey all along, I give you my work's Biggest Loser Results. After 90 days, between 8 people, we lost 132.6 lbs!
I lost 29 lbs and 21 inches total which was enough to win it all. The title of Champion and $800 cash :)
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