Yet if you’re not happy with your Christmas weight still knocking about, you need to focus your intentions and take action to change your wellbeing for the better in 2013. For success in weight loss, you need to make these changes whole-heartedly. You should be prepared to monitor your progress, and might want to consider a personal trainer as he or she can set you short, medium and long term goals and ensure you stick to your plan.
There are a few extra things you can do on top of this to kick start the process. Write down things you think you could be doing right and wrong with your diet or exercise programme. Are you eating chocolate after 8pm, or exercising at the gym and leaving early because you’re bored? Really think about it and be completely honest. Highlight the exercise and food you enjoy most, as acknowledging and confronting your good and bad habits is the first step to change.
Also, get yourself a tape measure and find out your waist, chest, hip and thigh measurements. The scales aren’t always your friend during this time as muscle actually weighs a lot, and your weight can fluctuate during an exercise and diet routine because your body is still adapting to the changes in your food and exercise. Next, clear the temptation of processed foods from your fridge and instead fill your kitchen with fresh food that is nutritionally good for you. Finally, if you want to see significant changes, you should train at a minimum of 3 times a week. Your body then has time to recover on the days that you aren’t training, although it’s still good to move a little bit everyday, even if that means parking a bit further away from work and walking the rest of the journey.
