I hate giving health advice, even though I have a lot of knowledge after doing my own research. I've worked out to lose weight, gain weight, run a marathon, get cut, bulk, and most recently to do a half ironman. I've done the at-home programs included P90X and Insanity and I have eaten, and used supplements to aide me in each of the above scenarios. But, NO ONE wants to hear what I have to say for many reasons. Some people think I'm judging them, some people think I work out too hard, and most people think it's too extreme. It's not - it's just what needs to be done to reach your goal.
So for anybody that wants the secret, or more realistically because I'm writing this blog for me - just allowing me to tell somebody, it's simple.
1. Most important by far is eating for what you want. I'd say 75% of losing, gaining weight is what you are eating. If you want to eat healthy do it. Commit to it. The best part is it's easy. The first thing is to cut out sugary drinks greasy foods and bread. Sugary drinks offer 0 nutritional value. They are a complete waste. Bread can be eaten, just incredibly sparingly. Anything deep fried is not worth it. You can eat amazingly well and still eat healthy. I started cooking for myself and haven't looked back. Simple recipes like a brown sugar, mustard, soy sauce glazed salmon with brown rice and sautéed vegetables easily fill you up and make you feel healthy. If you can't always cook or struggle to eat healthy order protein. You should really do this anyway, but whether you are looking to lose or gain weight, protein is so important to creating a healthy body. Optimum Nutrition is the brand to go for and you should have both Whey and Casein in your cabinet.
2. Work out HARD and work out FAST. Would you rather lose 100 calories walking for 30 minutes on a treadmill or fun it at 8 mph for 7 minutes? Push your body faster and longer than you think it can go for 45 minutes at a time and you will melt fat. In one 45 minute spinning class I can burn about 600 - 800 calories. That's an entire meal. Obviously this depends on what your goals are, but if they are losing weight this is the way to go. For endurance purposes I would recommend still pushing your pace but at a level you are comfortable with.
3. Give yourself reasonable goals. My favorite for people who don't work out that often is to tell yourself you will do this for 3 weeks. You will commit to going to the gym 5 out of 7 days of the week and eat healthy each of those days. This will completely shock your system and you will lose inches and pounds. That motivation will keep you going back to the gym.
That's it. After all the time I spent working out, this is my rationale for people who want to lose weight. Of course, there is way more to it once you start, but the secret is to START. I'm sure I will be complaining here about some of my half iron man workouts and posting some of the recipes I've cooked and you can see it for yourself.
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas Edison
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