How to Lose 12 Pounds in 31 Days:
So, you wanna know how to lose 12 pounds in 31 days? I can probably give some advice on that, because I just did it.
It all started 2 days after Christmas. I decided to make fitness, weight loss, and nutrition priorities in my life. At the time I weighed in at 157.8 pounds, according to the scale that I’ve always had in my bathroom. I calculated my BMI, and it said that I was “Overweight”. I almost had a heart attack. I couldn’t believe it. I thought, no more excuses, this is unacceptable, the time to act is now.
I signed up for a trial week at Gold’s gym. I worked out 5 days that week.
“Eat to live, don’t live to eat.”
When it comes to weight loss, I realized that this is a battle of me , against me. I know what I want for myself, and I know what I have to do to get there, and the only thing that will keep me from getting where I want to be, is me.
Results were very slow to come. For the first two weeks I didn’t lose a single pound.
Here are things that I have done to help contribute to my success:
1) I bought 1 weight loss book, and I checked out 2 from the library. I ready one cover to cove and I’m still working on doing the same with the other 2.
2) No fast-food, at all, under any circumstances.
3) I vowed to do exercises with my Wii fit as many days a week as possible.
4) I joined the gym at Pepper Gedding’s Rec center by my house.
5) I filled my fridge up with nothing but low-fat healthy food and lots of fruits and veggies.
6) I signed up for the weight-loss program/competition at the gym called “Choose-To-Lose”. I meet with my team every Tuesday morning. We weigh in and fill in charts to measure our progress and we swap stories and tips with each other. We are accountable to each other.
7) I got workout DVDs, a weight set for my house, and my grandma bought me a workout contraption that I can do while I watch TV.
8) I keep a log of everything I eat and all of the workouts that I do, and I share it every Tuesday during my group meetings.
9) My roommate and I made a pact to help each other be healthier. We watch out for each other and we take turns cooking healthy dinners.
10) I park far away everywhere I go, on purpose.
-In addition to what’s listed above, I have found that letting everyone know that I’m on a diet has helped me a lot, so has watching shows like “I Used to Be Fat”, “The Biggest Loser”, and “Heavy”.
And lastly, I’m going to end this post by saying that I plan on praising myself publically when I have success. That may annoy some people who might think I’m getting full of myself or showing off or something, but I don’t care. Eating healthy all of the time and working out 5 days a week hasn’t been easy or all that fun for me, and I’m going to celebrate my success whenever and however I feel like it.
So, 1 month down and 2 months left to go until Amiee reaches her goal. Wish me luck!
