New Year's Resolution's: Weight loss/Get Fit Plan

New Year's Resolution: Weight loss/Get Fit Plan

In my previous blog, I mentioned what my new years resolutions were and in this one I am specifically going to talk about my weight loss/get fit plan.  I feel for you to succeed at anything there needs to be a plan.  You wouldn't make a cake or cook something without a recipe, right?  You need to have the right ingredients.  So here it is, this is the plan for my success:

1. Make my goals visible.  If I see my goal everyday, I am more likely to work towards it.  I wrote my goal and posted it up in my room, this way when I wake up and before I go to sleep I will see it.  It will be a constant reminder for me.
   
2. Make time to workout at least 3 times a week.  Its hard to find time for myself especially with being a full time mom and a full time employee, but I have a very supportive husband who actually helped me put together a plan that will fit into our schedules.  3 days a week for at least 30 minutes, is very much doable.  I would love to do more but the goal is 3, if I get time to do more than 3 times a week that will be a plus.  I want to setup something realistic. 
3. Eat Healthy.  This is not the easiest thing to do especially when you are brown.  We practically eat rice and/or bread with everything.  I actually did the Dr.Oz Rapid Weight loss plan for 2 weeks as suggested by Dr.Oz, I must say in the 2 weeks I did drop 4 lbs, which is not bad.  What this plan did is it actually reduced my cravings for carbs and sugar altogether.  After, the 2 weeks I have been writing everything I eat.  There is a cool app called myfitnesspal.  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/.  I have it on my phone and can access it via the web on my laptop as well.  It doesn't get easier than that.  Everyday I am able to see what I consumed and where I need to improve.
   
4. Award myself.  We all work harder, and better when we know once we reach the end there will be an award waiting for us.  So I set up small goals, when I lose 2 lbs I get to go get my hair done, believe me, I will be working hard to lose the 2 lbs because my roots are really showing and need to be done.  The next goal will be to lose another 2 lbs and my award will be a nice gown to wear to an event in February.  Of course, another driving force is I would love to look amazing at the event.  You can award yourself in any way you feel, it should be something that will motivate you.

I hope some of you are able to utilize this information.  If there are any requests or have any specific questions, feel free to drop a line and I will get you the answer or the source that can provide the answer.

Stay tuned for one of my sample menus.