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One thing to realize is that you can not target where you truly loose weight. Your body will balance it out no matter what. My advice is to start a food journal. That way you can clearly see what you eat everyday. From there you should focus on changing one of your food to a healthier option or slowly getting rid of one of the unhealthy foods. For example, I use to drink a lot of soda. I didn't notice how much soda I drank until I started my food journal. From there I went from dark soda to clear soda, Dr. Pepper to Sprite. Then I gradually went to rarely drinking soda. I say do it this way because it makes it more of a lifestyle change instead of a trendy diet.
For working out, you should start small. You do not want to burn yourself out before you even truly start working out on a regular basis. Try to go to the gym 2 to 3 times a week. You should look up a beginner workout program online. Honestly, just google and tell me what you're thinking of doing.
One thing to realize is that you can not target where you truly loose weight....My advice is to start a food journal. That way you can clearly see what you eat everyday.
I agree 100%. Despite all of the latest diet trends and claims, it's a matter of simple math. To loose weight you need to expend more calories than you consume. Calorie counting is never fun, but it's actually quite easy these days. When I'm really serious about shedding pounds, I log everything I eat into an app called LoseIt. They have a free tier and their food database is very impressive. It even allows you to enter in custom foods. It also works with some fitness trackers to automatically include your caloric expenditures. I have it linked to my Apple Watch and it is seamless. Logging calories also teaches you how to make good food choices because not all foods are created equal. For example, a cup of sugary cereal that doesn't stick with you vs. a cup of oatmeal that keeps you feeling fuller longer. Diet (your food choices) really is the key. As a good friend once told me "you can't workout enough to make up for a poor diet". Another good saying: "abs are made at the table, not in the gym" (I need to take that one more to heart since my abs need a bit of attention these days)
Best of luck on your journey!
I'm 58 and a lot of my peers have let the pounds creep up on them. It didn't happen overnight and the reverse is true as well. It's all about lifestyle change. Here are some things I follow:
1) I limit my liquid calories since they are usually empty and don't register as food in my brain.
2) I focus on produce and home-made food over process food and restaurants.
3) Fast food is simple nutritious dishes such as a salad with pan fried meat on top or a bowl of quinoa with stir fried veggies
4) If I want to go out and try my chef skills, I'll make several portions of stews or food that's good reheated.
5) I avoid what I call "white carbs" (white rice, white bread and potatoes that I always want to add crap to) and substitute with complex ones that keep me full longer (brown rice, oats and legumes)
6) By practicing intermittent fasting, I let my digestion rest for 2/3 of the day (it takes some time and patience to get used to)
7) I focus on the sauna and working on flexibility and core strengthening at the gym vs. big muscles. The hardest exercise is always opening the front door to the gym and it's downhill from there.
8) I recognize that my body seems better suited for some foods than others based on my blood type and ethnicity (hard to prove but it works for me)
9) Since my will power is weak, I focus on how my kitchen and grocery shopping routines are set up to serve my wellness
10) I don't have a scale and don't believe in pounds, am grateful for all the nutrition options I have and want to stay on good matching terms with certain pants.
Good luck and let me know if I can help!
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