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Secret #2 – Eat real meals. Skipping meals? Not an option.
Plan your meals. Some people cook ahead on the weekend to
make healthy-weekday eating easy. Others rely on good for
you prepared meals. I personally eat pretty simple! Normally
I eat two boiled eggs and fruit for breakfast. Tuna, a salad
and fruit for lunch. My dinner is whatever my husband
prepares. If he prepares something I don’t want, I make a
veggie and fruit smoothie. This plan works for me! So
whatever you do, make sure your plan is easy to do so you’ll
stick with it.
Secret #3 – One diet doesn’t fit all. Some women lose weight
by using Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, the Atkins Diet, etc.
Lesson? The plan that works for you is the one for you! The
key is to know yourself! Don’t give up if one diet fails for
you. If a program sounds like deprivation, skip it and find
one that gives you positive vibes, something you can do for
the long haul – a lifetime!
Secret #4 - Love of competition. Look at weight loss as a
contest. In fact, I run contests at my gym to encourage
myself and my clients to commit to their health. Outside of
exercising regularly together, many of my clients love to
race. They do 5k’s, marathons and some even do triathlons
together. Training for an event helps then to commit to
exercising routinely. I’m blessed with bad knees, so my
doctors double dog dare me to run…lol! So, I ride my bike,
I walk, I stay active. My only competition is myself!
Secret #5 - Talk. A lot. Talk about your weight loss
success. One thing that keeps a lot of my clients on track
is they share their tricks with each other. A change that
could seem trivial to you, could be a huge change to someone
else. Stay on track by encouraging and helping others.
By the time you read this article, I will be on my annual
15-pound vacation to New Jersey. New Jersey is my husband’s
home and he and his family know where all the best seafood
restaurants are. In fact, our entire vacation will be spent
eating delicious seafood at new, old and all you can eat
seafood restaurants!
Of course, I’m not going to sit in a restaurant and order a
small salad while my relatives eat the best melt in your
mouth crab, lobster, clams, shrimp and scallops, so for the
past two weeks I worked hard to lose 15 pounds – BEFORE- the
trip to New Jersey!
So wish me luck! I will attempt to use the above strategies
while on vacation, but more than likely – I’ll be eating
whatever I want, when I want – pretty much guaranteeing 15
pounds to jump on my body like a warm winter coat! But once
I’m back to reality – I’ll return to the ideas that allowed
me to lose over 70 pounds seven years ago – using Secrets #1
thru 5.
It’s too hot for a winter coat, don’t you think???
Yours In Fitness!
Angela R. Steward
Fitness Professional
Owner, Head Instructor
FABULOUSLY FIT *GEM*
1855 S. Reynolds Rd., Suite C, Toledo, OH 43614
Classes: Mon 9am, Tues – Thur 6pm, Sat
8:30am
Email: Fabfitu@yahoo.com
Cell: (419) 699-9399
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