How I Lost 6 Inches of Fat in 3 Months
3 easy techniques you can use right away
Every year, I’ve set a goal to lose weight or get a flat stomach. I continued my usual workout and healthy eating.
The result of this, each year, was the same old me. No significant changes.
“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” — Tony Robbins
In January, I decided to set short-term goals for 2020 to achieve my main fitness goal. I had never done goal-setting before, this was my first time.
Little did I know that after 3 months of practising I’d notice some crazy good results!
How did I do it?
1. Effective goal-setting
I wrote one goal at the beginning of the month in a diary.
For instance, in January I wanted to learn a push up perfectly but also increase my performance with burpees.
To achieve this, everyday post-workout I did 50 burpees (5 burpees every minute for 10 minutes, that way I rest the remaining time left in a minute).
They were super hard in the beginning but eventually got better. Today, I can do them effortlessly and it feels good because there was a time when even 20 of them were extremely hard for me.
This not only increased my stamina and performance but also increased my overall strength to do a push-up.
Set a goal and create a plan on how would you achieve it. Break it down into weekly goals and track your performance.
2. Tracking my nutrition
I also tracked my calories in an app (My Fitness Pal). I like how user-friendly this app is. It’s easy to set fitness goals and track nutrition.
Now, the most important bit is to not get obsessed with the numbers.
There are days I eat just 40g protein (I can’t eat 5 boiled eggs on a Sunday, I like French toasts made by my mum instead).
There are also days I’ve reached 2500+ calories as opposed to my goal of 1800 calories.
Most importantly, do not eat less the next day just because you had a surplus the day before. You have to respect your body’s daily needs.
Listen to your body, feed it well.
3. Enjoy your journey, shift your perspective
Do you ever find yourself guilt-tripped because you ate too much on a holiday?
Instead of feeling bad about it, think of how it felt.
You went out with family or friends, had fun, and created life-long memories. You’ll look back at the memories of cocktails with your friends or pancakes with your kids more than seeing your weight drop on the scale.
That’s something you’ll forget in a few days in fact.
Guilt-tripping is a trap your mind creates to make you the bad person. Just focus on the good, trust the process and have fun while you’re at it.
Life’s too short to not eat that donut.
Take-Aways
- Create one goal to achieve each month, and plan how will you achieve that
- Create a calorie deficit and track your nutrition
- Enjoy your journey and believe in it (and yourself)
Some extra tips:
- Starving does not mean calorie deficit. You have to eat enough and listen to your body. Feed it well.
- Focus on the inches instead of the scale. Check the scale monthly, instead of daily.
- No fad diets, please. Eating healthy is a lifestyle, and is the ultimate way to sustain your results.
Losing weight and become healthy is the best gift you can give to yourself, a gift of health. A gateway to a life with reduced chances of illness and increased happiness.
Have fun while you’re at it because achieving those goals isn’t nearly as fun as the journey.
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