5 Questions to lose weight

 

 

The 20^th of January, the first month of the year,2014 is moving very fast towards to the end. It is absolutely frightening, isn’t it? Therefore, I believe It is certainly the time to review how well we are doing with our New Year resolutions.  

 

All most every morning, radio hosts talk about the New Year’s resolutions and interview audiences to know how people are managing their goals especially ‘get fit and lose weight’. A survey showed more than 60% of people designated ‘losing weight’ as one of their main goals to achieve for the year. So most likely you can be one of the people as I am certainly one of them.

 

I know I have already written several times about the topic, ‘Losing weight’ but I cannot stop talking about this as I cannot disregard the importance of keeping healthy weight. I have been always conscious on being healthy and fit most of my life but I still find keeping the right weight is a hard task (very hard one). Especially, when we are getting older and our metabolism is slower down, losing weight is even more challenging. However, we need to be positive and put more efforts to achieve the goal, don’t we?  Look around how many people around you are trying hard to keep fit and live healthy. Every morning, I feel stunned by people who run or ride bicycles to work. Lunch time gym classes are astonishingly full and many people run or walk with colleagues at lunch time. How wonderful to see people who tries their best to achieve their goals! How about you? Are you still trying hard? I have prepared some questions that can help you to review your engagements to achieve your goal, ‘lose weight’.

 

 

 

1.   Are you eating healthy food? : Unfortunately, all naughty food taste yummier because they don’t focus on your health at all but only on profit. They contain more sugar, more fat, more cream and more unhealthy stuff to be addictive. One of the best way to lose weight is avoiding the unhealthy junk food and start eating healthy food. Keep asking yourself if you are eating healthy food whenever you have a meal. If you think ‘No’, don’t eat it. Don’t make an excuse that you deserve to eat naughty food sometimes. Definitely, your body doesn’t deserve to get any junk food. There are plenty of free healthy meal options are available on the web so learn what is a good food and change your diet NOW.

 

 

   

 

2.   Are you doing calorie control? : Weight loss is hard but also very simple. If you consume less than your body need, you will DEFINITELY (100%) lose weight. Average male should be consuming about 2,400 kcal per day and 1,800 kcal for female. It could be very vary depending on how active you are but my main point is consuming less calories than you need will eventually lead you to get the right (healthy) weight. Portion control will be very helpful to cut calories if you hate to check calories. Prepare and eat less than what you used eat gradually. I have heard many times people complain that they don’t want to make their life miserable by checking every single calorie of what they eat. How about being fat, being sick, being shame of yourself or your body and limiting yourself? Isn’t it miserable?

 

 

 

3.   Are you doing exercise? : You can lose weight by only controlling the food intake but I trust that adding exercise is the best and healthiest way of weight control. Exercise will boost losing weight and also strengthen your body. Our ultimate goal is not only losing weight but also get fitter and healthier so we cannot dismiss the importance of exercise. Our body was made for movement. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. Spend at least 45 minutes a day for yourself and your body. Cardio workout (such as aerobics, running, bicycling, swimming, etc…) will strengthen your heart and help you to lose weight faster. Strength exercises (such as weight lifting) will make your muscle stronger and flexibility workout (such as yoga) will make your muscle flexible and strong for any other exercises.

 

    

 

4.   Are you doing it regularly? Do not expect one day workout and one day health diet will bring you instant ‘NEW-LOOK’. It will take time and require a lot of your efforts. You need to make exercise and healthy diet as your habits. Don’t even think if you have to do or if you can skip today. English dictionary define that ‘Habit’ is an acquired behaviour pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. We have to take healthy life style as our habit. I know it is not that easy at the beginning but it is not impossible if we do it regularly and consistently. Set the target such as ‘at least 3 time a week’ and keep the target until it become a habit.  

 

 

5.   Are you looking after your mind? Strong and healthy body never comes without strong and healthy mind. Therefore you must look after your mind as much as your body. Stay positive and try to relax yourself ( I do need this.). Stay focus on your goal and appreciate your efforts every day. You may not get any significant result in a short time but believe yourself that you will get the happy outcome you eagerly wanted one day as you try hard. Many of New year resolutioners are soon dropping out and going back to their old routine. Because it is easy for them but in a long term, the old habit will destroy them slowly (maybe faster than expected). Do you want to be one of them? Keep your mind strong and healthy in order to achieve your goal.

 

Have you answered the questions? How did you go? Have you found yourself doing okay? If yes, congratulate yourself and if no, don’t worry because you can start again. Look at yourself in the mirror and imagine the body when you reach the target weight. It is hard to control and change your unhealthy lifestyle but remember it is necessary to live healthy. Healthy life cannot be achieved without  balanced diet and healthy weight. I want you to regularly ask these questions to yourself in order to refresh your determination and encourage yourself to achieve your goal.

 

Remember that “No Pain, No Gain!”.