Aim to be fairly gradual, and also to trick your body regularly - as we're very good at adjusting to training regimes etc. Shocking your body too much may not be that healthy, hence the gradual approach too.
Park a little further away - if you drive a car, that is - from where you're going, as the incremental effects of a little bit more exercise will stack up, and you're not going to come down with torn muscles, such as from 3 or 4 minutes extra walking.
Trim bits off your meals, as making them just slightly smaller will mean you're consuming less calories per day.
When you feel hungry, be aware that it may be thirst, and consuming more fluids would satiate that, as well as helping to fill your stomach.
With your training programme, aim to bulk your muscle up a bit - muscle mass consumes far more energy, pound for pound, than other body weight such as fat. What this means is that more of your energy intake is just being expended by the very process of having your muscle - and this would be in addition to any calories consumed exercising to get it etc.
If you find a buddy to also lose weight with, then the peer support is likely to be helpful, as group support at Weight Watchers etc, may be too.
I also think it's a good idea to take a day off each week, where you eat more generally, as opposed to 'dieting'. What you'll likely find is that your overall sense of getting healthier will likely impact on what you eat on your day off anyway, and you won't have a 5 litre tub of hagen dazs etc, just because you can
With your exercise routing - trick your body, as this will likely provide greater results than if you progress in a linear fashion, such as just imcreasing weights progressively that you're stacking on at a gym.
Cardio exercise is likely to give you the biggest chance to get leaner, coupled with the advice above about also trying to bulk up muscle mass somewhat: realise you do want to lose some weight, rather than gain overll, of course.
Anyway, good luck with the GNR, and on recovering your health!! |
I came out of 10 months unemployment and a more sedentary lifestyle then, into a new job late last year.
I walk to and from work (about 2.5 miles per day) as there is no public transport at all to my workplace. I eat more regularly and in a structured way; I have an active job, with only some 2 hours seated out of 8.
I'm happy, my GP is too, and I've reached 14.5 stones for the first time in over 17 years.
I didn't diet, just changed aspects of my life. It can work for some I know; we are all different, but whatever you find is OK for you, then do it.
Good Luck!
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