I’ve started on week 3 of my journey to BMI 25. Last week was the start of my 37 week workout program that focuses on fat burning, muscle building and proper eating.
The program is divided like this:
- 12 weeks beginner stage
- 12 weeks intermediate stage
- 12 weeks advanced stage
Here are the ups and downs of last week, downs first:
Down
- Didn’t lose weight! but based on my photos i did lose some fat.
- Wasn’t able to follow a balanced diet again: I’ve eaten more calories than I can burn up.
Ups:
- I feel much more energetic.
- My muscles are firmer.
- My belly doesn’t sag that much compared to last year.
- I’m drinking 3 litres of water everyday.
Part of the program is proper diet, focusing on balancing the food that you eat and making sure you eat from all the major food groups. I haven’t succeeded on the diet part. There’s a skill that I need to learn and master so that I don’t eat too much. That skill is:
Learn to eat to satisfy your hunger. Don’t eat until you’re full.
If you think about it, you don’t really need to be full, you just need to satisfy the hunger. Most of the time, you’ll be wondering why after having a full stomach, you’ll be hungry again. We must make feeling not hungry equal to feeling full, well that’s my goal anyway.
Things to do this week:
- Follow the new workout and diet plan.
- Eat less rice.
- Minimize sugar consumption.
- Do the required intense exercises.
- Get more sleep.
So on with week 3!
