From 32 stone+ to 16 stone My tips

[Direwind]

I haven't posted in awhile, but I thought I would Post here again to help anyone who is starting their own battle with weight loss.

I started my battle at the end of 2012, I was around 33stone, I researched Into ways of weight loss, healthy methods; I wanted no short cuts.

First I made an appointment to my GP and talked over what i wanted to do, however what he wanted to do was to feed me drugs or slap a rubber band around my gut, I wasn't going to do that so i set about the task myself.

# I set short term goals, A weight i wanted to be per month.

# I counted my cal intake, and halved it making sure i had the correct marco Nutrients

# I performed 30 mins cardio x2, 15 min weight lifting and 8 to 10 mile hiker per day every day. At random times to keep your body from adapting and thus limiting the effect.

# I planned 1 day of a week where I would eat anything and everything, this is important.

# I never took short-cuts, if i could walk i walked, if i could jog i jogged, Dont drive it you can walk there, dont take the lift if you can use the stairs.

Thats all i did.

Here are some tips.

#Keep workouts random, doing the same thing at the same time each day lowers the effect of what you are doing because you body knows whats coming.

#plan you workouts around you life not your life around your workouts.

# Diet in a healthy way, not eating enough will stunt any weight loss, always eat breakfast, a Oats with fresh fruit and almond milk will do wonders, or a protein shack.

#Small life changes often have the largest effect.

# Dont make exuses, accept your failures and learn from them.

# You will at some point weight plateau, to get past these randomise your workout more, or have a week without your diet. to reboot your metabolism

# Dont perform workouts if you are tired, it wont aid in your weightloss and it can be dangerous

# When dieting cheat days are a must, this is because it resets the metabolism

# Take long walks or jogs with a friend or a dog, Its always more fun when sharing the pain with others.

# Music with a good beat will help you maintain a good exercise rhythm!

#Graphicaudio is your friend or any audio book, cardio is boring as hell and any help is welcome.

#Cardio - High Intensity Interval Training IS much more effective than standard cardio, mean you have to stare at a wall less also.

#Diet drugs all that crap is total bull**ahem**, none of it works, i know i tried it all.

#Drink Water, you wont lose waight without drinking the correct amount per day, also not doing it may cause health issues.

#Weight loss is a routine, its hard at first but once you have it down it because second nature.

# cant stress this enough, if you are as large as i was, goto a gym with a pool, swim for 1 hour a day, the weight will fall off and you wont stress your body as much as you would with other workouts.

[Baltoscott]

Good advice - thanks for sharing your story.

[melly11]

An amazing story and inspiration

Thank you for sharing and proving success can be achieved by eating less and moving more.

No need for starvation or faddy diets

To change your life you need to change your habits

Congratulations on your success x 

[larrypo09]

I am very impressed...nice work! 

[yldthng]

Awesome story - thank you for sharing it. Congratulations to you.

[msfarkee]

You did an amazing job and thanks for posting your tips. Always interesting to read how successful people reached their goals. You seem to have a no nonsense attitude and the dedication to stick with your plan.