I'm only one day old on this forum and one of the things I've learned is that everyone body's bodies are different and there's not one diet or excercise that is the best.
I've decided I'm going to start with the following plan - little bits I've picked up here and there.
Do let me know if anyone follows this or something similar - and how is it working for you? My ultimate goal is to lose 60 pounds and I hope to achieve 50% of that goal by October this year!~
Mondays through Fridays - I usually wake up at 8 a.m. and have to be at work by 9:30 (it takes only 15 mins for me to get to work though) however it takes me forever to get ready so I rarely have time to make breakfast. I am very poor about eating breakfast in the morning but I will make it a point to this time. I hear high fiber foods are good to have because they give you energy and it's also a good source of weight loss right? I will opt for a banana in the morning and a glass of orange juice.
Whilst in the office - I will have a cup of coffee (sugar and non-dairy cream) - sorry can't live without my coffee!
To stay hydrated in the office I will drink 6 - 8 glasses of water daily.
I like to snack - so any ideas what I can snack on throughout the day? I plan to have late lunches at say 3-4 p.m. - so it will last me till dinner time because I don't plan to have dinner - maybe a cup of soup if anything. (No food after 8 p.m.!) There's a Subway Sandwich shop where I work so I can get sandwiches for lunch...and alternate it and treat myself once in a while to something nice as well.
As for excercise, I usually speed walk on my treadmill while watching TV at night and I do that for 45 mins - 1 hour x 3 times a week. I am taking a kick boxing class now - that happens once a week (1 hr +) - it's not Taebo but the actual bag kicking and punching on bags type class. Also, I'll try and go for a swim once for 30-45 mins maybe once or twice a week (over the weekend most probably)
So do you think, based on my above "plan" - I can reach my goal in due time?
I know there are several things I need to factor in - such as the foods I've eaten - but I will need to do more research on this. I absolutely love meat! and Fish!