I have been asked a lot about how I started out, well lets break it down into a few posts of my week to week. As a reminder you can read the “My Journey” page to see in detail what I have been doing, but lets go through the basics.
Motivation, I became motivated to do this for many reasons, and you need to find yours. Is it better health, lose a few extra pounds, special occasion, what ever it is you need it.
Focus and commitment, if you follow what I did you will need a lot of this. The way I chose to start is how I live my life, I’m a jumper, I do things on a whim and all out. This is the only way I can stay on track with what I am trying to do.
Support, who has your back when you want to cheat or don’t want to do things. I think this is one of the most important parts of the equation. If you have support that you’ll need, you will be successful.
Ok let’s get into it already right! Here is a list of things to stay the hell away from:
Fried foods ⭐
Pop(soda)(especially diet)⭐
Energy drinks⭐
Fast food⭐
Pasta
Bread
Dairy
Stuff in boxes or cans(for the most part)
Coffee if you put stuff in it
All refined sugar(yes no white sugar)⭐
High carb foods(potatoes, rice, chips…)
Alcohol or beer
Cut your meat intake by a third⭐
Now having some of these items once a week, in small portions is okay. Things with a star are the must stay away from items. These items will hinder your weight loss more than you can imagine. When you buy food, look at the labels. Does the ingredients list seem unreasonable? Is there way to many ingredients in it? Is high fructose corn syrup in it? If you answer yes to any of these, put it down and look for another brand or different food all together. Being more conscious about what your buying is essential. Remember your body is a temple, do you want to fill it full of shit, or do you want to repair it and make it beautiful?
As time goes on and weight come off you can incorporate some of these foods back in your diet, I’d still keep it to a minimum. When you become lean, fit, and strong, it will actually require more carbs to run itself. Compared to when you are trying to lose weight, you need to be on a low carb diet because our bodies convert carbs straight to fat. Even if you need to eat more carbs in your diet there are better ways to do that, same rules apply, stick to natural whole foods vs processed junk food.
My first week I stopped every thing in this list. I ate a lot of sushi when I was at work, drank water all day, and would try to eat a well as I could at home. Every now and then I had to have a cup of coffee to make my headaches go away, but I kept it to a small. My body hated me at first, but I knew I was making the right choices and it was just fighting me to give it the junk it was used to. I fought the sweet cravings with fruit, salty with nuts, and flat out didn’t indulge it with any junk food. I wasn’t juicing or working out yet, and neither do you.
The first month is going to be a test to your will to do this. Be strong and keep it up. Spend this week adjusting to the diet. Don’t worry about working out. Don’t worry about adding a bunch of food you are unfamiliar with to your diet. Just start understanding what you are eating, and start making the better choices you should with food. Next week will be easier, I promise.
Please leave me a comment below. If you have any questions, concerns, or want to chat. I will respond.