Bo and I began this journey about three weeks ago, and I have to update what we have encountered. I like list so I will make a top ten list because that is how I roll.
10. Remove salt from your life. Remove it. I know that it allows taste and it does make things taste better, but it is also a retainer of water and you will feel fatter and more bloated.
9. Read labels. It is vital to read what you are putting in your body. A few years ago in a Lent challenge I gave up preservatives. From that point on I have tried to make a conscience effort as to what I was feeding my body. Take a note as to what the ingredients are. If you can't read them, then don't eat them. Make sure that the sodium levels are low.
8. Having a trainer three days a week is no joke. Lucas pushes me and obviously knows that he is doing. This is what his degree is in and he is very knowledgeable. I don't always like him but I am always grateful.
7. Losing body fat doesn't always mean the scale will move. Losing body fat and building muscle are two different things. So as you build muscle and burn fat you wont always see a difference on the scale.
6. Not having salt in your life always you to feel what I call "deflated". It is a nice feeling when you don't feel bloated.
5. Work together. Support whomever your partner is. You need to keep them around for your remaining years together.
4. Take pictures of your journey.
3. Give it time. A habit doesn't become that unless you have done it for 21 days. It didn't take you overnight to get where you are, so therefore you wont reach your goal overnight.
2. Eat something that isn't on your new plan. Yes I said it! Eat it, feel how it makes you feel like crap and then you will remember that feeling next time.
1. Be proud! Bo and I have both lost a combination of 12 lbs and 5% body fat all in about 3 weeks.
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