Happy?

Are You Happy? If you can confidently answer this question with a "yes" then you are so close to the finish line my friend. Most people think that this process is about trying to live up to standards whether its the standards of the media, our friends, our love interests, our families. If you are going to do this you have to do it for yourself and NO ONE else. If you believe that you are truly happy with yourself being overweight then I will tell you that you don't need to change your life, but I know for a fact that that would be a lie. No one is truly 100% happy when there is so much room for improvement and change for your physical health, your physical being, your mental being and most importantly for your heart. You have not found true happiness and self satisfaction with yourself till you can truly challenge yourself on improving your life, improving to feel healthy again, and most importantly regaining your energy about Life. When you keep your body happy, you will feel happy as a whole. You will have energy to live again and to do things and overcome challenges you never thought you could before. The only person who truly benefits or loses from this in the end is YOU.

Plataeu

It's gonna happen, you can't control it but you can work through it. The fact of the matter is that this process is not as breezy as you think. I am here to give you the reality of it, sugar coating nothing. You will eventually Plataeu, some sooner and some later than others. Do not let this discourage you, plataeu simply proves how consistent you have been with your regime and this is great but its time to move forward to bigger and better things. It's time to challenge your body and work it towards becoming the best its ever been.

When you Plataeu your body simply becomes accustomed to the workouts you have been doing and the number of calories you are consuming. It is time to change it up, step it up. How much cardio were you doing each day? Add 30 minutes to this. Where you using weights or doing and strength training? If not now is the best time, I am not saying bulk up but It is time to tone up those arms and legs. I started with two 3 pound weights to work on my arms, this one small step makes a huge difference in your workout. Also change up and intensify your cardio. Were you walking? now step it up and jog or run. If you hike like I do increase your distance and intensity. Remember guys, we have the formula to this solution its a matter of using the formula to actually solve the problem. You may also need to switch up your eating regime. I started eating small meals every two hours.

Here is an example of what I ate today:

8am: Corn Flakes 1 cup (no milk)

10am: Banana half

12noon: Chicken cutlets, brown rice, & cucumber

2pm: Small Tomatoe & other half of a Banana

4pm: Baby Carrots

6pm: Chicken & Steamed Veggies

8pm: Fruit or Yogurt

**This may be really challenging the first week because as your metabolism speeds up you will feel very hungry more often through out the day but you will get used to it!! I promise!! Nothing is impossible.

Let's move forward from the challenge of Plataeuing, as we continue to reach our goal weight. Are you going to let this discourage you?