I quit smoking 57 days ago. Now that my respiratory system is healing well (so I can exercise!) and the increased appetite that you get after quitting is normalizing again (so I can make changes to my diet!), I feel ready to make this next big change for my health and wellbeing.
I am 95 kg. I aim to weigh 80 kg. I expect to require 20 weeks to get there, about 5 months. If it's a year then it's fine too. I am content with where I am now, I look fine, but I see that carrying around a few kgs less could make life a little bit lighter.
Exercise:
- daily exercise routine in the morning; mostly bodyweight exercises
- one or two walks during the workday.
- cycling to work when the weather is good (will become more hard-core later, but cycling for 30 kilometers on good weather days is already good)
- swimming once a week
- running a few times per week
Diet:
- will rarely drink alcohol.
- will not buy chips for myself
- will cook my own meals on most days
- will make my own lunch (instead of buying premade)
- will basically learn what a healthy diet is, not just for weight loss but also for getting enough nutrients and energy to stay healthy and strong.
- will make my healthy food tasty. That's also important.
Social:
- I will tell exactly 0 people (irl) that I am losing weight or making lifestyle changes. No one, not one conversation started by me. You are the (anonymous) exception ;). People may notice, or not, and if they do I will say "thank you, you look good as well" when they compliment me, and if they ask me "have you lost weight?" I will answer "maybe, have you found it?". If they are worried, I know some people respond in that way, I will say "don't worry it was just my winter fur ;)". I do not want to draw attention to myself for my looks or my lifestyle. I used to talk a lot about changes I was making, but I wish to get rid of this habit. It gives people expectations of me, I share things that are personal and like I say I draw attention to myself in a way that I don't want to do. I'd rather just be a positive, strong, confident and reliable person, and not through words, but through action.
Mental
- I will only weigh myself every week or so, perhaps even less, not more. I do not want to become obsessed by the numbers (that is one of my pitfalls)
- I will not count calories and log them. I know that works for many, but I know myself and it wouldn't work for me. I will calculate my calories every now and then to see if what I am doing is enough, but I won't track them.
- I'll write in a training/food/sleep log every day. Keeping it simple.
- will not see this losing weight as a project. Taking care of my health is a lifelong thing and you do it through a healthy lifestyle. Living healthier is my goal, losing weight is just an outcome. Perhaps I will gain some later when I gain more muscle, that is fine.
- I aim to be strong and fit for life, and like I said I will get there through a healthy lifestyle, but in order to do that this lifestyle must be fulfilling, realistic and it should work for me, meaning I eat foods that Iike and do exercises that I like. Feeling good and having fun are important as well! Otherwise, I know that something in me will revolt and I will stop exercising and eating healthy.
- will make the changes slowly, this plan here explains the direction that I am going, I don't have to be perfect from the start, or ever.
That's it! Curious what you think of my plan!
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