From the first day that I started only one thing was certain and that is I was ready to make a change especially when I discovered that obesity is the leading cause of over 100,000 deaths per year in the USA with all the health care that is available to them I couldn’t even imagine what the death toll is in Nigeria, also I wanted to avoid other health problems that comes with being obese and that includes cardio problems, heart issues and not to forget diabetes which is highly preventable.
I realized that if I wanted to start eating right that at first my body is going to react to the changes, by reacting I mean that I was going to get hungry more often and I had to do something, after searching online for safe ways to reduce appetite I found out that a herb by the name glucommanon has the ability to increase over 50 times its size in water, so I searched if there was any apetite reducer in the market that has that herb and luckily I found one.
But I decided to buy their whole weight loss package (although what shocked me was that the package was not meant to make you lose weight in a flash but to help you make a transition to eating right and exercising so you can maintain your weight for as long as you live) but please note that it is not a must that you must buy or use any products to lose weight it is only a matter of personal preference and also something to aid you.
The first day I started with a breakfast consisting of the appetite reducer, thermogenic enhancer and a cup of protein shake(vanilla flavor) at 9am and then exercised a little (30 pushups, 30 sit-ups) and I took my shower. Sometime around noon I took apples, I didn’t take anything in the afternoon (because I couldn’t find wheat bread because it was sold out in my area) I mostly ate fruits though and at night I ate the same thing I had for breakfast.
Other days I would take vegetables in the afternoon or I would take wheat bread only because that is the only low carb foods I could find around, I also ate a lot of carrots.
On the fourth day I had a problem, the problem wasn’t that I was hungry, but that I just wanted to chew on something, the craving was terrible, I couldn’t resist it so in the end I ate a whole loaf of wheat bread in one night and I was feeling terrible, but I decided that it wont happen again.
Anyway the cravings reduced after some days, it still comes once in a while but now I have the ability to control myself. The most difficult thing for me was to sacrifice all the junk food I was used to and resisting all fried foods and all forms of soft drinks and alcohol.
By the end of the first week I lost 2.5 - 3Kg and though I was happy I knew that I could do more.
So that is a brief rundown of the story so far, tomorrow I will weigh myself again and find out if I have been making progress. Below is what my daily routine in relation to keeping fit like
Morning: Thermogenic enhancer, appetite reducer and 1 cup protein shake
Mid morning: apples, carrots or garden eggs
Afternoon: Vegetables (cooked with condiments) or wheat bread or oat meal
Evening: any fruit I can find but I don’t normally eat in the evening.
Night: Same as breakfast
Exercise routine
30 pushups and 30 Sit-ups everyday
Rope skipping (200-400 skips) every other day
Taking a Walk (depends on my program for the day).
So this is what my life is like, it is fun but sometimes I am tempted to slack but by God’s grace I will form a healthy lifestyle in the long run, if you have any comments or questions you can email me on 30dayslim@gmail.com and if you want to contact me just let me know in your email.
Thanks for your patience in reading my blog, I’ll be updating the blog on a daily or at worst every other day with helpful hints on living healthy.
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