Trying to keep pushing

hayleywarnken12

5’2, 154lbs after having my son who is now 1.5.

I’m only day 4 in and I know you don’t see results nearly that fast but it’s killing me.
We’re going to California in 6 months so that helps with motivation but I’m struggling to keep getting up in the morning to do my 30 minutes of cardio and to do another 30 in the evening.

Any tips and motivation

NovusDies

hayleywarnken12 wrote: »

5’2, 154lbs after having my son who is now 1.5.

I’m only day 4 in and I know you don’t see results nearly that fast but it’s killing me.
We’re going to California in 6 months so that helps with motivation but I’m struggling to keep getting up in the morning to do my 30 minutes of cardio and to do another 30 in the evening.

Any tips and motivation

If you were doing no exercise before you may be piling on too much to start. You need to be thinking in terms of small changes over time to whatever your normal was before beginning. The more normal it feels the less motivation you are likely to need.

If you are trying to lose weight you only need a calorie deficit. You also need to make sure you are not trying to lose more than a pound per week. Start by trying to eat whatever your normal diet was just less. Then modify as needed to control your hunger.

Over time you will want to make more changes just do not go too fast. The weight loss phase is only the beginning so think in terms of changing permanently and being able to live with the changes for a very long time if not the rest of your life.

Don't think you have to cut out all treats. Calories are what matter. The only things you may need to temporarily restrict are things you struggle to moderate.

1BlueAurora

You might want to cut down your cardio to just once a day for 30 minutes for this first one or two weeks. As long as you're in a calorie deficit, you'll lose weight. After you adjust to your calorie restrictions, add the two times a day cardio back in and see how you feel. Here are two of my tips: (1) Take your body measurements now so you can see in actual numbers any changes you've made in two months. (2) Consider measuring your food on a food scale so your calorie intake is accurate. Oops - here's a third tip: think of this as a game. Every loss of a tenth of a pound is a win. But every gain is not a loss - it's just information that maybe yesterday you ate too much salt or you need to go to the bathroom! You're going to see some results pretty soon, trust me!

Devil_Dawg

MichelleMcKeeRN

Take preworkout and then you can’t not workout!
When I workout regularly, I feel like a bad *kitten*. Do you get that? I like to pick a tiny goal and work towards that. Once upon a time, I wanted to be able to do 10 pushups at once. Now, I can do 100 in a day. That tiny goal definitely became something!
I *try* to balance my macros and eat unprocessed food... day 5 and still doing pretty decent with it. It makes the calorie restriction seem easier.
I heard a pod cast that it is smart to focus on what you have instead of what you can’t have.
Pretty fruit bowls over plain Greek yogurt normally make me feel happy about my life choices.
Meal prep can make things easier when you are too busy for counting all the time.
What is YOUR motivation for weight loss?? Are you trying to get into a tiny bikini for your California trip?