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ClaudiaM2015 wrote: »

My respects to you sir! Very well done! Very inspirational! What tips do you have for a busy mum and career woman that needs to lose 4st by the end of year?

Thanks!
Claudia

Thanks!

And yes, time and schedule is one of the biggest challenges for me. For the first 5 months or so of 2014 I was really only getting exercise in 2-3 times per week. But every little bit counts. I was fitting it in later in the evening after we got the kids fed. For the second half of 2014 I started going to the gym in the AM - I've been able to fit it in after the kids get on the bus and before I start work, but it's a tight schedule for sure. And, although I think exercise is important, what you eat is more vital in terms of scale-weight loss anyway.

In terms of food and time, what has helped me a lot is to have a small batch of foods or meals that I eat on a regular basis. It saves me time in shopping and preparation, and I don't spend hours just trying to figure out what I'm going to eat. It also lends a certain amount of predictability to my caloric intake each day, so if I see spikes or dips I can pretty easily identify where they came from. That may not work for everyone as I know a lot of people crave variety, but I'm the opposite: I thrive in predictability and routine. It's one of those traits that, once I owned up to it, made a big difference in how I went about things during the year.

Hope that helps?

Thanks everyone. If even one person was able to take action due to my post then that's what I'm most proud of!