Stress+work+family+school = lbs

I so hear you. Life is so frigging busy and there seems to be pressure and stress from all sides. Most important thing for losing the physical weight is food: which is surprisingly easy to stay on top of once the first two weeks of the healthy lifestyle/eating habits are over. You just need to commit and not buy any trigger foods eg for me I can’t have Mayo or pesto or Pringles or cheese in the house. Like anything it becomes a habit once you’ve decided that you want to shift the weight. You have to like the food you’re eating too, and in my case, I need a treat every day so I don’t feel deprived. I keep 200 calories for a bar of chocolate every day snd to me it’s worth it. I tried having a 100 calorie treat but it wasn’t enough for me: didn’t satisfy me at all so now I just eat one less slice of bread and use the calories for my chocolate. It just needs to be within your calorie limit. I’d highly recommend that you batch cook too to save time and if you can get your shopping delivered, it also saves time and removes temptation.

As regards exercise, it’s important for mental health and for me I try go for a walk every day, even if it’s only 20minutes. I usually make time for an hours walk though. When the weather is bad a YouTube workout for 20 minutes does the trick. Popsugar is really good. In my case, exercise is not the best way to lose weight unless I do a lot of it very intensely. I’m not very sporty and I prefer to use it as a bonus for making me feel good . But if I’m overeating by a lot then the exercise isn’t t going to solve it for me. Hope that helps!