60+ Pounds In 6 Months!
I don't know about you... but I was that chubby girl in grade school (you know which one I'm talking about), the girl who couldn't even run a mile because she was always taking a hit from her inhailer. I'm still living with asthma today but I'm happy to share that I haven't let the illness stand in my way. In fact, in 2005 I improved my eating and exercise habits and lost more than 60 pounds in 6 months. Now that I've completed phase one of my Before & After journey I'm looking to tone-up! Which is why I created chubby2chiseled.ning.com, a free online community that encourages healthy living and supports everyones fitness goals. You should join today!
BALANCED NUTRITION
I stepped on a scale in 2005 and was shocked. At 198 pounds, I was the heaviest I had ever been. I decided right then and there that I had to make a change. I learned that eating a balanced diet was more important than eliminating any particular food group. More importantly I determined how many calories my body needed to maintain my weight (Basal Metabolic Rate) and simply created a caloric deficit by eating less calories. The change in my diet resulted the loss of 1.5 pounds per week. Visit our Recipe Page full of healthy meals that make it possible to create a caloric deficit!
REGULAR EXERCISE
When I began my weight loss journey I couldn't even jog one mile without walking, but I didn't let that get me down. I saw my poor physical condition as a challenge. I began walking five to six days a week and slowly built up my stamina. Within two months I was jogging and had increased my distances dramatically. The result? I began losing an additional 1.5 pounds per week. That's a total of 3 pounds per week! I've since joined wefit-together.com in order to meet other active individuals and receive great fitness discounts in and around Tampa Bay! You should join too!
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