Losing Weight is Not Magic: Write it Out

Write it Out

Get yourself a journal and write out these questions with your answers. The best place to start any weight loss journey is with hard copy evidence that you have thought it through and are ready for the challenge. 

1. What are your realistic goals?
2. How will you achieve your goals?
3. What is your calorie deficit plan? (Can be different for each day)
4. What is your weekly work out plan? (Can be different for each day)
5. How will you overcome any challenges you may face?
6. It may be beneficial to use Get the Numbers and write it out too.

If it helps you, this journal can be something you continue to write in everyday during your journey. Here are examples of things you can write:

1. Calories eaten for the day 
2. Calories burned for the day 
3. Your favorite meal of the day
4. Your favorite exercise of the day
5. A challenge you overcame
6. Your weigh-in/measurements
7. Any other thoughts and feelings you had about the day

I do not recommend weighing nor measuring everyday. Its not about the numbers, its about how you feel. I weighed and measured myself about once a week while I was loosing weight and then about once every 2-3 weeks during my maintaining stage. Also, it is best to weigh and measure at the same time when you do. I weighed myself first thing in the morning after my cup of coffee and going to the bathroom, but before I had breakfast. 

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