Today’s weight loss success story is about 29 year-old Pansy who lost 65 pounds in one year.
As a teenager, Pansy lived on pizza and fried foods. She was 198 pounds when she entered the college. There, she started drinking and stopped exercising until she reached 227 pounds!
After college, she moved from her hometown to Phoenix for graduate school. She’d eat when she was stressed, but by cutting back on cocktails, she lost 10 pounds.
She also met her dream guy and got engaged. She tried a high-protein diet to slim down for the wedding. She managed to lose 15 pounds, but she hated how sluggish the meat-heavy meals made her feel.
After the honeymoon, she decided she wasn’t going to let her struggle with weight rule her life anymore.
She started doing cardio almost every day and lifting weights a few times a week. Every goal she hit – running a kilometer, seeing the muscles in her arms – helped her stay motivated.
By keeping a food diary, Pansy overhauled her meals. Through trial and error, she discovered that a Mediterranean diet, full of fruits, vegetables, beans, Greek yogurt, nuts, and olive oil, kept her full and energized.
The weight came off slowly, but Pansy stuck to her new lifestyle. Over the next year, she lost 40 pounds.
Pansy has come to see food as a source of energy, not a way to deal with her emotions. She and her husband now cook healthy dinners, like salmon with with sauteed spinach, and when she’s feeling down, she calls her friends and family or hits the gym for an endorphin rush.
Pansy’s 3 stick-with-it fast weight loss secrets:
1. Limit the Intake of Cocktails. Cocktails aren’t just full of empty calories, they also lower your resolve to eat well. So, have them only on special occasions.
2. Whip Up a No-Brainer Breakfast. Blend 1 1/2 cups of soy milk, two scoops of protein powder, and 1 cup of strawberries. It makes just one shake, so you can’t overdo it.
3. Make Exercise Convenient. If your house is close to a gym, you won’t be tempted to skip workouts.
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