In any attempt to lose weight, whether it be 1kg, 5 kg, 20kgs or more, you must be prepared. Preparation will avoid issues like laziness, lack of  time, structure, no focus etc. Basically, you avoid the excuses. Please see post from yesterday - http://www.purposefulfitness.com/2011/06/11/can-10-minutes-help/

So when I say preparation, what do I mean exactly. Well, here are the top 3 -

 

1. Buying Food in advance.
2. Preparing meals in advance.
3. Allocating time in your day to train.

Food Shopping – Go on a day when you have some time and you’ve just eaten. That way you won’t be tempted to buy something that really doesn’t fit into your diet plan. Look for fresh fruits and vegetables and lean meats where possible.

Meal Preparation – I like to cook my meals I week in advance, put them in containers and freeze them until I need them. That way I have no excuses to be eating rubbish food. By cooking my own meals, I can control exactly what goes into them and what doesn’t (like salt, fat, sugars etc). Again, for me personally, I tend to do this on a Sunday with my family but choose a day when you can commit enough time to make at least 5 days worth of meals in advance.

Allocating Training Time – keep this basic. If you’re a morning person, train in the A.M. However if you can’t get up early, maybe you should train in the afternoon or evening. As I mentioned yesterday, I know of people who have trained for a marathon at midnight so they can make sure they still spend time with their families. I don’t mind getting up early so I work out prior to eating anything (i.e. I do my cardio on an empty stomach). That way, my body burns what is left from the day before and not just what I ate prior to training.

So, to be in control of your health and weight, schedule time for yourself. Before you all yell and scream and tell me you have a family to run, if you don’t take care of yourself then who will? You must start out your day in a positive state – a great training session, a healthy meal that replenishes your energy and a state of mind that makes you believe you can achieve anything.

Go on – tear it up!

Tim

 

 

 

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