Lacey, I totally agree with you. It took me some months to understand these five things but they definitely work for me. I started IF, dropping sugars and high carbs September 2021. I was excited and begin to shed lbs and feeling good, but I became obsessed with the scale... even though my clothes were looser! I began to plateau and became discouraged; but because I'd made up my mind this would be my forever lifestyle for the health reasons, I continued...even in my discouragement. I may have plateaued at least three times! But, today I have reached a 10 year goal to loose 20 lbs!!! I made a decision that it took many years to gain all this fat so it'll take a while to get it off. I want to go slow and know that it's not coming back! I still have a ways to go but I am confident that I am on the right path. I average about 18 hours fasting with two meals a day. I try to get 10k steps every day. I've integrated some toning exercises for arms and thighs. I never crave sugar. I do treat myself to homemade goodies/sweets once in a while but I find myself needing to cut the amount of sugar. I have rice and pasta every once in a while. Salads/greens are a basic part of my plan. I'm challenged with meat protein as I'm not really a meat eater. I eat eggs, whole milk yogurt, sardines, salmon, tuna and ground turkey...my main protein sources. I do enjoy beans and lentils. When I go out with family or friends I generally order wisely but sometimes I don't and feel okay with that. Sorry for the long comment. Thought it may be helpful for someone else. My suggestion is find what you can live with for life. I'm 63 years old and I am retired which makes this plan easier I guess....maybe🤷🏾♀️
Lacey, #5 is so important - it has been why I have been able to stay consistent. I pretty much do the same exercises every day - I have a 4 day workout plan (duration 1 hr -1 hr 15 min each): Push day with 5 exercises that focus on chest, tris and shoulders with 30 minutes of cardio; Legs Day with 4 different types of exercises and 30 minutes of cardio; Pull day with 5 exercises that focus on back and biceps with 30 minutes of cardio and finally abs day, 3 exercises with a focus on stretching and 30 minutes of cardio. Repeat. Keep it simple. Don't fall for the complicated work out plans. And as long as you are progressively overloading as you go along with your strength training, you will be good to go. I feel GREAT every day - wouldn't change this simplicity up if you paid me. Oh, and as for diet, I have a menu that consists of 90 percent whole foods options meal plans that I variate every 3 days. Boring, but quite effective. P.S. Also forgot to mention. I intermittent fast everyday too. 16:8/17:7. Also makes life more simple when you don't have to worry about eating breakfast in the morning. 🙂
You make so much sense and make things sound so simple. Slow and steady wins the race along with consistency. Trust the process....its what I keep saying to myself when I want to do something different because I get bored. Instead I added a new exercise or 2 for something different and I am happy about the little changes I made instead of changing everything. I am encouraged. Thank you.
I totally get this, and it's something I struggled with, too. Try adding one small, positive thing to start and once you've gotten the hang of it, you can add in another! The snowball effect :)
1st time viewer…I think your videos are great! Sad I didn’t find you sooner. You are straight to the point and give great sustainable advice. New fan 😊
I signed up for your 30 day meal plan and I can’t say enough for how much this has improved my life. First, the recipes are so delicious. I feel healthy and satisfied after eating them and never bloated like I usually do after eating. But mostly, cooking all my meals on Sunday is going to be a huge time saver and alleviate stress during the week. I’m an assistant principal and my work schedule is crazy!! It’s nice to know I have meals ready to go. I’m excited to start this school year with a focus on health.
Thanks, Wrote these tips down and posted up on my refrigerator. Can you please make a video describing what 80% looks like on a weekly or monthly basis?
Lacey, I totally agree with you. It took me some months to understand these five things but they definitely work for me. I started IF, dropping sugars and high carbs September 2021. I was excited and begin to shed lbs and feeling good, but I became obsessed with the scale... even though my clothes were looser! I began to plateau and became discouraged; but because I'd made up my mind this would be my forever lifestyle for the health reasons, I continued...even in my discouragement. I may have plateaued at least three times! But, today I have reached a 10 year goal to loose 20 lbs!!! I made a decision that it took many years to gain all this fat so it'll take a while to get it off. I want to go slow and know that it's not coming back!
I still have a ways to go but I am confident that I am on the right path. I average about 18 hours fasting with two meals a day. I try to get 10k steps every day. I've integrated some toning exercises for arms and thighs.
I never crave sugar. I do treat myself to homemade goodies/sweets once in a while but I find myself needing to cut the amount of sugar. I have rice and pasta every once in a while. Salads/greens are a basic part of my plan. I'm challenged with meat protein as I'm not really a meat eater. I eat eggs, whole milk yogurt, sardines, salmon, tuna and ground turkey...my main protein sources. I do enjoy beans and lentils.
When I go out with family or friends I generally order wisely but sometimes I don't and feel okay with that.
Sorry for the long comment. Thought it may be helpful for someone else. My suggestion is find what you can live with for life. I'm 63 years old and I am retired which makes this plan easier I guess....maybe🤷🏾♀️
Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you very helpful
Lacey, #5 is so important - it has been why I have been able to stay consistent. I pretty much do the same exercises every day - I have a 4 day workout plan (duration 1 hr -1 hr 15 min each): Push day with 5 exercises that focus on chest, tris and shoulders with 30 minutes of cardio; Legs Day with 4 different types of exercises and 30 minutes of cardio; Pull day with 5 exercises that focus on back and biceps with 30 minutes of cardio and finally abs day, 3 exercises with a focus on stretching and 30 minutes of cardio. Repeat. Keep it simple. Don't fall for the complicated work out plans. And as long as you are progressively overloading as you go along with your strength training, you will be good to go. I feel GREAT every day - wouldn't change this simplicity up if you paid me. Oh, and as for diet, I have a menu that consists of 90 percent whole foods options meal plans that I variate every 3 days. Boring, but quite effective.
P.S. Also forgot to mention. I intermittent fast everyday too. 16:8/17:7. Also makes life more simple when you don't have to worry about eating breakfast in the morning. 🙂
You are crushing it!! Keep up the great work!
You make so much sense and make things sound so simple.
Slow and steady wins the race along with consistency. Trust the process....its what I keep saying to myself when I want to do something different because I get bored. Instead I added a new exercise or 2 for something different and I am happy about the little changes I made instead of changing everything.
I am encouraged. Thank you.
Yay, so happy to help!!
My problem is that I'm consistently inconsistent.
I totally get this, and it's something I struggled with, too. Try adding one small, positive thing to start and once you've gotten the hang of it, you can add in another! The snowball effect :)
1st time viewer…I think your videos are great! Sad I didn’t find you sooner. You are straight to the point and give great sustainable advice. New fan 😊
Thanks for posting this encouragement Lacey!
Of course!!
I signed up for your 30 day meal plan and I can’t say enough for how much this has improved my life. First, the recipes are so delicious. I feel healthy and satisfied after eating them and never bloated like I usually do after eating. But mostly, cooking all my meals on Sunday is going to be a huge time saver and alleviate stress during the week. I’m an assistant principal and my work schedule is crazy!! It’s nice to know I have meals ready to go. I’m excited to start this school year with a focus on health.
I'm sooo happy to hear that 30 Day Healthy is working so well for you!!
Thank you for keeping us sharp❗️👍🏻
You bet!
Trust the Process 🙏🏽 very inspirational for my weight loss journey
Very helpful and reassuring that I'm on the right path. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for making these videos. Your amazing
You’re very welcome. I’m so glad you enjoy them ❤️
Thank you so much for the amazing video 🌹
Wonderful ,your advice was nice and short love it thank you blessing❤
You are so welcome
Thanks, Wrote these tips down and posted up on my refrigerator. Can you please make a video describing what 80% looks like on a weekly or monthly basis?
That’s a great idea - any specific questions you have related to that?
Thank you for your tips very helpful.
You are so welcome!
I appreciate this ♥️ thank you!
No problem 😊
Awesome advice, yeah I'm married to the scale I gotta get off that hitch 😂
You can do it!
Great video and thank you.
I ❤Lacey!
Nice information 👌👍👌
What does about your weight loss?
Amen.
Romans 12:2 💝
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