I hear a lot from people complaining that they would actually like to workout and eat healthy, but they simply don't have time, because of the family, work and kids... And I completely understand that, it's not easy. Let's talk about it one by one and you will see that it's not as scary as it seems to be.
First excuse that people bring is the lack of time to exercise, this is what most of them say: " I wake up in the morning, go to work and then come back, cook dinner, take care of my kids and then it's time to go to bed." When you hear that, you think, really when to workout? But weight loss is actually not only the process of changing yourself, it's changing your entire lifestyle. So what that means, is that you change your routine and fit in that time for yourself. You could also encourage you partner to do it with you, because exercising is good for everybody. And then you could say, how about my kids?. Well, you could also get a membership for your entire family in your local Recreation center, where they have many different activities for everybody. If your kids are little, they have nannies in there and it's free and if your kids are older, they could do a whole bunch of interesting activities that are good and interesting for them.
If you don't have money for the recreation center, in that case save up some money and buy some equipment that you could be working out with at home, like: stability ball, dumbbells, jumping rope, resisting bands and so on... All these things are not expensive, but very effective.
Find that time to take care of yourself, make working out "You Time". Try working out on your lunch break, or right after work or later in the evening. Or wake up 30 minutes earlier and do your workout. I get it, it is difficult to start and your brain will try to trick you and make you think that you CAN'T and your body is too tired, but guess what, if you say NO and will continue doing it, after 1 week of working out, you are going to feel much better and you will have more energy and it will be so much easier for you to do it.
I would recommend everybody, to wake up just 30 min earlier, do their workout and not try to find excuses. Ask your partner to help you, I am sure that if it's your husband or wife he or she will understand and take some of the responsibilities off your shoulders.
Another thing is changing your diet. It's one of the other things that will change your lifestyle. Start buying more greens, vegetables and fruits. Forget about white and switch to brown. See more details on dieting in my next post.
After the diet conversation, many people say, that they can't do it, because their kids don't like to eat those kind of foods and that they have too many tempting foods in their fridge and pantry that makes it difficult to diet. What I normally say is that, you are totally in charge, because actually you are the one who is buying and cooking all that junk, so simply stop doing it. If you think that you are doing a good job by buying junk food and candies for your kids, but guess what, this is the worst thing ever. By feeding your children with all that fat artificial stuff, you are simply writing a death sentence for them. You are messing up their organs and actually make them a copy of yourself. So start eating right and not only yourself, but feed your family right.
Instead of giving your family candies and cookies everyday, replace it with fruits, it's much better and healthier for them. But it doesn't mean that you will never buy it again, just make those special days once in a while.
In general, everything depends on you. There are so many resources that help you to loose weight and not just look better but live longer. Don't wait for a miracle, start working. And remember, that nothing comes for free, you need to work hard to reach your goals and it's not just for weight loss, it's for everything. If you wish to have a nice house you need to work hard in order to buy it and then take care of it, same thing with your body, you need to work hard to keep it fit and healthy, so don't give up, just get to work!!!!
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