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| It looks scary, but worth finding out. Photo from Unsplash |
Weighing yourself on a scale can be terrifying. When the weight is shown it can either go positively or negatively. So, a month ago, I weighed myself many weeks ago and it turned out I was 15 stones and 15 pounds. Terrifying.
As a 19 year old, I mostly refused to believe I was obese by
proving I was eating apples and walking a lot. But those crisps, chocolate
bars, fries and sugars were not helping me in any way. It didn’t even help that
there was only a McDonalds in my home town; a filet-o-fish and chicken nuggets
two times a week was not a good choice either.
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| Fast food is limited to once a week. Photo from Unsplash |
Therefore, on the day I found out my size, me and my parents
decided it was time to lose a lot of weight and the third lockdown was the
right time to do that.
Firstly, I took all the fat foods with many calories in our
house. The crisps, white breads, nachos, fries and many more were substituted for popped
crisps, yogurts, more apples and even having cups of tea with only one sugar. It
was a sacrifice and it had to be done. Takeaways would now only be on Saturdays,
either would be KFC or the local pizza shop near us. McDonalds on the weekends
are a nightmare as only takeaways were allowed.
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| Going to the gym once or twice a week makes a big difference. Photo from Unsplash |
It was not just the food either. My brother liked the idea
of doing exercises at home. We bought back the exercise bicycle to use for
10-20 minutes. Push ups, leg ups and planks have now become a daily routine for
me and it’s honestly my favourite thing to do to reduce the fat.
The last thing I chose to continue was my walks around my local town. Normally I would do this once a week; however, in order to lose weight, walking over 5km 3 times a week would be my challenge. The route would go through the retail park, the bridge, the meadows, the park, the high street and then all the way back.
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| Me after losing a stone. |
After the first week, I lost 6 pounds. Second week, nearly
half a pound was lost, becoming 15 stones 6 pounds. Third week, only 2 pounds
were lost. Now, I am on my fifth week and lost a stone.
Would I recommend laying off the fat foods, walking miles
and exercising? Yes. Absolutely. Losing an entire pound during the last month
helped me feel better both physically and mentally.
All pictures taken from Unsplash.
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