I will lose 20 pounds by my next birthday on August 11, 2020 through the means of developing an exercise and eating plan, to improve my overall health and so that I am comfortable with my body for the upcoming school year.
Exercise
Eating
Motivation
Incorporate exercise I actually enjoy doing to keep me from giving up
Research different types of exercises, the equipment needed to do them, include a variety of exercises to target different muscles and muscle groups (aerobic, anaerobic, etc)
Develop an exercise plan
Track what I eat using MyFitnessPal
Include exercises I enjoy
Include multiple different types of exercises
Research different types of exercises and what muscle groups they target to (aerobic, anaerobic, etc
Make sure to eat less than 1500 calories per day as the app dictates
Keep track of every item of food you eat
Balance your macro and micro nutrients using the ingredients labels on food items
Get all of the essential nutrients you need daily to be healthy
Keeping the weight off
Do NOT take cheat days
Develop a healthy relationship with food
Do not eat when you are bored
Do not eat when you are sad
Do not eat when you are angry
Only eat when you are hungry
Take progress pictures of self weekly using MyFitnessPal under the same conditions (last meal, time of day, water, etc)
Weigh self every 7 days
Focus on not trying to weigh self daily as I used to
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Develop better habits while weighing yourself
Weight self every 7 days
Remember that scales do not take water weight into account, weight can fluctuate up to 5 pounds per day and it shouldn't affect your mood one way or the other
Try to break habit of weighing self every day
Break free of things that make you feel unaccomplished or bad about yourself
Don't compare yourself to others
Remember that you are trying to help yourself which is commendable
Remember WHY you are doing this
To improve physical health
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To improve self confidence and self image