People used to say “You can’t do it !!” now they ask “how did you do this ?”
This is the difference I have made in my life in past 2 years. I have come to a stage where I am giving fitness guidance, correcting workout forms, preparing diet charts , encouraging people with an attitude that when I can do it "you can".
From a chubby (to sound better otherwise a fat girl) happy, lucky girl, who never used to exercise and bing on everything to the person who is living a life with regular workouts and healthy food options.A mental Journey which I am leading for many others.
I am Shilpi and this is my sweet little transformation story.
All my life I was a chubby person. Post pregnancy my weight was increasing day by day. I always wanted to wear nice beautiful slim clothes but couldn’t because it never used to fit me. Once my husband and I visited a temple which had 600 stairs. I remember the day when he had to literally push me from behind so that I can reach the final stairs. So I guess such instances and few more, triggered something within me.
Today I am 18 kgs lighter and I am totally loving this finer version of "me". I feel very blessed that my hard work has paid off. Now going to that temple is a single warm-up session for me & I can even hike it four times.
Well, the question is how? here are some tips from my humble diary which may help you, ladies !!! I hope it inspires you to make some kind of change or try something that you have always wanted to try.
Plyometrics
Do plenty of plyometrics, also called “jump training”. Adding a jump to my exercises in each workout helped me to make it fun and boost my muscle power, balance, strength, and agility.
Go for a HIIT
Try to swap your regular cardio workout for a HIIT. I hear a lot of times from girls that they find it a bit scary to try a HIIT, because you’re afraid to fail and can’t complete it. I feel your pain because I’ve been there too but STOP! We all can do a HIIT and you will also get better each time. It’s about progress! With a HIIT you’ll burn many more calories and fat and you’re workout won’t take so long.
Workout your entire body
At the beginning of my fitness journey I only wanted to do cardio (lose weight?) and core workouts (flat stomach?), but that’s NOT how it works. You really have to work on your entire body and train each muscle group to get the best results. A full body workout will give you a well balanced fit body and help you get the most out of your workouts!
Create clear & trackable goals
By setting yourself some clear and trackable goals you are ahead of the curve. Creating goals can make the difference between failure and success. When I started working out, I just wanted to “lose weight” and “have a flat belly”. But that does not trackable! When I agreed to myself to lose X weight and workout X times a week I had a goal!
EAT!
Please don’t ever believe you have to choose a crash diet, stop eating or get obsessed and anxious with food. Losing weight really fast by eating less calories or cutting the carbs is not sustainable or healthy and will hurt your metabolism.
Most Important:
Believe and stay disciplined against all odds. All the above tips or tracks help only when you are committed to the thought of transformation. Over the period of time I have developed an understanding that its your mental belief that helps you through the painful journey so keep going and it will happen.
Ladies,There will be days wherein you will be busy with kids,festivals,rituals and fun but you need to take that "me" time out otherwise you will never see the change. The change for our young daughters,the belief of "being strong". Good luck :)