I don’t want to welcome 2020 hoping to get my pre-baby body back. So I’ve
committed, about 6 months before this year is over to do my very best and
get that extra weight off. We’re talking about 20 pounds here, it’s nothing
ginormous. But it will be life-changing for me. Here I share my weight loss
and beginner workout plan to lose 20 pounds in about 8 weeks or two
months. I know it won’t happen overnight, but this is my goal and I know it
will happen.
The way people treat you when you’ve got some extra pounds on, it’s just
wrong. But I’m not here to fix that. I’m here to do the best for me and my
family. For the sake of everyone around me, I need to regain my
confidence and rebuild my self-discipline, because I’m a better person
when I’m feeling good about my body.
These are things that I am and will be doing to burn fat and reach my
goals. I also want to rebuild my strength, so I will be including strength
exercise in my routine. These habits I know have worked for me in the past,
before I had a kid, and I know they’ll still work.
7 THINGS TO DO TO LOSE 20 POUNDS IN 2 MONTHS
1. WALK MORE, DRIVE LESS
I am 100% sure a major reason for my weight loss struggles is that we got a
car. Before having a baby, I’d just walk everywhere, I didn’t have a car, I did
not want a car. I would make 10,000 steps, 15,000 steps every day without
even blinking or thinking about it. Now I have to remind myself to get out
and walk and simply be more conscious about it. And this is my main goal
for the upcoming two months.
2. LEAVE SPACE BETWEEN MEALS
Wait at least 3-4 hours between actually having another meal. And then sit
down, eat and enjoy it. I’ve been so guilty of not leaving even an hour
between having something. I already eat pretty healthy but I want to get
back to an old-school regime, where you eat 2-3 main meals a day and not
snack all the time.
3. NO LATE EATING
With the little one growing up and being super active, I often find myself
exhausted in the kitchen at 9 pm preparing a snack. So additionally to
spacing out my meals, I want to stop eating latest 8 pm.
4. DRINK.
I, of course, mean, drink water. It’s super basic and we all know water’s
important, but I personally keep ignoring this. I would often have coffee,
nuts, sweets before I even consider that drinking water might solve those
cravings. Water assists the body at getting rid of toxins and waste and is
the best thing for your digestion, skin, energy and mood.
5. WORK OUT 4-5 TIMES A WEEK
I want to actually start and stick to a workout schedule and I’ve made
myself a 7-Day beginner workout plan, with workouts that are gonna push
me, but I know I’m able to do. You can find that workout plan below, if
you’re interested.
6. MORNINGS OUT
Redoing your mornings can change a lot in your life. What I want to do
with my mornings during the next 2 months is go and spend time outside.
At least 10-15 minutes. I will try to go for a morning run every day, even if
it’s just 2 minutes, because it makes me wake up quicker. Another option
will be to walk or go to the beach.
7. STOP COMPLAINING
Not the most obvious thing when it comes to weight loss, but complaining
does bring me down and makes me want to quit and it keeps me further
away from the person I want to be. So that’s gonna be a real challenge, as
I’ve been complaining my way through the year, but I think it will be the
7-DAY BEGINNER WORKOUT PLAN
This is the 7-day exercise plan I’ll start with and will adjust as I go. I
haven’t actually exercised in more than a year now, I’d start for a few days
then stop. This is not a beginner workout plan for someone who’s never
exercised before, this is a beginner plan for people who haven’t exercised
in a while and want to get back to it. It’s mostly Pilates, yoga and toning
exercises. I’ll be doing most of my cardio as a morning run and of course
my long-distance walks.
