As many of you may or may not be aware, I am on a diet and have been for a few months. It has not been easy but it is worth it. I have slowly lost a lot of weight and also built muscle. All of which is great news. Since I started this diet, I have lost about 10 kg (20ish pounds) since May. That is a whole lot of weight to lose but I still have another 6 or 7 kg (15 ish pounds) to go to reach my goal weight.
I have done this through both small diet changed and my work outs. I have cut back my calories and drastically reduced my carbohydrate intake. (Which was extremely hard: I miss rice, pasta, and bread) I am not starving myself in any way nor am I going without. If I really want pizza, I will eat it but I have made it so that the pizza runs don't happen all that often. I also partake in cheat days, where I do not really worry about what I eat; though I still am aware, which I find is important for portion control.
In addition to my diet being decreased, I have been working out hard. I just upped the days I work out from 4 to 5. I do cardio every day and weight train for 4 of the days. I don't only want to lose weight but I want to also increase my muscles and tone. Which seems to be working. My thighs are solid and becoming more and more defined as time goes on. My arms and stomach region are a different story but they are smaller than they were 3 months ago, so that is positive.
Slowly but surely I am going down and down and building. I hope to eventually be able to get to a point where it isn't about losing weight but about maintaining my new healthy lifestyle and body. Here is hoping!
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