Hello Square One: Putting Together a Sensible Female Fitness Strategy
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So, you’re thinking about starting a new female fitness strategy. Maybe this is your first real attempt, or, if you are like many women looking for weight loss and health solutions, you’ve tried and failed more than a few times. Whichever the case, we’ve got some good news for you. Equipped with the right plan of action, this time really can be different. It’s all in how taking the proper steps:
Your Female Fitness Goal
Step one, and this is vital. You need to have a practical female fitness goal and it has to be your individual goal. What do we mean by that?
Your Female Fitness Starting Point – Where are you starting from? Are you ten pounds overweight with very little muscle tone? Are you forty or more pounds overweight but used to be in shape years ago? Can you see what we’re getting at here? Simply cutting out a picture of a perfectly toned, bikini model, taping it to your refrigerator, and saying, “That’s my goal,” isn’t going to get you there. What you’ll need to do is determine where you are starting from and come up with weekly and monthly goals that are right for you.
Weekly goals should include, cutting out foods that provide empty calories and provide very little nutritional value. Check some of our other blog posts for insights on nutrition and how to read product labels. Ideally, you should remove all the snacks, processed foods, and unhealthy temptations from your home. If you aren’t ready to take that big of a step, that’s ok. Start where you can. Get rid of all the potato chips and packaged cookies. Replace these items with fresh, whole fruits and vegetables. Continue using this purge and replace method until your pantry is filled with healthy food and you’ve successfully changed your food choices. Slow and steady is better than ‘not at all.’
As far as exercise goes, repeat the same method used for food replacement. Take at least 15 minutes every day to include some form of exercise or healthy activity. By doing so, you’ll be replacing an unproductive activity. Continue to do so each week until you have reached the point of a 30-45 minute workout at least three times weekly.
Documentation is Vital for Success
Everyone has rough days and times they don’t feel motivated. You can prepare for those times by keeping a food, exercise and progress diary. You can do this online or on paper. Document your daily food choices (without worrying about calories), your exercise, and your weekly weight. The reason why we advise against calorie counting is because the calorie total is much less important than the quality of the foods you are choosing. Think of it this way. If you need to snack and choose two bananas instead of a candy bar, you win. It makes no difference how many calories are in the bananas. You are making healthy choices which will go a long way for your overall female fitness success.
By documenting food choices, weekly weight, and even including photos of yourself along the way, you’ll have a strong motivational tool for those days or weeks when you feel like going back to your old patterns. Having the ability to look at your progress will encourage you to keep moving forward.
It’s Not a Diet…It’s a Lifestyle
Finally, in order to guarantee that this time will be different, always keep in mind that you aren’t on a diet. This is a life change, not a 30 day quick weight loss plan. It’s only by changing the way you view food (as fuel) and the way you look at exercise (as a way of life) that you will make the long term changes necessary to maintain your weight once you reach your goal.
Remember, this is your personal journey. Don’t be discouraged by how far your friends or workout partner may be. Stick to your journey, stay on your path and success will follow!
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