How to Lose 20 Pounds in 3 Months
So you want to lose 20 pounds in 3 months.
Good for you! Weight loss can seem daunting for most people, but it doesn't have to be.
With all the complicated systems out there today, weight loss looks more than solving a complex puzzle than what it actually is.
That's why if you really want to lose 20 pounds in 3 months, you'll need to forget most of what you though you knew about weight loss.
You have to get back to basics and make weight loss the easy process that it should be.
Losing weight comes down to 3 fundamental steps.
Here I'll go through each of them one by one so you can lose 20 pounds in 3 months without putting your life on hold! 1.
Mindset Your mindset is the most important aspect of weight loss.
Sure it may not seem important, but it's a large reason why most dieters fail within the first couple weeks.
It all comes down to how you think about weight loss.
Weighing yourself everyday looking for specific results will only help discourage you from staying with your weight loss goals.
Losing weight is unpredictable, it might come fast or it may come slow and often it's a combination of both.
So instead of looking for specific results, ask yourself what you can be doing now to help you lose weight.
So in short, always look at what you are doing to lose weight, and not how much weight you have lost or want to lose! 2.
Food You're not going to lose 20 pounds in 3 months by eating chocolate cake 3 times a day, although I often wish that were true.
Food plays a large part of how much fat your body will burn.
Here's where most diets get out of control, with counting and strict rules.
Depriving yourself will only make you want to quit.
Instead simplify how you eat.
As a good rule of thumb, if you could find that food a thousand years ago, eat it.
That means no processed white flours or pastries.
A sample meal could be a lean piece of steak with a side of steamed veggies and a baked potato.
Also research has shown that the more whole plant based foods (spinach, broccoli, carrots...
) you eat, the more weight you can lose.
In fact, you can ever lose 20 pounds in a month just by switching your diet to natural foods! 3.
Exercise I know this word sends chills out most people's spine.
But it doesn't have to be something you dread doing.
Instead make exercise fun! Go for a nice walk during a nice day, or take up your favorite activity.
If you like to swim, swim.
If you like to hike, go hiking a couple times a week.
Even something as simple as parking in the last spot at work and taking the stairs can make a huge difference in how much weight you lose.
The same goes from exercise as food, keep it simple!
Good for you! Weight loss can seem daunting for most people, but it doesn't have to be.
With all the complicated systems out there today, weight loss looks more than solving a complex puzzle than what it actually is.
That's why if you really want to lose 20 pounds in 3 months, you'll need to forget most of what you though you knew about weight loss.
You have to get back to basics and make weight loss the easy process that it should be.
Losing weight comes down to 3 fundamental steps.
Here I'll go through each of them one by one so you can lose 20 pounds in 3 months without putting your life on hold! 1.
Mindset Your mindset is the most important aspect of weight loss.
Sure it may not seem important, but it's a large reason why most dieters fail within the first couple weeks.
It all comes down to how you think about weight loss.
Weighing yourself everyday looking for specific results will only help discourage you from staying with your weight loss goals.
Losing weight is unpredictable, it might come fast or it may come slow and often it's a combination of both.
So instead of looking for specific results, ask yourself what you can be doing now to help you lose weight.
So in short, always look at what you are doing to lose weight, and not how much weight you have lost or want to lose! 2.
Food You're not going to lose 20 pounds in 3 months by eating chocolate cake 3 times a day, although I often wish that were true.
Food plays a large part of how much fat your body will burn.
Here's where most diets get out of control, with counting and strict rules.
Depriving yourself will only make you want to quit.
Instead simplify how you eat.
As a good rule of thumb, if you could find that food a thousand years ago, eat it.
That means no processed white flours or pastries.
A sample meal could be a lean piece of steak with a side of steamed veggies and a baked potato.
Also research has shown that the more whole plant based foods (spinach, broccoli, carrots...
) you eat, the more weight you can lose.
In fact, you can ever lose 20 pounds in a month just by switching your diet to natural foods! 3.
Exercise I know this word sends chills out most people's spine.
But it doesn't have to be something you dread doing.
Instead make exercise fun! Go for a nice walk during a nice day, or take up your favorite activity.
If you like to swim, swim.
If you like to hike, go hiking a couple times a week.
Even something as simple as parking in the last spot at work and taking the stairs can make a huge difference in how much weight you lose.
The same goes from exercise as food, keep it simple!
