...Maintaining the weight

… Continuation

We began to schedule our workouts..

As much as I was desperate to lose a few inches, we could only workout for an hour each visit since the gym had a 1 hour limit for daycare. We went to the gym 3 times a week, 1 hour a day and I did not make any changes to my eating habit :( after 2 months I only lost 4 pounds (not surprised there!)

I was a little disappointed in myself! I worked so hard at the gym but barely lost anything. (I knew it was the food I was eating. I tried to cut down but it was too hard. No one at home ate healthy so that didn’t help me at all.

I made friends with the staff at the gym and they made an exception to keep my son until I was done working out or when the day care closed (for 2 hours on their break). The staff helped me a lot! I decided to come to the gym 5-6 times a week with my friend Paul (trainer). At first I had a hard time finding time to work out, but I noticed I was more relaxed because (as much as I love my son so much) I needed a break from him for an hour or two.

After another month for working out 5-6 days a week and 2-3 hours at the gym, I lost about 15 pounds in 1 month! Believe it or not, but I felt great! I used to hate working out, but now I

• Feel good
• Feel less stressed
• Have better sleep
• Have more energy to play with my son
• Can breathe better
• And the list goes on…

When school started up again, I couldn’t workout as often as I did, and I definitely do not want to re-gain everything I just lost.

Here are a few tips that you can try to maintain your current weight or to try to lose a few more pounds here and there:

• Make going to work, into a workout!
• Instead of driving or taking the bus; bike, jog or walk to work
• Park further away from the entrance
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator
• Try to sleep earlier and then set your alarm 30 min - an hour earlier for a short workout
• A few sit ups, squats
• Go for a run/jog
• Sneak a short workout during your lunch break at work.
• 30 min break? Before you eat, go for a jog.
• 1 hour? If you have a gym close by workout for 30 min
• Schedule your workouts
• Treat your workout like a meeting that you can't miss. Add it to your calendar
• Workout with others from work
• This way you can encourage each other, not only at the gym, but also at work
• Help each other to eat healthier

Do you have any other tips that can help? Let me know :)