I lost my weight almost 35 pounds without going to gym

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Weight & Me

Year 9 & 10 of High School was a real disaster for me. I gained 30 lbs within 2 years even though I didn’t eat much. My height was 5’ 1” and this amount of obese, I believe, is far beyond the limit. When I put on weight, especially, my face, arms and thighs tend to be distorted in shape. I didn’t have a big belly though. Most of the time, my weight wasn’t stable because of various reasons that I will discuss under subtitles. As a result, my face and body, principally, my arm area were noticeably bloated and spongy.

Looking back on those harsh high school days, most of the time I was sitting with a flood of stressful things. Daily routines at that time were going to classes and studying at my desks which appeared to be inactive and lagged. Furthermore, I stayed up very late at night to study. Thus, I assume those were the side effects, leading to obesity. And yet HOW DID I LOSE MY WEIGHT, WITHOUT GOING TO GYM?

Before we talk about me losing weight, please check whether or not you did the same things as me.

7 potential reasons that makes you obese

1. Sleep deprivation
2. Living in an inactive Environment (e.g. sitting for a long time or stay in the bed the whole time)
3. Eating disorder
4. Over consumption of specific food (e.g. sugar, alcohol, carbohydrate, salt and junk food)
5. Level of stress and depression
6. Daily intake of medication for certain diseases
7. Heart Broken

For me, the obesity that I experienced was potentially because of 1,2,4 and 5. So, in order to lose weight, there are two ways of dieting that you can practice. Simple enough!!! HEALTHY and UNHEALTHY DIET. Nonetheless, the first one doesn’t appear to work if you want to change in a short amount of time. Unhealthy diet, on the other hand, can push a good proven result in a short period of time.

Frankly, diet plans, namely Keto diets, etc, do not seem to work and a healthy diet would make you healthier but not slimmer. Because “ Healthy staff is still healthy, it just doesn’t make you thin,” said Traci Mann, University of Minnesota.

The Gym

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After I graduated, I went to work out at the gym for two months. Then, did exercising at the gym change your body? Well, absolutely not!!!

Of course, my face looks thinner but not my body. It eventually put on weight sadly.

Yeah, they will make you look thinner, but in reality, you might not lose weight depending on your workout plans.

Thus, before you go to the gym, think if you want to lose weight or get in shape. If your answer is to lose weight, then do cardio. Otherwise, choose weight training to gain muscle.

Muscle

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If you opt for getting in shape with bulky muscles, go for weight training. Remember, muscle training will not make you lose weight but instead look thinner. Another side effect of this training is that you will look much more bloated when you can’t go to the gym anymore. The thing is it is very hard to release those muscle tension in your body. Plus, before you go to the gym for the very first time, be ready to overcome the inflammation period, which might make you look bulky. There is a probability that you can have stretch marks on your body if the workout plan is too intense.

Cardio

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On the other hand, cardio will help you lose weight very quickly. If you are inspired by Kpop idols and Victoria’s Secret models, and if you want to get a body like them, cardio is the best way to kick off your weight loss journey. The main body parts that you need to focus on are belly and thigh. Do not worry about arms, they will slim down in the meantime. For women, muscle work out with small dumbbells (at most 5lb) can be used to shape your arm, chest and shoulder area.

Nevertheless, going to the gym can only fulfill you at most 10–20% of your goal and there is no guarantee.

Unhealthy diet

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Personally, I went through an unhealthy diet aka reduction of daily food intake by 50% to 60%. In this way, I lost 15 lbs in the first month and another 25 lbs in the following 3 weeks. As I live in an Asian country, our main staple is rice. Rice is rich in carbohydrates and this can ruin your diet plan. So I tended to eat two meals a day with fasting after 4 pm. In this way, you can possess a weight that you yearn for. Yet, I can claim that you wouldn’t have got the dream body. Following a small weight training and Pilates will make you more confident about your physique.

3 main things to avoid during your diet

1. Sugar
2. Salt
3. Carbohydrates

Finally, your body will be slim and as chic as a Victoria’s Secret’s model’s body. It can take at least 3 weeks to two months. If you want to see the result in a short period of time, you need to go through extreme diets such as eating 3 bananas a day (Somi’s diets) and eating oak and sweet potatoes (IU’s diets). This is really unhealthy which can lead to eating disorders and other weight related diseases ( anorexia and bulimia ).

Above all, I recommend eating a full breakfast and half lunch with a small bowl of rice and last but not least, fasting for the whole evening, ideally after 4 pm. Moreover, I recommend you to do exercises early in the morning.

Bonus- Analysis of K pop idols body

The majority of female K pop idols are at least 10 lbs underweight than they should have. Suppose an idol has 5’ 4” in height, the weight they should have is 114- 127 lbs. In reality, her weight should be 100 lbs or less to look good on the stage.

Thank you for reading till the end

Hope this helps for your future attractive body!

Good luck!