Welcome to 2013, if you are anything like me then you will have maybe eaten too much or drank a little more than you should have done over the Christmas period. Personally I did and I didn’t even get a chance to get to the gym especially with travelling back to Ireland and then back over to England to stay with the in-laws after Christmas and then there was the new years celebrations and not to mention the Christmas parties before that.
SO here we are into January already and looking to get back in shape. My jeans always get a bit tighter in January and this month I have set myself a target of losing 16lbs by the end of the month.
Why do I want to do that?
Well to be honest 200lbs is my ideal weight and where I feel the healthiest, I’ve let things go for the last 6 weeks so its time to get back into it by taking responsibility form my own health. Plus I’m getting married this year and I want to be in pretty good shape for that 🙂
How am I going to do this?
Exercise
Well I already have my workouts planned for the entire month and have made a commitment of getting to the gym at least 3 times a week before the end of January.
For some workouts and exercises we do you can check out our Youtube Channel
Nutrition
In addition to this I will be changing my diet pretty significantly. Weeks of chocolate , alcohol and turkey dinners have taken their toll on my waistline. So for the next 30 days I will be cutting the following foods from my diet
- Wheat (crucial if you want to lose weight and prevent diabetes)
- Alcohol (This will be hard for me as I have a wedding, 40th Birthday and a house warming party in january)
- Sugar
- Sweeteners (just as bad as sugar, maybe even worse)
- Dairy (except for natural yoghurt)
- Process foods
- Tap Water (to be replaced by bottled water)
This is pretty much what I get my clients and fit campers to do (although I also give them recipes and meal planners). Here is a link to my 30 day fat loss recipe book
In addition to this I will be skipping breakfast every day and only having two meals per day spaced around 6 or 7 hours apart. Now I know you probably think that that is crazy and this will make you fat but believe it or not breakfast eating actually makes you eat more calories later in the day. Check out the study below for more info on this if you are interested in the science
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15699226
Sleep
I will try and get to bed at 10:30 every night and get 8 hours sleep, this will help keep my cortisol (stress hormone) levels lower and help me burn more bod fat as a result.
SO there you have it, if you follow the plan above you should easily be able to drop a size over the next month and get back into your jeans.
Our Next Fit Camp Starts on 7thth January 2013 www.nortwestfitcamp.co.uk
Our online Weight Loss Program Starts on Monday 7th January www.fasterfatlossclub.com
I currently have space for 2 personal training clients for anyone who is interested in 1-1 personal training at our private studio in Manchester CityCentre
Liam
Northwest Personal Training Manchester
