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I'll throw in a few tips that helped me lose 40lbs and 12% body fat last year. Again, this is just what worked great for me, maybe you too:
1) Get your life in order as best you can. If you are a type A personality, it may be as simple as cleaning your room or making sure all of your bills are paid. Maybe inerpersonal issues are bringing you down, whatever. The point is that you want as little distractions as possible because getting into shape takes a great deal of focus that can't be wasted on bullshit. If your mind is on why joe blow's car is parked outside your girlfriends apartment when you are supposed to be planning your meals/workout...take care of your business.
2) Take the time to record your diet to the tiniest detail. Google everything you eat and record ALL of the nurtion facts.
This takes a great deal of work, but when you break down what you are eating/drinking into clear numbers, it's much easier to guage where you need improvement and there is nowhere to hide.
I have a simple yet effective excel spreadsheet that I do this on but I hear there are websites that will do it for you. This will really help you see, plain as day, where you are over/under in your daily intake. Then do some research on quality sources of what you are lacking, and substitutes for what you are over in, and you are well on the road for a sustainable, healthy diet.
3) BE PATIENT. BE PATIENT. And one more time, BE PATIENT. So many people get discouraged because they don't look like GSP after a month. Just keep plugging away and stay consistant no matter what.
3b) STAY CONSISTANT! Things are going to come up and you will miss workouts/meals, but do your absolute best to stay on track. Don't cheat yourself. I'd suggest you get Ross Enemait's book "Never Gymless". He has some fantastic workouts there that can be done just about anywhere. Really a life saver for consistency if you miss a workout.
4) Sleep! I don't know what to reccomend here in terms of hours, but I can tell you that at 7 hours of sleep I'm struggling to get through a Muay Thai class and weights after. I get 9 hours of sleep and I'm begging for more after class. Regardless of the exact amount of hours, make sure you are well rested.
5) In addition to weights find an activity that you have fun doing and can be competetive. Softball, Basketball, Martial Arts, Swimming. It's a no brainer that losing weight is much easier when you are participating in FUN aerobic activity, yet so many people make it such a daunting chore.
There are a lot of smart people in this forum that can give you more detailed advice, but these are a few things that made getting back into shape much easier for me.
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