Ceez, in general.
I never set what I'm doing as a mission or goal from day 1. I didn't put any expectation. I just told myself, "Let's take it from here and keep on moving."
I believe the best way to lose weight, maintain and enjoy what you are doing is by embracing the whole thing as a lifestyle. A healthy, positive and active lifestyle.
I got rid of my couch potato lifestyle entirely.
The benefit of embracing the whole thing as a lifestyle is that you do not feel like you are being forced to do the whole thing. You don't see exercise and eating clean food as burden.
Lifestyle is something that you love to stick yourself to. Something that you enjoy doing repetitively every single day. I enjoy every second of my new lifestyle.
I didn't adapt the new lifestyle at one shot. I 'absorbed' it gradually and slowly to avoid culture shock. The beauty of adapting slowly is that you allow yourself to witness what you are doing as a learning process.
The slow process allows you to think, evaluate and educate yourself as a person. I saw how my mindset developed and transformed in every day, month and year since 2005. Every incident (Good, bad, sweet and bitter) that occurred in every single day helps to improve and strengthen my mindset, my will and the way I see life.
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Just for a note. This is how I started my exercise when I was still morbid obese. I gradually adapted the amount of exercise.
Week 01 - I only walked for 5 minutes in a jogging park as my exercise. That was all.
Week 02 - 03 - I walked for 10 minutes. I gradually added another 5 min into my walk.
Week 03 - 04 - I walked for 15 minutes.
Week 04 - 05 - I walked for 20 minutes.
Week 05 - 06 - I walked for 25 minutes.
Week 06 - 07 - I walked for 30 minutes.
My legs were very weak when I started the whole thing. I struggled to stand and walk for even only 10 minutes. I maintained 30 minutes walk for a month (I think) before I continued to add another 5 min.
There was an exercise technique that I personally invented and practiced when I was still morbid obese. As I mentioned before, my legs were too weak for a long walk. But I was determined to finish my walk from one side of the jogging park to the other side. So this is how I did it:
I slowly changed normal walk to brisk walk as my legs grew stronger.
P.S: Speaking of clean food, clean food doesn't mean boring tasteless leafy food. I eat 6 six times a day. Delicious food but healthy all the way. I spoil myself with Salmon on Saturday and Sunday. Salmon is my favorite fish and food. A strong contender to chicken.