How did I lose 30 pounds?

Just like the day does not understand the darkness of night, thin people will never understand the sorrow of a fat egg.

But you can think about how to gain weight, and there must be a method. ——Inscription.

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1. The background of weight loss

On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, I was in Shijiazhuang, where I could hear the military bugle. In a loud hotel, after taking a shower, I stepped naked on the bathroom scale, and the number displayed was 68 kilograms.

I remember that day so vividly because I had just finished the Strictly Come Dancing class the night before. I am a slow-warming person. I spent the first two days as a bystander and did not get into the state. There are seven or eight teaching assistants from all over the country in the "Strictly Come Dancing" class. They are called "angels" in the class. Each "angel" is older than me. They dance gracefully, have beautiful figures, and have successful careers.

68 kilograms = 136 kilograms. Although I have accepted the fact that I have been "fat since childhood" for many years, when I stepped off the scale that morning, I felt depressed and realized that I——

Too fat! I can no longer be fat!

On the way back, I took the bus for six or seven hours. On the bus, I solemnly made the decision to lose weight!

That day is: May 23, 2010.

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2. The determination to lose weight must be made by oneself

I accept the fact that I have been "fat since I was a child." Although I'm not particularly fat, some classmates in my class called me "Big Fat" when I was in elementary school. Fortunately, I didn't lose this nickname. I had never deliberately weighed myself before I was 17 or 18 years old. One day I went to climb Qianfo Mountain with my classmates to visit a temple fair. There happened to be a scale at a stall on the road. I stepped on it, and it was like weighing a pig with a bag of sweet potatoes. . I didn't recognize the scale on it. The owner of the scale moved the weight and said "one hundred and two."

A boy next to me glanced at me sideways. Thirty years later, I still clearly remember the look in his eyes, and read the full meaning in his eyes - "Why, so fat?!"

At that time, I didn't feel that my self-esteem was hurt much. "White and fat" has always been a saying used in our hometown to evaluate a (woman)'s "blessing".

When I first started working, I was under a lot of pressure. I worked two or even three shifts in the factory, and my weight once reached 57 kilograms. Back then, there was a scale on the street. After weighing, it would spit out a card the size of a train ticket in the past, with your height and weight printed on it. I have kept that card for many years. I was once 57 kg.

This weight was the number that I wanted to go back to.

Lin Yutang wrote, "Old ladies in the countryside have the ability to keep track of days." Later, whether girls lived in cities or rural areas, they all had the ability to remember their weight because of their aesthetic tendencies, right? ! At least I do.

I once had a meal with Teacher Wang. I said that after I became aware of weighing myself, I basically didn’t lose 60 kilograms. She had never weighed more than 100 when she was young. She opened her eyes wide and asked, "Aren't you in pain?!" I thought about it. In fact, during the long years of being a fat person, as a woman, I actually don't think being fat is a problem. Whatever happened, I was doing well.

But by May 23, 2010, with the newly acquired excess fat during a long winter and after experiencing "Strictly Come Dancing", I could no longer tolerate my weight of 136 pounds (height 163cm). Peak weight!

The reason why I explain so much background is because in the past 5 years, up to now, I have lost 35 pounds (up to now). Many people around me began to ask me "the secret to losing weight."

The so-called experience I have given you, No. 1 is: You must make your own determination to lose weight!

3. It’s about losing weight, not losing weight!

I don’t like the word “weight loss”. Is there a difference between losing weight and losing weight? There are millions of people who want to lose weight, and millions of people who want to lose weight and slim down may also ask, is there any difference?

Of course!

At that time, I quickly browsed a book called "The Secret of All Your Wish Comes Come True" in a short period of time. It said that each of us is a small universe, and the wishes we send out are big. The universe can receive it. When you say "lose weight", the universe hears "fat"... Then it is possible that you will lose more and more weight.

The correct expression should be "I want to be slim, I want to lose weight!"

I believe this kind of thing, although some people will laugh at it, especially those who have accepted materialism for many years Old comrades in socialist education, such as my father, must educate me when they hear what I say.

But listen to me, don’t scream and shout to “lose weight”! You are not losing weight, you are not losing "fat", you are losing weight! What you want is to lose weight! Anyway, I want what I want; so when I run every day, I think about the extra fat on my body leaving me, because I want to be thin, healthy, and slim. As a result, I lost weight!

So, weight loss secret number 2 is - you are losing weight rather than losing weight! Otherwise, the weight you lost might catch up with you again. When you lose weight, please tell Little Universe - I want to keep my current figure.

Believe it or not, I believe it! In the past few years, I have been losing weight, not losing weight!

4. Clarify your weight loss goals

Just like in sales, you must have a goal, right? !

When I weighed 136 pounds, the goal I set for myself was to reduce to 120 pounds, return to the feeling of not being too fat before, and reach the weight I had in my youth when I was looked down upon by male classmates at the foot of Qianfo Mountain. .

I bought an electronic scale and made a "Slimming Plan Follow-up Form". According to the goal, plan and time, the target value written down in a serious manner was "60Kg".

Weigh yourself once every morning and evening and fill it in on the form. This method is still used recently. The "Slimming Plan Follow-up Form" is posted on the cabinet next to the dining table. It is behind me when I am eating, and I glance at it when I enter and leave the kitchen.

Why do sales targets need to be posted on the wall in marketing companies? In order to better examine and promote the achievement of goals, goals must be "visualized". "Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes." Corporate governance and self-management come from the same origin. They are the same!

“A good manager must first manage his own weight!” I don’t know who originated it, but in my opinion it is a wise saying.

So first, you must have a clear goal! According to the SMART principle of goal management, determine S=Specific (clarity), M=Measurable (measurable), A=Attainable (achievability), R=Relevant (relevance), T=Time-bound) (time-bound) ).

For me, the goal of losing weight from 136 to 120 is clear, can be measured by a weight scale, and can be achieved through a certain method (the method will be discussed in the next article). The time limit I set for myself is 2 months.

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5. You must exercise

Some people who are not familiar with me heard that I have lost 35 pounds in the past few years and asked me with their eyes wide open. The secret, the premise I first said is "no exercise, no diet", I can only smile in response.

I would like to thank a writer named Bo Bonnie. She is the screenwriter of the movie "Mulan" and has written several books. I read one of her posts, and someone asked her how she lost weight. She opened a special post and wrote an article (please see the link to Bonnie's article, or leave a message with me asking for the article).

I followed her method of "jogging in place at home". I bought a set of foam pads from Vanke, two layers of plastic pads, and an old sheet on top. Because I live on the third floor, I am afraid that there will be noise when I run, which will disturb the neighbors downstairs.

It turns out that such a mat is no problem. I run barefoot in the summer, wear socks when the home is heated, and sometimes wear running shoes in the winter.

My most expensive pair of shoes are Nike running shoes. They are worn for running and to keep running (well, doesn’t it feel like a waste if you spend a lot of money to buy a treadmill and don’t use it? I buy Nike shoes. This is also the mentality).

Of course, if you have money and a big enough house with a gym, you can buy a treadmill. Because I occasionally go on business trips, what should I do if I don’t have a treadmill when I’m on a business trip? That would certainly be a reason to discontinue the campaign.

When I go on a business trip, I spread a carpet on the hotel floor and watch TV while running, just like at home. I have seen too many people who spent a lot of money to buy a treadmill. After running for a few days, the treadmill completed its historical mission and then sat idle. It was big, cumbersome and took up space, and they regretted it endlessly. Of course you are determined enough but there is no harm in buying it.

What I want to say is - you won’t insist on running on the treadmill just because you think you spent a lot of money. The same is true for going to the gym.

In 2000, my sister was given a fitness card and she gave it to me. I went to the gym and skipped aerobics for almost a month. I lost 6 pounds in that month, so I believe that a fat person must exercise if he wants to lose weight.

When I first started running, the numbers filled in the "Slimming Plan Follow-up Form" did not change for a week; my legs hurt on the second day, and I wanted to give up on the third day and walked downstairs. A crooked one. Limbs that have not moved for many years need to adapt.

But after sticking to it for a week and 21 days, I got used to it. My weight loss is changing every day, and I am getting closer to that goal. After the first month, although I only lost 6 pounds, I know this method is effective. So I kept running for three months, running for 30-40 minutes every night, and lost 18 pounds. I thought it was very simple to achieve the first stage goal. I felt that losing weight was actually a very simple matter, so I set the goal at 110 pounds.

A former colleague and a current colleague of mine are both better than me. They lost 18 and 22 pounds in one month! They are younger than me, and their goals, plans and time should be determined according to their own physical conditions. It varies from person to person.

There is a plateau in weight loss. When you lose weight to a certain level, weight loss will not be so fast. Only if your determination is strong enough can you achieve your goals. I also tried skipping rope, but when I saw someone saying that skipping would make the chest and abdomen sag, I decided not to take the risk. Feminine features are still very important.

I won’t go into details about the benefits of running. Vanke’s senior executives, from Yu Liang to Mao Daqing (they were still at Vanke when I wrote this article last year), have basically written about running marathons. You won't know if you don't run.

Last week I went mountain climbing with an outdoor agency, a 15-kilometer round trip. My legs hurt for three days and I couldn’t run anymore, so I had to dance "Zheng Duoyan" (48-year-old Korean hot mom, fitness instructor, Search the video yourself) and found it to be better than running. After losing weight, you can do full-body aerobics exercises. The effect is the same.

What you can pay attention to when running is:

1. Wrap plastic wrap on the abdomen, legs, and even arms (in short, the parts you want to lose weight). While running, I imagine the fat swishing away, haha, this is a very enjoyable thing. Of course, I usually watch TV while running. I am afraid that it will affect my children’s learning. When the TV is stopped, I often search for movies on the computer and watch them while running. In this way, I have also watched many Hollywood blockbusters and documentaries. You can even study NetEase's open courses, listen to lectures... sports, entertainment, and even study.

2. Wear a sports bra. High-end Nike Adidas, or those from roadside stalls for tens of dollars.

3. It is best to wear knee pads to protect your knee joints. This was recently added!

4. You can also go swimming. It’s all sports anyway. This past summer, I went swimming for an hour or 40 minutes, and then came back and ran for half an hour, increasing the amount of exercise.

5. Do stretching exercises after running. Or squat for a dozen times, or cross your left and right hands and pat your right shoulder with your left hand a hundred times with your right hand...

6. The movies you watch while running should be pleasant and happy, not sad, scary or murderous.

For example, "Forrest Gump" and "Happiness Knocks on the Door" and other positive movies, don't watch "1942", etc. It will be bad to watch the whole person.

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6. About dieting

"Energy is balanced", if you want to eat You can lose weight just by lying lazily on the sofa after dinner, dream on!

If you want to lose weight quickly, the best way is to exercise and diet, and try not to eat after lunch.

In addition to organic disease, endocrine and other reasons, "I thought" all fatness comes from eating! Just like you can't "eat one bite and become fat", you can't lose weight just by eating one less bite.

When people eat sometimes, they are not hungry, but just greedy. I mean myself. One time, there were strange-flavored beans I bought from Chongqing on the coffee table at home. I ran over and grabbed a few and put them in my mouth. When I realized that I was actually greedy, I took the bag of beans into the kitchen - —Out of sight, out of mind.

My weight has actually been reduced to 105 pounds a month ago, and it is easy to get rid of the small amount no matter how hard I work. But the family went on a four-day trip and weighed 5 pounds when they came back! Think about it, I don’t weigh 5 pounds even if I eat something? ! I'm particularly annoyed~~ But think about it, fighting for snacks with children in the car, potato chips, Oreos, beef jerky...ah, snacks from other places...can I not get fat? !

So I use facts to prove that - fat is all caused by eating! Bonnie Bonnie wrote an article "Hunger is a good exercise", which I also forwarded on my official account. She wrote: That kind of resistance to delicious food is a good practice, which can only be experienced through experience.

You will find yourself in the process of controlling food. When you first started to lose weight, there were many banquets. I would drink a large glass of water in advance, or only eat meat. Chew it in your mouth and spit it into a tissue. Really, I've done this several times. Now that I am more experienced, I pay special attention to calories and fat content when I go to the supermarket to buy food.

As the saying goes, "Eat well in the morning, full at lunch, and eat less in the evening" is very reasonable. Our family has a very good habit of having a good breakfast every day. If you eat a lot at night, run more and exercise more to burn off the calories you eat.

Restrained eating will make a person cherish every grain of food more, make every bite of food in his mouth feel more delicious, and even be more grateful for these experiences.

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7. You have lost 30 pounds, are you happy?

A colleague once asked me: You have lost so much weight, has your happiness index increased?

I feel unable to answer this question.

Later, I really thought about this issue occasionally. Yes, what is my purpose of losing weight? Has my happiness index increased because I lost 30 pounds?

Today I went to the mall alone to look at clothes. I think birthdays must have a ceremony. Comrade JASON said, "Why don't I buy a diamond ring?" When I thought that his money was my money, I said, let it go. I'd better go buy some new clothes myself. Originally, I planned to buy a mountain bike or take a photo of a suit. photo. When you weigh over 120 pounds, when you go to some brand clothing stores, the shopping guide will basically look at you and often say, "It seems they don't have your size." I tried on a skirt in the mall today, and the shopping guide gave me a small size. When I came back, I passed by a store and was about to go in. When I looked up, I saw the sign was "Fat Beauty" and I backed out. Haha, I used to go in and have a look, but now because of this store name, I won’t go in again.

What is the purpose of losing weight?

Looking back on Strictly Come Dancing, it was probably because a certain energy in my body was awakened. I could no longer accept the excess parts of my body. I didn’t like the fat and uncontrolled version of myself. I wanted to In a lighter state and body shape, I want to wear beautiful clothes... In the process of achieving this goal, those mental journeys are-

You have to have requirements for yourself!

Bonnie Bonnie also said in that post, "We are also people who have requirements for ourselves!"

Me after losing weight

Slimming down method, do not rely on any external force (the external force here refers to various methods such as weight loss pills, weight loss tea, detoxification, acupuncture, etc. I don’t believe in healthy meals and the like). The simple summary is what countless people will tell you: exercise and diet.

I once went swimming for an hour after climbing a mountain, and I also rode a bicycle to swim for an hour and then rode back and ran for forty minutes. During those days, my weight changed a lot. At this moment tonight, I don't have time to run (or dance) to finish my exercise. It's my birthday today and I'm very full... To write this diary, I have to exercise for at least half an hour no matter how late it is, because "You have to have requirements for yourself"!

Slimming is just an appearance. On the one hand, it makes me experience physical and mental pleasure that I have never experienced before. On the other hand, I am verifying - well, I can lose 30 pounds (to 100, and then "lose weight" will be fine), what else is there? Can't do difficult things? !

It’s just your skin that’s thin. "Women must live a wonderful life at any stage" is the inner expression, right? ! At my age, I can hardly grasp the tail of my youth. It’s true that if I don’t lose weight, I’ll be old. After experiencing this, I feel that I can live a more calm and optimistic life, so at this time, I feel very happy.

Finally, let me post a comparison photo before and after I lost 30 pounds five years ago. Some expressions are omitted here...

Before and after losing 30 pounds, talking about the workplace with bright eyes and warm heart talking about life. Ding Shiding ID: dsd555555