Permanent Fitness

So here it is - the end of the 30 day weight loss challenge. I must say that these days went very fast. I feel as if we all just begun yesterday!

This week the change on the scale was not that significant - 1.7 pounds. This small drop, however, fills the jar and this week I passed the 10 pounds mark on my path to fitness and thinness. Overall I lost 10.1 pounds in 30 days - for me this is a fantastic result.

I also think that I lost much more fat than just 10 pounds, but gained a bit of muscle as well, because my looks changed significantly.

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Everyone knows that running is one of the best methods to lose weight. There are many many people who lost weight mostly thanks to running and majority of them absolutely love it and continue running purely for fun. For them running became part of their lifestyles. It keeps them fit, healthy and happy.

Apart from this group, however, there are even more of those who tried running but kept it up for only a couple of days before they quit. They never got to enjoy the benefits of regular running. There are many reasons for quitting: because of injuries, because they lost breath after just a couple of minutes and did not see absolutely any progress or simply because they ‘didn’t like running that much after all’.

Sadly, many of these people probably would have loved running, could lose weight and get really fit if they only knew how to properly start it.

Today I’m giving you the ultimate formula for a successful start of running. From now on, you’ll be able to feel what success tastes like. Today I give you…

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This week update is a day earlier, as I might not have time on Sunday. I have to report that this week was fantastic. I went through it without any problems, doubts or errors and so far it has been the best week ever - I lost 3.3 pounds! In total, that is 8.4 pounds in 21 days. After last week’s move by only 1.4, this result is very welcome. I actually had to start using a belt hole, which I last used 3 years ago or so, because my pants were getting too loose. Everything is going really great Read the rest of this entry »

Today I will explain why belly crunches are not enough to burn excess fat and why do you need to run or cycle or swim, and do crunches on top of that to lose that stubborn fat. To begin, I will first explore the difference between aerobic (cardio) and anaerobic (strength) exercises, cause that’s what are talking here about. Starting today, you’ll be easily able to tell the difference between those two… Read the rest of this entry »

This is the update after my second week of the 30 day weight loss challenge. As Leigh says herself, the second week is one of the difficult ones. Despite that, I managed to lose 1.4 pounds. Altogether, over the last 2 weeks I’ve lost a little over 5 pounds. As you can see on the graph, my weight loss is going much better than planned. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone really knows this. When on a diet, you should drink a lot of water. Quite often though, we don’t really ask the question: Why? Why is drinking water so important? I did some research and here are the answers. Apparently there are quite a few reasons to drink water no matter if your’re on a diet or not, but if you  are on a diet and do not drink, you sabotage all your efforts….

Drinking water is essential no matter if you’re on a diet or not

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As I wrote in one of my previous posts - exercising is essential in weight loss. I chose running as my primary exercising routine. The main reasons for that are:

• Running is simple - you don’t need too many skills to run.
• You can run anywhere - this is particularly important. I can run whether I am home, on vacation or when I travel for work purposes.
• Running is cheap - There is almost no cheapest sport on earth. All you really need are good shoes. Any other equipment is just a luxury. Apart from the shoes, you don’t need to pay for anything to anybody.
• Running is natural - there are no awkward moves as on some of the training equipment available in gyms.
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The first week of the 30 day challenge has gone by and I must say I am really happy with the results I achieved. This week I lost 2.7 pounds! That is almost 3 times more than I intended to lose according to my weight loss plan.

The feeling I had today when I stepped on my scale was fantastic. I was really proud of myself. Actually, I still am :)  I can’t stop smiling when I’m writing this post. I am back on track to getting thin and fit, or better than that - I am on a highway! Read the rest of this entry »