The secret to losing 7 kilograms in 4 months without starving during a diet💪!!! Real review

 

 

I am a woman in my mid-30s currently on a diet and maintaining my weight for the second year!

 

I was very shocked by the results of the 2022 health check-up.

Alcohol and takeout food that I diligently consumed over two years...

And because I didn't even do basic exercise due to being tired... I hit my lifetime heaviest weightㅠㅠ

 

 

InBody test conducted on May 1, 2022.

 

 

As you can see, I am 58kg and considered overweight,ㅠㅠ

Body fat percentage is... 34.........

At that time, the company was really far away and work was very difficult.

When I get home, I usually order delivery food and drink a lot of soju.

Of course, my physical condition was a mess, and my weight was my lifetime heaviest.

 

From this moment, my diet begins!🤩

I started my diet with the mindset of consistently sticking to three main principles.

 

First, on weekdays, delivery food and alcohol are prohibited.

 

Second, always complete a daily step count of ten thousand.

 

Third, have a simple protein-focused meal on weekday evenings.

 

 

These three things were started with the determination to protect them even if the sky splits apart.

Fortunately, I changed jobs in March, so my workplace is close to home, and I had plenty of free time.

Above all, since I live alone, delivery food is

I don't order it very often.

(I think I wouldn't have lasted long either if it weren't for these conditions, haha.)

 

First, no deliveries or alcohol on weekdays!!

 

Since I was eating alone, I mostly made simple foods that I could prepare easily rather than ordering delivery.

Since I live alone, if I buy a lot of groceries, I end up throwing them away quickly.

I buy ingredients for salad bars about once or twice a week and prepare five days' worth of salads in advance.

 

At first, it was difficult not to drink alcohol, but I looked for a substitute and chose to buy zero beer 🍺.

It's not really that I crave alcohol, but more like that feeling of habitually wanting a cold beer after work, you know.

So, just to lift my spirits, I bought some zero beer and drank one can at a time.

The one I drank was Zero Beer from HiteJinro, and it was very low in calories and had 0 alcohol.

I was feeling pretty good, and after about a month, I realized I didn't need to eat it anymore.

Habits are really scary! Someone once told me that.

If you want to change your habits, try doing it consistently for just three months.

I also gradually changed as time went on.

 

Second, make sure to walk at least ten thousand steps every day.

 

Whether it's rain or a typhoon, even if the weather is insanely hot and unbearable, I always ate and went outside no matter what.

Even if I already completed the ten thousand steps, I always went out and repeated walking and running for an hour.

This was the hardest part, but actually, when I started dieting, it was May, so it was really good for exercising.

Summer begins, the rainy season arrives... the sun is hot....

But I went out with an umbrella and walked and ran.

I thought of it as a routine I absolutely had to do, and it became manageable.

The table below shows the pedometer graph I have been tracking since I started my diet!

 

 

Starting from May 2022, I didn't do any special dieting afterward and continued to walk steadily for 10,000 steps. 🏃

 

Thirdly, have a protein-focused simple meal for weekday evenings!!!

 

Not only salads but also sandwiches, Vietnamese spring rolls, and brown rice bibimbap.

I cooked various kinds of food.

On days when I crave snacks, I make homemade treats using sweet potatoes or ingredients rich in dietary fiber.

 

I also really loved flour, so it was really difficult for me to quit eating it.

I think I replaced flour with oatmeal or whole wheat instead.

 

It's a diet meal plan, but since I tried various recipes, I found it surprisingly tasty and was able to eat it for a long time.

 

Of course, on weekends I ate regular meals, drank alcohol, and did everything I wanted! Still, since I had already started dieting, I didn't eat much even when I wanted to, haha.

 

The meal plans below are ones I often prepared.

 

 

Actually, if I hadn't had enough time, I wouldn't have been able to do it like that ㅠㅠ

Praise myself for changing jobs 😝

 

After a full four months have passed, finally!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This is InBody data from September 1, 2022!

 

 

I have lost as much as 7 kg in weight.

Body fat percentage has decreased by 7%, and the visceral fat index has also dropped significantly.

 

I will show you a comparison table for easy viewing.

 

 

In four months, I lost a noticeable amount of weight solely through diet and exercise without starving.

 

I'm really proud that out of the 7kg lost, only 1kg was muscle.

A diet that involves starving oneself to lose weight quickly causes loss of water and muscle in the body.

In my case, I combined diet and exercise, which led to a significant reduction in body fat, so even just comparing body fat mass shows a large difference.

The total body water content actually increased after dieting compared to before dieting.

 

Although I haven't lost as much weight as I aimed for, I continued for a longer time because it was too difficult and I felt like giving up everything, so I am now maintaining my weight as a maintenance eater.

 

Currently, I have gained about 2 kilograms more than my previous weight, but I am consistently adjusting my meal intake and continuing to walk 10,000 steps a day.

 

Of course, there are easy ways to lose weight, but I heard that the yo-yo effect comes back quickly and your body changes to a way that gains more weight.

 

Summer is about to begin, and I am thinking about this time as well.

I'm thinking of starting a diet gradually to reach my original target weight!

 

Although the hot summer has begun, let's all try to diet healthily🫡