I work a full-time job, blog 10 hours every week, keep up with my friends and my extended family, maintain a (somewhat) clean, organized home, AND I lost 10 pounds in one month. I’m just getting started, and I’m here to tell you that weight loss while working full time is possible.
Getting Past the Chaos
If your life has become too busy, it may feel impossible to lose weight, or even just to stop gaining weight. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard things like “Amanda, I don’t know how you find the time, I’m way too busy.”
The trick is, I never found the time. I made time.
I’ve said before that healthy living is all about PLANing. Prioritize, Learn, Act and Nourish your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Each week, I look at my calendar for the next week and I make sure that the most important tasks are built in to my schedule. I block out time before work, after work, on my lunch break and on the weekends. All these blocks are used to meal plan, grocery shop, prepare the week’s lunches, exercise, read and blog.
This means getting up a little earlier on weekdays than you may be accustomed to, and working a little more into the evening than you may be excited about at first.
It may mean slowing down your social life a little (but it’s important to note that this shouldn’t make you so busy that you lose your social life altogether).
Get Your Priorities in Order for Weight Loss While Working Full Time
Prioritizing the most important healthy activities makes it easy to learn, take action and nourish your body . . . because you’ve already written all of these items into your schedule!
The best way to ease into your new routine is to start setting your alarm clock just 30 minutes earlier during the week. Dedicate those 30 minutes every day to a healthy activity.
Your weekly routine for weight loss while working full time could look something like this:
Saturday
30 minutes planning & scheduling the next week
Sunday
30 minutes preparing lunches
Monday
30 minutes reading a book or articles about self-improvement
Tuesday
30-minute walk
Wednesday
30 minutes reading
Thursday
30-minute walk
Friday
30 minutes reading
After sticking to this schedule for a month or two, you’ll begin to find that you feel motivated to do more. You may start setting your alarm earlier so you can both walk and read every day. Eventually, you may start adding in some strength-training activities, like push-ups.
The most important part of any plan, including weight loss while working full time is just getting started. What will you prioritize this week on your journey toward a healthier you?
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