8 Things You Should Never Do at the Gym
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If you haven't managed to lose weight before summer, don't worry. Your fight with extra weight should not be rushed. We have chosen inspiring examples for you — stories of people who've had enough energy to change their lifestyle. Pay attention to how their faces changed: now it's almost impossible to recognize them.
Bright Side has compiled a list of pictures of strong men and women who lost that extra weight. Some of them did it fast, others needed years. But however they did it, there is something we can all learn from them.
"I just started eating less than 25 grams a day."
"I now maintain eating between 1,750-2,000 calories a day depending on my daily activity. I went from a U.K. size 22 to a size 6.
What I lost in boobs, I gained in confidence."
"Using a mobile app, I controlled and tracked everything I ate during the day. The people who hadn't seen me for several years couldn't believe it was me."
"I stopped driving and started riding a bicycle 10 km a day."
"Exercising 3 times a week, swimming, running 5 kilometers, and climbing. I eat 1,400–1,700 calories a day depending on what I do."
"One of the best pieces of advice I got early on was 'Get comfortable with being uncomfortable' I know it doesn't sound wonderful, but it really helped prepare me mentally for making a change. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Small lifestyle changes will pay off big in the end. I quit soda months before I ever picked up a weight and felt a noticeable improvement in just a couple weeks."
"I did Keto for a bit!"
"I don’t even know the girl on the left anymore."
"People often ask what made me change. It was realizing that I had to decide if I was comfortable with the fact that I was going to die young and probably soon."
"I cut out a lot of carbs, did IF, HIIT, and after I lost weight I started weight training."
"I don't eat many carbs."
"Yesterday I ran my first half marathon (13 mi/21 km) in 2.04 h."
"I have limited my food intake (I started eating one sandwich instead of 3)."
"I alternate spinning classes and running currently. Yoga every day. I was lifting 3 times a week as well when I wasn't running but plan to work that back in soon."
"My mom says I am too skinny now."
"I’m a vegetarian and I track everything I eat using MFP to make sure I get enough protein. I also do IF so I don't usually eat my first meal before noon. I also have a personal trainer that I see once a week, but that’s only been recently!"
"5 years of weight yo-yoing, CICO, and cardio, then finding my stride 2 years ago with Keto and losing the majority of the weight."
"Counting calories, being somewhat strict about the quality and quantity of what I put in my mouth, and very regular physical activity. So basically diet and exercise."
"Went to local university for a BodPod scan to find accurate-ish TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). Used MyFitnessPal to log food and create a 500 calorie daily deficit by eating 2,000 calories per day. Joined a CrossFit cult... er, I mean gym."
"Pictures like this remind me to keep going strong! Before and after pictures help keep me on track!"
"I normally eat about 1 lb of ground turkey or chicken a day along with lots of fruit & veggies, but I recently started going vegan/plant based so I’ve been trying to find what meal preps I enjoy the most (the meat substitutes are high protein but have quite a lot of sodium/etc)."
"I combined that with hitting the gym 4 to 5 times a week. Limited my calories to 1,200, ate a lot of protein, and cut out all soda, chips, candy, and all that good stuff."
Whose story amazed you the most? Tell us in the comment section below!