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Jan 21

Weight Loss tips: How to lose weight like this guy who lost 22 kgs by making these 4 changes in his routine – GQ India

Weight loss diet plans and frantically-worded weight loss tips will only help you till a certain degree on your fitness journey and then unfortunately leave you on a plateau, which is actually quite difficult to overcome. But fret not. There are many other ways sustainable ways and habits that you can cultivate to lose weight in a healthy manner. Here, 40-year-old Rajesh B tells us how he lost 22 kgs in a year by tweaking his daily routine via the below 4 steps.

At my heaviest, I weighed 96 kgs, and wanted to lose weight to be able to play with my child freely. So I made the below small changes in my lifestyle to lose 22 kgs and trim to 74 kgs.

1

Avoid all things white - I started avoiding all things white, ranging from rice to sugar.

2

Eat an early dinner - I made it a point to get done with my dinner by 6:00 pm and to curb any late night temptations or eating again, Id brush my teeth immediately after finishing my food.

3

Start exercising - I consciously started cultivating good habits such as exercising early in the morning daily.

4

Stay motivated - I started reading motivational books to keep me going on this journey. Books such as The Power of Habit by Charles Durham helped me understand that good habits can be cultivated via three steps: a trigger, routine and reward, and from this learning, I made the below changes in my daily routine to help me further.

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My daily routine comprised - waking up early in the morning and immediately drinking a glass of hot water with lemon and honey - this was also my trigger. This was set in stone by plugging in my headphones and donning my jogging/walking attire to clock in 10,000 steps. Now with both my trigger and routine in place - I started setting small rewards for myself. For example: when I trimmed to 75 kgs, I got myself a t-shirt. My new goal now is to trim to 72 kgs - then I will get myself a new cap.

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The main thing, according to me, is to work on your daily habits, and consciously replace bad ones with good ones. Say in my case, eating (again) in the evening was one of my biggest challenges. So I added another trigger by immediately brushing my teeth. Keep yourself motivated by watching good videos and reading good books.

Disclaimer: The diet and workout routines shared by the respondents may or may not be approved by diet and fitness experts. GQ India doesn't encourage or endorse the weight loss tips & tricks shared by the person in the article. Please consult an authorised medical professional before following any specific diet or workout routine mentioned above.

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