When I want to lose weight, there are three key categories that I focus on.
Nutrition
Weight Lifting
Cardio
I then design a program that includes a meal plan, a workout plan, and a cardio plan.
I use the word design because it refers to the way things work. It can’t be just any program, it must be a program that works.
Here is what works for me:
My Meal Plan Steps
First I calculate how many calories I should eat.
Then I calculate my Macro Split
Then I calculate how many meals I need to meet my calories and macros
Then I decide on the food I eat for each meal that match my calories and macros
Then I figure out what food I need to buy for the week and buy it
Then I figure out when I will cook my meals and cook them
Then I measure and prep my meals in containers
Then I organize my meals for each day
Then I eat all my meals 2-4 hours apart depending on my schedule.
Then I evaluate how I did each day and make adjustments if I didn’t execute my meal plan
Then I evaluate how I did for the week.
I score myself:
A for 95%-100% compliance
B 90%-94% compliance
C 80-89% compliance
D below 80%
I score it this way because it’s easy for me to assess and I know:
If I score an A , I’ll lose weight.
If I score a B I will lose weight but it’ll take longer.
If I score a C, I won’t lose weight but I probably won’t gain.
If I score a D, I definitely won’t lose weight and I will most likely gain weight.
The top ways I won’t lose weight.
Don’t have a meal plan
Don‘t follow my meal plan
Don’t measure my food
Don’t prepare ahead of time
Don’t eat my meals
Only follow some days of the week
Only follow it for a week or two