Once upon a time I made the MISTAKE of believing in the 'workout days', like legs day, arms/chest day cardio day etc. And the biggest mistake of all.... the so called Cheat day where you feel free to eat 2,000 calorie burgers.
Results were slow, progress was easy to derail. I tried a bunch of different routines before I found Cross Fit. And no, this is not a paid endorsement and I don't work for Crossfit. I do highly endorse them however as they profoundly changed everything for me. Crossfit doesn't have leg days and arm days. They have a full body routine, every day, and it is always something totally different. Some days are grueling, and you'll crawl, dragging yourself to the car after you are done. Some days are much easier than others, and those easy days would probably be considered torture for the average person.
The warm up at Crossfit is more exercise than most people will likely do on their own. It's fast, brutal and gets your heart rate up FAST. Having the trainers there to fall back on is great as you can't just quit because you are tired. And lets face it, in the comfort of your living room, many will quit WAY too soon because they THINK, key word here is think, they have hit their best effort. When I started, they had me doing reps that I thought were insane. I'm like are you out of your damned mind? but because this was the workout goal, I kept pushing long after I would have stopped on my own. And I was better for it. They push you to be your best, and it is worth every minute and every penny spent.
That said, it is expensive. Military discount has me paying 150.00 a month. But I go 5-6 days per week.
They are also big on the Paleo diet (Google it), you don't feel like you are starving yourself and it tastes good.
Also, I have it on good authority from someone who has done this that I know personally, Medifast diet provides outstanding results. You buy boxed meals, a month in advance, and you lose insane amounts of weight. Look at some of the video blogs for medifast progress and you can see the people changing in appearance from week to week.
Would you like to lose 60-75 pounds in 3-4 months? Not only is it possible, but it seems to be pretty common with Medifast. I did hear some of the stuff tastes pretty vile though, of course my protein shakes that I have for breakfast are pretty vile as well so......... Healthy isn't always the best tasting thing to do.
When doing your own cooking, use Coconut oil to cook with. There are tons of fat burning benefits with coconut oil.
snack on veggies, a lot. Low in calories, quick energy, lots of vitamins and they fill you up and pass through quickly.
