“Get home and don’t sit on the couch – otherwise you’ll stay on it”

Today I got on the scale and the number that was displayed there was a milestone for me that is worth a point. 71.8 kg. On April 21, 2021 (1,301 days, more than 185 weeks, almost 43 months and about three and a half years ago) the weight showed 92.0 kg.I’m not waving this number around to poke people’s eyes out, but for a completely different reason. Over the years people read articles, columns and guides, try different expert diets, but in the end there is nothing better than someone with experience giving tips on “how to lose weight and keep it stable”.

And staying stable is the important thing here. Stay stable, be healthy, be happy. There is nothing wrong with being fat, or full or a little overweight. But the health implications are much more important than being happy from eating what you want without judging. why? Because in the end I enjoy food even today. The only difference is that I breathe less, I have small but bothersome medical problems that have been solved as they were, and it’s all because of the lifestyle. So if the things I write and did also affected others around, that’s great.

So I want to thank three people – firstly myself for what I did, my first and legendary coach in SAP rowing Yoav Rose and my nutritionist Sharon Elder. They are the foundation stones, but of course, there is the immediate environment – the people who directly and indirectly help this thing happen every day.

The people I mentioned are not just people, they are reasons, they are a way of life – the self, the sport and the diet. Let’s start with practice:

So first of all the “I” – the most significant reason for success. Believe in yourself (wow what a cliché) but also know not to give up on yourself, criticize yourself, be angry with yourself and also forgive.

Yoav Rose – the sport. From a young age I love sports in my soul. I was a footballer and that disappeared over the years. Somewhere in April 2022 I started training with Yoav, and since then it has become a way of life. I train and coach SAP today. Up at odd hours, in love with it in an unusual way.

And here are some important things:

1. Do some sport that suits you, not everyone likes it. But do it. Do not lose weight and keep it off without nutrition and sports together.
2. Do several types of sports to diversify and maintain interest. And do the sport you love.
3. Don’t you have time? Do not give up peak hours. Do sports early in the morning if it’s right for you. Your day will look amazing. No time in the morning? Do it in the evening. But get home and don’t sit on the couch – otherwise you’ll stay on it.
4. rest
5. Track with different means such as sports watches or any other application.

Sharon Elder – nutrition. Why was I able to lose all the weight and stay stable? the diet. I mentioned earlier that sports and nutrition go together, hand in hand, and not just for a reason. I have been doing sports for years, most of the weight, about 13 kg out of the 20.2 kg, I lost in the last eight months. After I arrived in Sharon.

What is beautiful about Sharon? She understood that I like sweets, that I like to eat, and she didn’t make me give it up. In addition, I was able to use it to discover foods that I did not eat. healthy

And here are some important things:

1. Get help from a nutritionist if it’s difficult. It’s not a shame.
2. Weigh and follow the amounts. Buy a kitchen scale, it’s important. Track the calories in the app. This is one of the things that managed to help me stay stable.
3. Don’t give up a sweet or a hamburger (or anything you like that has a “bad name”) – if you give it up it just won’t work. There will come a day of the week when you will open all the taps. The goal is for the water to come out at a moderate pressure and not at the peak of force.

* The writer is not an expert in weight loss and sports, the writer simply managed to lose weight and kept it off, a coach and rower Sup.