natedagg
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Diet's gone to shit since I moved.
Too much fast food, not knowing how to cook yet, especially in a healthy way, tired from work when I get home, not working out.
Still managing to hold my current weight, but need to make some major changes. Motivation to do so just isn't great. Can't seem to get anything to "stick".
Can't even find the motivation to get to the gym every day for cardio. Just basketball every other Friday. I could really use a drop of about 15 lbs, but I'm struggling.
Thanks for sharing bro. We've all experienced the lulls, and the weather change and shorter days isn't doing you any favors.
Just remember, it takes 21 days to build a habit. It can seem like an eternity or a split second, and that relativity can change multiple times each moment.
Ok, here we go:
-Open up a word doc or a journal and write your vision as if today were July 1st, 2018. Tell yourself about what you did (lost 15 lbs., maybe other things?) and how it makes you feel. Just do it man - if you are reading this, you are on a computer, so just do it. Doesn't have to be long, but if the writing is flowing, just keep jamming that keyboard... Now just read it and realize how good it's going to feel.
-Quit beating yourself up... "I can't even find the motivation to get to the gym EVERY day". Please man - you are busy. Every day is tough!
-Ask for some cooking supplies for the holidays. A good saute pan, a couple utensils, a crock pot if you don't have one...
-For the cooking, it's really tough to get motivated to cook after a long day of work. I am blessed that it's a hobby of mine, and it might turn that way for you if you can get passed the anxiety phase. In the meantime, here's your goal: you MUST cook a shit ton once on Sunday. Cook a base food like boneless skinless chicken thighs, either in the crock pot or grilled or oven, just get it cooked. From there, you can freak about 3-4 different meals. I got you brah, I am even going to hold your hand on this one.
-Cook chicken thighs in the oven. Cook what you deem to be "way too much," trust. Worst comes to worst, you'll have a good excuse to cook and have a buddy over and catch up. I'd say like 3-4 lbs of the boneless skinless thighs. In the interest of keeping it mad simple, just buy a cooking spray and a "season everything" seasoning like Montreal's steak seasoning or something in the store that catches your eye, or just go indexing with the S&P500: Salt and Pepper... Don't overthink it, tinker next time...
-Day 0: Sunday: Cut chicken into taco's. Beans. Salsa. Buy the taco pack to make your life easy (it comes w/ some seasoning, shells, etc.). Eat it all over a bed of baby spinach leaves or while the chicken is cooking, crush a massive amount of salad.
-Day 1: Monday: Stir Fry. Get 2 frozen bags of stir-fry veggies. Get a stir fry mixer flavor powder. Find a Mexican rice that's microwave in a bag. Get soy sauce. Cook the veggies and add your chicken.
-Day 2: Microwave 2 sweet potatoes. Microwave a bag of frozen peas. Microwave the chicken.
-Day 3: Have something else, what the fuck is wrong with you man? That's too much chicken.
-Day 4: Cut up a cucumber, some carrots, and a red pepper. Eat that shit with hummus. Buy a good soup from Panera, the grocery store, or if on a budget, just a 2 cans of chunky soup. Add extra chicken. Eat that shit.
So there's your "I can do this" chicken dinners for a few days. I hope this helps!