I actually Took a Selfie Each week for a Month to Lose Weight. Which Occurred.

Participants in a report efficiently lost weight after having their photography taken once a week. But would it work together with selfies, too?

Confession: 2 yrs ago, I worked away six days a week and weighed 15 pounds less than I actually do now. What happened to myself? I changed jobs, switched 50, fell in love and got a little too comfy wearing yoga exercises pants. So when My spouse and i read that about 71 percent of participants in a study who experienced weekly pictures taken (along with measurements and other data) lost weight, I actually was intrigued. It made sense in my opinion to see visual progress in pictures rather than just relying on the scale. I determined to try it personally.

The difference with my experiment is the research individuals had the research personnel take photos, measurements, and weight. I wasn't going to let anyone take a picture of me, so I decided I would take full length selfie of myself every Mon for a month. We figured it would be a good way to stay motivated and get my thoughts in the right place.

Week 1

The first picture was downright depressing. That i knew I actually had gained some weight but--yikes! --I had obtained soft, too. The satisfaction and joy of my body was my abdominal muscles and now they was similar to Pooh's belly, and not in a cute way.

Week Two

By week two, chaos broke away. We bought a house and the closing process went so quickly we were able to transfer right away! Simultaneously, our holiday guests were still in the old house and contractors were arriving and going, fixing things at the new house. I spent a whole lot of time between two houses rather than walking in the mornings like My spouse and i had been the first week. Although I had not been getting a traditional work out, I think all the frequent moving would help burn off the pounds. (Literally. I was moving bins up and down 3 flights of stairs. ) Nevertheless , week two's selfie produced no obvious results. Quite honestly, I failed to expect too much until the third week, but this was a news kill. Time to get serious.

Week Three

Decision to amp up my weight loss/fitness regime. Simply by trade, I'm a copy writer, so naturally I'm on my butt almost all of the day. I set my kitchen timer to look off every hour at my writing hours and got up to do about a couple of minutes of exercise. I rode my stationary bike or hopped on my oblong. Sometimes I hit the mat and cranked away some push ups and crunches. I started having more green tea herb during the day and less wine beverage and beer during the night. I build my gym in the basements of the new house and started exercising in the morning.

Week Several

Week four came and I place the same clothes on I used to be wearing each Wednesday. Still, no change. Now i'm quite a bit less disappointed as I actually thought. I felt like I gave myself the fresh start I needed to get back in shape.

Lesson Discovered

The study lasted 16 several weeks and my little test was only four several weeks and the first 1 / 2 of almost no give attention to diet or fitness. Even though I haven't lost a single lousy pound or even half an ", the good thing is my resolve hasn't wavered. I know that the number on the level may well not budge straight away but my psyche is moving in the right path: To settle back on trail to eat healthier and become more active again. I am going to keep up with the selfies because like the study concluded, seeing is believing.