Dear Reader, These Are My Useful Routines For Weight Loss

Dear Reader,

When I got into consistent routines, I lost weight consistently. Here is what I did daily, weekly, and monthly that helped me stay on track.

Daily Routines

I weighed first thing every morning and logged that number.
I asked myself if I stuck to my plan the day before.
I stuck to my fasting and eating window rules.
I hit my step goal.

Weekly Routine

I sat down with my weight tracking spreadsheet and entered the daily numbers I had been logging.
If I had accomplished any subgoals, I updated my 2016 Goals google doc.

Monthly Routine (Checkpoints)

On the 19th or 20th of each month, I would do my checkpoint. Here’s what that process looked like:

Take a progress photo.
Get my current 7-day average.
Try on various pieces of clothing that started out as way too small at my highest weight and make notes of how they were fitting.
Gather my personal bests for steps, and any other goals or subgoals achieved since the last checkpoint.
Put all this into my checkpoints section within my 2016 goals doc.

I’ve pulled a page directly from my 2016 checkpoints, so that you can see exactly what my process looked like. You can download the PDF by clicking this link.

I encourage you to create routines that work for you. Be boring when it comes to weight loss. Do a simple plan day in and day out that you can stick to (and enjoy!) this entire year. You can do this!

Sincerely,

Kayla

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