After going to a high school football game with my family, I now realize that I need to get healthy!

Why?  Because I noticed that many of the other parents were both thinner and healthier than I was, so right there and then, I decided to “Get Healthy“! 

Actually the reasons I want to “get healthy” are more complex that the one above, but it is the one that broke the camel’s back!  Other stronger reasons include: wanting to be around for when my kids grow up, living a more fulfilling lifestyle, looking better so my kids get older they won’t be ebarrassed to be see out in public with me (lol) and the list goes on and on.  So there are really many reasons I want to lose weight!

Getting Healthy doesn’t really require a formalized, overly complex plan.  In fact, one way to get healthy is just to stop eating as much!  It doesn’t get much simpler than that!  I know a peer at work that loved to cook, he lost over 100 pound by eating all the great things that he cooked, but he just ate less in quantity!

So as a financial blogger, what is my frugal plan to “Get Healthy”?

I’m going to start by going on a low carb diet!  From experience, I know that by going on such a diet, I can lose somewhere between 10 to 20 pounds in the first 2 weeks, just by cutting out the carbs (carbs are foods with a high carbohydrate number; like sugar, breads, pasta, etc.)!

After the first 2 weeks have passed, then I can add additional elements into the mix to “get healthy“.  Below is a list the changing steps:

• Week 3 and week 4:  Add some carb friendly vegetables (brocoli, and greens) to the diet.
• Next 12 to 24 months:  All of the above, plus the addition of walking and other light workout activities for a total workout time of 20 to 30 minutes a day.
• Time after 2 years:  All of the above, but trying to make the workout even more entertaining!  Go hiking, swimming, bike riding, jogging, walking at the mall and parks (it’s not just for the very old), etc…  You are only restricted by your own imagination here!

The key is to make the workout activities as entertaining as possible.  So if you are working out with weights, listen to some motivating music to help get your blood pumping.  If you are walking, listen to music on a mp3 player or better yet, listen to an audiobook while you walk.  I’m betting that if you listen to a good audiobook that, you may even walk, ride a bike or go hiking for an even longer time frame!

Conclusion:

The plan I’m going to follow above is a guideline.  It doesn’t have to be perfect!  The most important thing from this post is that you need to start right now!  No more procrastinating on this because start tomorrow might extent to weeks, months, years and until never!  Never is way too late!!!

Can you think of any additional ways to make losing weight both fun and rewarding?

-MR