I was a fat kid, and my weight has gone up and down a bunch as an adult, but I've kept it down for the past several years, and people regularly comment on my ripped-ness. For me, it was simple, but not easy - ate less trash, worked out every day. Honestly, as long as you work out, it happens. Yeah, some exercises are more or less efficient to get you to a particular goal, but really the whole thing is just "calories in, calories out." Plus, working out is one of the few things that has ever helped my depression at all.
Switching to a veggie diet helped prevent me from gaining too much quarantine weight, and stuff like that, too.
Moral of the story: don't eat ice cream or fried food, exercise, and you'll be way happier with how you look, how your body feels, and how you feel in terms of mental health.
Using smaller plates and glasses can help limit serving sizes. One thing I’ve been doing is that when getting takeout, i serve the food on my own small plates. At a restaurant, you could offer to split meals with people you’re with or just order the to-go container along with your meal and portion it right there. Most restaurant entrees can easily be 3 separate meals.
I was a fat kid, and my weight has gone up and down a bunch as an adult, but I've kept it down for the past several years, and people regularly comment on my ripped-ness. For me, it was simple, but not easy - ate less trash, worked out every day. Honestly, as long as you work out, it happens. Yeah, some exercises are more or less efficient to get you to a particular goal, but really the whole thing is just "calories in, calories out." Plus, working out is one of the few things that has ever helped my depression at all.
Switching to a veggie diet helped prevent me from gaining too much quarantine weight, and stuff like that, too.
Moral of the story: don't eat ice cream or fried food, exercise, and you'll be way happier with how you look, how your body feels, and how you feel in terms of mental health.
Using smaller plates and glasses can help limit serving sizes. One thing I’ve been doing is that when getting takeout, i serve the food on my own small plates. At a restaurant, you could offer to split meals with people you’re with or just order the to-go container along with your meal and portion it right there. Most restaurant entrees can easily be 3 separate meals.