Brief Summary
Misha Suel shares her weight loss journey, detailing how she lost weight in five months. She emphasises consistency, dietary changes, and incorporating exercise into daily routines. Key points include:
- Prioritising gym visits first thing in the morning on an empty stomach to burn fat.
- Changing diet by reducing intake of processed foods and cooking at home.
- Focusing on a high-protein, low-carb diet while counting calories.
- Incorporating weight lifting and inclined treadmill walking into workout routine.
- Aiming for 10,000 steps a day, even during work hours.
Introduction
Misha Suel addresses her viewers to share her weight loss journey after receiving requests following a previous workout video. She acknowledges her history of fluctuating weight and assures viewers that she will provide details on how she achieved her results. She also encourages viewers to subscribe to her channel.
Morning Routine and Fasted Workouts
Misha highlights the importance of consistency by establishing a morning routine that prioritises going to the gym immediately after waking up. She stresses the importance of avoiding procrastination and overthinking, which can lead to skipping workouts. She explains her preference for working out on an empty stomach to burn existing body fat rather than the calories from a recent meal.
Dietary Changes
Misha discusses the necessity of changing one's diet, acknowledging that it can be challenging to give up certain foods. She advises limiting the consumption of unhealthy foods like pizza to once every two weeks and prioritising home-cooked meals over eating out. She admits her love for food and the struggle to maintain a healthy diet, but emphasises the importance of avoiding unnecessary foods like Chinese takeout, pizza, candy, and chips.
Calorie Counting and Macronutrients
Misha emphasises the importance of focusing on a high-protein, low-carb diet. She recommends incorporating foods like eggs, chicken, turkey, avocado, and vegetables while avoiding bread, rice, and pasta. She stresses the importance of self-control and making conscious decisions to avoid unhealthy foods. She also highlights the significance of counting calories, even after reaching weight loss goals, and suggests using a food scale to accurately track calorie intake.
Weight Lifting and Treadmill Workouts
Misha details her workout routine, which includes lifting weights five days a week followed by walking on the treadmill. She clarifies that running is not necessary for burning fat and recommends walking on an incline to increase the intensity of the workout. She acknowledges that walking on an incline can be challenging but encourages viewers to push themselves and take breaks when needed.
Increasing Daily Steps
Misha highlights the importance of walking 10,000 steps a day or more. She shares how she incorporates walking into her workday at a call centre by walking during breaks, using the stairs, and making an effort to reach her step goal even at the end of the day. She encourages viewers to prioritise their health and fitness even when working demanding jobs, sharing her personal experience of gaining weight due to neglecting her well-being. She also mentions eating within an 8-hour window.
Conclusion
Misha concludes by encouraging viewers to leave comments with any further questions and reminds them to subscribe to her channel.