I am trying to lose some weight, I am 16, 5’6ish and weigh 166 pounds. In the last 3 weeks, I have lost about 8 pounds. I eat healthy for breakfest, lunch and dinner and usually for my snack too. I am a lazier person, so I don’t exercise as much as I should, maybe once or twice a week (cardio). I try to do some pushups, situps, etc at least 4 times a week. Is there anything else I can do to become stronger, healthier and slimmer?

I am trying to lose some weight, I am 16, 5'6ish and weigh 166 pounds. In the last 3 weeks, I have lost about 8 pounds. I eat healthy for breakfest, lunch and dinner and usually for my snack too. I am a lazier person, so I don't exercise as much as I should, maybe once or twice a week (cardio). I try to do some pushups, situps, etc at least 4 times a week. Is there anything else I can do to become stronger, healthier and slimmer?

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mylittlefrenchpie

Hi! You lost 8 pounds so you’re on the right track, don’t you think? Give yourself a pat on the shoulder! I think the most important thing you could do for yourself right now would be to change the way you talk about yourself: “I am a lazier person”, “I try to do some pushups”

This is important because the way you see yourself determines your behavior. You become what you think you are: if you think you’re a lazy person, your behavior will follow to match that identity -you will in effect act like and be a lazy person. You’ll hesitate to put on your gym clothes, because you’ll be saying to yourself, What am I thinking? I’m no exerciser!

The more you identify with physical activity as part of who you are, the more likely you are to stick to it and make it part of your lifestyle.

If you replace ”lazier” with “active” in your sentence ”I am a lazier person, so I don’t exercise as much as I should”, the sentence then becomes: “I am an active person, so I do consistently exercise.” The way you see yourself determines your actions and behavior.