My story began with getting rid of addiction - smoking . I used to hear a lot about the fact that former smokers are gaining weight quickly, but I have only experienced it now. Refusal from cigarettes became a big stress for my body, and I began to actively seize this stress. Buns, sandwiches, chocolates and I became inseparable. Needless to say that this led to extra pounds? I didn’t even immediately notice that my usual wardrobe was already bursting at the seams, and when I did, I couldn’t stop. Thus, I gained 20 extra pounds . Seeing what happened to me, I was determined to lose weight, and as quickly as possible. For this, I decided to go to the fitness center to professional trainers. As it turned out, simple diets are ineffective, they need to be combined with strength training and cardio workouts.

I was advised to diet low carb and with a large amount of protein consumed (this is in order to burn fat and build muscle at the same time). The coach forbade me to eat everything sweet, flour and fried. I had to cook for a couple, or in the oven. This diet has become unusual for me, but quite bearable. Together with the diet I made up a set of exercises that I performed in the gym. I devoted trainings three days a week, and after training I spent another hour on the treadmill.

I can say that losing weight was very difficult for me ... And, it turned out, diet is not the most difficult . Of course, the rejection of sweets was a blow to me, but strength training was just a killer. My trainer, having learned about my plans for fast weight loss, drove me around the room like a mountain goat. After that put me on treadmill and looked to me not filonila. In the first month I lost ten pounds. Weight went just before our eyes. But the coach immediately warned me that the more overweight, the faster he leaves. Indeed, further progress was a little less joyful - already five kilograms of excess weight for the second month of diet and exercise. I admit that at this stage I could throw more, but I gave myself a little liberty in the form of tea with sugar in the morning and rare breaks at the cake. Thus, in 2 months I lost 15 kilograms of excess weight and I do not intend to stop there. I was determined not only to return to my past size, but also to improve my figure further.

Catherine Rubtsova shared her slimming history with us