How to get into a good eating/ exercise routine?

[PeachSunset]

I always have trouble getting into a good eating routine, I tell myself I will, and I know the basic techniques to wait loss and exercise, but I have no idea how i'm supposed to keep it a routine and habit. I forget to exercise and eat junk food. I'm not fat. I weigh 101 pounds, i'm 5'4 and i'm 13 (soon to be 14). Please no things like you're too young to lose weight. I don't want a diet. I just want a healthy food routine and I want to exercise more. Thankyou!

[NotJustAnotherGuy]

The most successful diets and exercise programs are the ones that you can stick with over a long period of time.

For example, programs like insanity are good routines because you know exactly what you need to do each day, you just pop in a cd, follow the instructions, there's no excuse to not workout because your workout schedule says you're suppose to.

A bad diet is overly complex and has you eating many different things in many different portions. The result is you get frustrated and cheat.. then you cheat some more.. then you give up altogether.

So for diet and exercise it's best to KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid).

Choose a few foods that are 1.) high in hunger satisfaction and 2.) have valuable protein content

And then limit your food intake into only those foods, rather than taking on the daunting task of counting calories and eventually quitting from frustration.

For example, if you look into my fridge and cupboards you will only find:
-almonds
-peanut butter
-jelly
-bread
-greek yogurt
-water
-cheese sticks
-jerky

And that's it. And that's all you'll ever see in there. This is my simple dieting technique. I do not count calories, I simply have foods/snacks that satisfy my hunger (and a lot of times boredom) and protein needs without being excessive in calories. These foods keep me at the same weight and if I want to lose or gain I simply adjust my cardio.

As for exercise, I'm currently doing 300 pushes and 150 pulls a day. So I'll do 100 diamond push ups and 50 chin ups in the morning, 100 wide push ups and 50 pulls up in the afternoon and etc.. It's easy to follow, I have a set number I have to do so I can't do 240 and say, "well I think I worked enough today", so there's less excuses and less chance of failing from frustration. You may want to do a certain number of burpees instead (you can start low and do more reps each day, or start high and try to finish faster each time- which is what I do).

[PeachSunset]

Thanks so much! This was very helpful. Your sound really committed and i'm happy for you. Thanks for sharing and i'll try this and follow your steps!

[ladsin]

There is a new style of dieting called IIFYM (if it fits your macros) which basically states that your body can't tell the difference between good and bad calories. Therefor so long as you keep yourself to a diet where you are in a caloric deficit you'll be fine.
Pick something easy to do, like run 3 times a week. Over time as that becomes easier run further, longer, or more frequently.

[PeachSunset]

That sounds so cool! I'll be sure to try it! Thanks so much for the comment :)

[Anonymous]

I'm glad you added that you're not looking for weight loss tips, because your weight indicates you're not needing to :-)

What helps me stay on track with things like that?
Food journals and exercise schedules.
If I'm being serious about it, I just plan things out ahead of time and tell myself that I HAVE to do those things whenever my phone's calendar's alarm tells me to… whether it's eat something specific, go for a walk, do a workout tape, make a healthy juice, etc.
After doing this for a while, you get to where you don't even need the alarms anymore. It's become as much a part of your day as brushing your teeth or showering.

Best of luck!

[PeachSunset]

Thank you!! And haha yeah, i'm not looking to lose much weight or anything, I just always remember binge eating from time to time, but luckily, not a lot because I eat slow giving my brain enough time to tell me if i'm full or not, and I have good genetics serving me a fast metabolism! After I binge eat I feel sick and horrible and I don't want to feel like that. Things with vitamins and nutritions also supply nutrients to give you more focus in school etc. So yes, I just want a healthy routine! Thanks so much once again for the suggestion! Its really going to help me :)

[Opinion Owner]

I'm so glad!
Yeah, I'm trying to be more healthy too... someone I know is doing a juice fast right now, they're feeling terrible though so I'm not sure that's for me, haha!