When you start a workout regimen and attempting to lose weight, meal plan is important. It is even said that it takes about 80% of the weight loss and only 20% is the workout.

For a borderline lazy and busy person, staying on game with meal plan is not always easy. There are so many convenient take away food out there that is more appealing and appetizing than a home cooked meal. I have this problem and here's my trick tackling that.

It is all started with calorie counting.

• First, you have to determine the amount of calorie you need to eat.
• Second, you have to list all the food you love that even if the world is ending, you will still try to eat that.
• Third, consider your food budget.
• Fourth, start listing the meal and plan for it.
• Fifth, follow the meal plan but don't forget about cheat meal.

Cheat days

We all have moments where we just want to stuff our face with junk food. I am no different. As someone who has a weird relationship food, I understand this problem quite well. Even now, I am still battling my food problem. But overtime I learned that strict eating is not always feasible.

So, I always allow myself to get cheat meal but still following the calorie guideline.

Did you know? A Big Mac from McDonald contains 540 gr calorie.

So, that means there are still around 660 calorie left if you are following 1200cal/day. To me, cheat meal is more about satisfying the cravings, the palate and the eyes. If the palate is satisfied, then it won't torture us that much during the strict eating hours.

When it comes to nutrition, that's another story. I am not qualified enough to talk about it. But through this post, I am sharing what works for me that helped me lost 2 pounds in a week.