The hardest part is starting. As with IM, once you make ur first bucks, it will motivate you to keep on going. Once u lose a few pounds, get compliments, you will be hooked.
Motivation? Step on a scale, look in the mirror. Motivation? Look at people you would like to look like...and realize that 30minutes will not kill your IM dream.
U dont even have to start running, u can start walking. If you get out the first thing in the morning before you even eat, you will jumpstart your metabolism and you will burn a lot more. Personally, whenever I do that, I also get a lot more done throughout the day, just cuz I feel like ive done something YET I still have a whole day ahead of me...
Food: The worst thing people do is go on a huge ass diet. There is no way they will hold it and then they Yo Yo back and feel even worse about themselves, cuz they read about Eva Longoria doing it, so why cant I? You have a few categories of food. Its good to look at food as "fuel" rather than pleasure.
If u r 20-30 pounds overweight, ur probably eating a bit of shit each day to keep that weight on. My advice would be to a) if ur gonna eat shit, eat it in the morning. Why? Ull have time to bur it off and it will give u evergy. Make scrambled eggs, dark toast and ketchup for brekfast. Tastest AWESOME and isnt that bad.
Eat a few smaller meals instead of 2-3 large ones. Especially if ur at home and not at work, it will be easier.
And lastly, keep off carbs during the evening. Cut them out completely after 7-8. The reason is that if u eat sweets, potatoes, pasta etc. in the evening, u will just turn that into fat cuz ur body cant utilize all the energy, since ur body will be resting when you sleep.
And most importantly, to keep you sane, reward yourself 1x/week. We call them "Cheat Days/Cheat meals" and it will keep ur metabolism guessing and u will burn more.
TL/DR - start moving, start eating better lol
But I promise you, once the pounds start falling off, u will be hooked
