How to stay fit

Safira Halani
Feb 14, 2022
2 min read

Updated: Feb 15, 2022

As of late, I have been getting a lot of questions such as:

"How do I manage to stay fit?"

"What does my diet look like?"

"what does my fitness regiment look like?"

As for the first question, a will provide a top level answer and go deeper in a later post. In a nutshell, the key to my staying fit is a combination: discipline, drive, motivation, consistency, and a flexibility and sustainability; be it in regards to fitness/working out or nutrition.

I am in no way an expert, nor do I claim to be one, however, my health and fitness journey could be classified as successful which I guess is why people have reached out to me. I can only speak confidently to what has and continues to work for me. However, what works for one person may not work for another. The trick is to find a plan, regiment, routine that works for you and your priorities.

Lifestyle Overview

In this post I will go over a high level chart for what a typical week looks like for me. I like to plan my meals and space them out throughout the day with consistent meal times so that my body/digestive system can stay on a consistent schedule which helps with portion control and ensuring I don't feel hungry throughout the day.

A typical day for meals looks like:

9am: Hot water, lemon/lime juice, ginger & Honey

10am: Breakfast

12:30pm: Lunch

3pm: Protein shake (either as a snack or post workout)

7pm: Dinner

8pm: Dessert

I try not to eat after 8:30pm the latest, giving my digestive system time to process the food I've eaten before it transitions to the regenerative phase for the internal organs between 10pm-3am (this is key for maintaining a strong healthy body with good energy levels). If I eat after 8:30pm consistently for some time I find it eventually takes a toll on other parts of my body, because it's processing the food while also trying to regenerate the kidney, liver and spleen which after a while also affect your overall health but also your physique.

Monday

Workout: Strength

Nutrition: High protein, moderate carbs, low fat

Tuesday

Workout: Cardio

Nutrition: High protein, high carbs (to compensate for the burned carbs/glycogen from intense cardio), low fat

Wednesday

Workout: Strength

Nutrition: High protein, moderate carbs, low fat

Thursday

Workout: HIIT

Nutrition: High protein, moderate carbs, low fat