Samantha's Journey: Shedding 50 Kilos with the 80/20 Diet Rule

Sometimes it takes very little to change your life. It takes great willpower and the courage to change. Samantha, a 25-year-old nurse who managed to lose 50 kilos with a diet, knows this well. 'I couldn't do anything, I was always tired and sad. Now I'm a different person,' she said. But how did she do it? Commitment, perseverance, and physical activity are essential. Moreover, it's always good to set some basic rules to follow as if they were a law that cannot be broken. 'I used the 80/20 rule, so I also allowed myself several free meals,' she explained. Samantha passionately tells what she felt before changing her lifestyle. 'I was just existing, rather than living,' said the nurse. 'Even though I never hated my body, sometimes I felt insecure. I never wanted to go to the beach or go shopping with my friends because I was always fatter than everyone else. I avoided looking at myself in the mirror and didn't want to take pictures with anyone,' she explains. The life change came during the lockdown period in 2020. 'I started going for long walks, which immediately helped me,' she said. Samantha spends a lot of time in the hospital, with shifts that are also very tiring, as happens to all nurses. For this reason, she struggled to find a balance and to dedicate time to exercise. Moreover, she started following the 80/20 rule, where twenty 'refers to the percentage of free meals in which I allow myself freedom and don't watch the calories.' 'I started to monitor my calories in an app and that's when most of my weight started to decrease - Samantha explains - It's a really useful tool. Now I live according to the 80/20 rule and I think it's very important not to be so harsh on yourself 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, because you still have to live your life,' says the 25-year-old. 'The foods I eat? There are no good or bad foods. It's all nourishment and you can incorporate everything you want to eat in moderation,' she says. Since losing weight, Samantha has gained great willpower: 'I will always go to the gym, even if for work I will be forced to do it at 4 in the morning,' she said again. Here is the real secret. Healthy eating and the advice of a specialist.