Woman Reveals 3 Simple Ways She Built Her Dream Body in 30 Days

Are you trying to transform your body and your overall approach to health? Tay, one half of Healthy Living with Brooke and Tay, is a DPT and Certified Macro Coach who, along with her sister, helps simplify fat loss for women. In a new Instagram post, she reveals that making a few swaps and incorporating some simple habits into her routine was responsible for her incredible before-and-after transformation. “I changed my habits and my body… & you can too. All you need to do is learn some simple info that then changes your life,” she writes in the post.

She Corrected Her Mistakes

“There was a time I was doing things & just felt tired, inflamed, low energy & run down,” she says, going on to reveal the mistakes she was making, which included “running too much,” “not strength training,” “eating out a lot,” “not paying attention well to nutrition,” and “staying up later.”

She Maintained a Calorie Deficit for 12 Weeks

She explains that she “then made some SIMPLE swaps” that were totally game-changing. The first one had to do with her diet. “Calorie deficit for 12 weeks,” she writes. “Then reversed to maintenance when fat was lowered.” She also adds that she understands that you can’t be in a deficit all the time.

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She Amped Up Her Protein Intake

The second thing she did was amp up her protein intake. “I enjoyed high protein meals and ate four meals a day,” she says. She specified she “hit my protein goal” daily. According to clinical trials, consuming more protein than the recommended dietary allowance not only reduces body weight (BW) but also enhances body composition by decreasing fat mass while preserving fat-free mass (FFM) in both low-calorie and standard-calorie diets.

She Walked 10K Steps Per Day

She also prioritized getting her steps in. “I walked 10k steps a day,” she writes. She also “walked in the AM” to ensure she didn’t bow out. A 2018 study published in the journal Obesity found a link between walking 10,000 steps a day and weight loss and weight management. Other studies published by the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) in JAMA Neurology and in JAMA Internal Medicine also linked walking 10,000 steps a day to less dementia and less cardiovascular disease overall, with less heart disease, less heart failure, and fewer strokes.

She Focused On Macros

“I focused on macros & whole ingredients,” she continued. “I still indulged in some of my favorite foods from time to time without tracking.” She strongly recommends learning how to calculate yours. “I had NO idea how learning about macros would better my life. Prior, I had no idea about proteins, carbs & fats and why all are important & how they help fuel me and give me energy,” she says.

Consistency is key, she stresses. “I stayed consistent & patient,” she writes. “I kept going. I stayed the course & kept going when I wasn’t motivated.”

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She Lifted Weights

She also lifted weights. She “committed to 40 min strength workouts,” she writes. According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:

• Develop strong bones
• Manage your weight
• Enhance your quality of life
• Manage chronic conditions
• Sharpen your thinking skills

She Got Enough Sleep

Rest is also key, she says. She “slept well” during her fat loss period. What are the health benefits of sleep? According to the Sleep Foundation, getting enough z’s is a mood booster, promotes heart health, regulates blood sugar, improves mental function, restores your immune system, helps relieve stress, and aids in weight loss.

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She Made Progress

“I didn’t know that when I dialed this in, my body would actually RESPOND & I could make PROGRESS,” she writes. You have to stay consistent. You have to keep showing up & realize that improving your body takes time. You also have to realize that you are amazing and loved in every state of being. I was just tired of being tired & wanted to feel my best.” And if you enjoyed this article, take advantage of these 15 Quick Ways to Lose Body Fat Percentage in a Week.

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Her Approach to Diet and Exercise Is “Flexible”

“I'm very flexible when it comes to diet and workout and just have a very laid-back approach. I allow myself to flow with life, flow with myself, and it's proven effective,” she says in her post, adding that in the “simplest terms,” is boils down to just diet and exercise. “I focused on eating in a slight calorie deficit and making sure that I'm getting enough protein.”

She Stopped Drinking Alcohol

She reveals that she got sober in 2022, and “eliminating alcohol made a huge impact because I was drinking a lot,” she says. “Similarly, when I got sober, I did a lot of healing work, and that resolved a lot of my issues around binge eating disorder,” she explains. “Those were like the main things that were causing me to gain weight, and doing a lot of mind-body connection healing work was what really helped me to be more in tune with my body and really helped with binge eating. Being more connected with the body also helps in your workouts and you're able to read hunger cues, and binging just doesn't do what it did for me before.”

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She Stays in a Slight Calorie Deficit

As far as diet, while she’s “really flexible,” she does stay “in a slight calorie deficit, and I focus on eating high protein,” she says. She also uses MyFitnessPal to log all her food. “I had to allow myself a lot of wiggle room with my diet because if I go too strict, I'm gonna end up binging, and it's just not sustainable.” She says that she eats “healthy foods that I enjoy, and I indulge whenever I want. I notice that the less I restrict myself, the less I feel that I do need to indulge because I'm like, you can have those cookies whenever you want.”

She Exercises Three to Four Times a Week

In terms of exercise, she works out about three to five times a week and lifts weights. “I don't work out with a trainer right now,” she says. She also adds that she doesn’t do a lot of cardio but used to do “lots of steady-state cardio.”

She Does Upper and Lower Body Days

“I do split my workouts between upper body, and lower body days because it gives my muscles a chance to recover.” She does free weights for her upper body and then for her lower body, “my big lift that I do is deadlifts. Deadlifts are my absolute favorite, and I just started squatting.” She also does push-ups.

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She Has a Routine

“Over the course of these three years, there have been a lot of times when I wasn't working out. For example, when I moved to Mexico, I didn't work out for three months. That brings me to my next topic, which is how do you stay motivated? A lot of people ask this: How do you stay motivated to go to the gym? It's just such a part of my routine and my habits that, at this point, it doesn't feel difficult. I wouldn't say I'm disciplined or I'm motivated. I am habituated,” she explains.

She Sets Small, Attainable Goals

She notes that research shows that when you're setting new goals, “the key is to set small attainable goals,” and “that has been the way I've reframed this whole journey, to make it the easiest and most enjoyable process,” she says. “You're gonna be in this body for the rest of your life. You're gonna be eating, it turns out, for the rest of your life. So why not just relax and enjoy the process? Because I'm not in a rush to be anywhere. Where's there to go?

She Reduced the Scope and Stuck to the Schedule

“There's also a technique I've talked about in other videos called reduce the scope and stick to the schedule,” she says. “What that means is that you set, you know, a small easy to achieve goal, like working out three times a week and say you have this goal, but then you don't have time to work out, or you're kind of tired. What you do is you reduce the scope; instead of working out for 30 minutes or an hour, you reduce that to, can I work out for two minutes today? Can I work out for five minutes today?” she continues. “It's actually proven over time that people who use these techniques are actually more effective in achieving their goals because there's a compound effect. And I can say that that has been such a great tool for me and the way it is now, like the rhythm that I'm in with nutrition and working out, it doesn't feel like hard work.”

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She Stuck to It

While it might be tough in the beginning, “stick to it because I promise you, you'll surprise yourself when you see how strong you get, you see how healthy you are,” she says. “The whole time I've been this way, I had the same approach with food. Like, I didn't restrict myself then, and it's enabled me to make this sustainable, and that's the key, to make it sustainable.”

And, She Didn’t Judge or Shame Herself

“Don't judge yourself, don't shame yourself. That's actually counterproductive. Like Brene Brown said, ‘A brain filled with shame cannot learn.’ You know, that's something that I'm continually having awareness about, and that is when shame comes up,” she admits. “I used to think that being hard on myself was going to make me better, and I can see that it was the opposite.” And if you enjoyed this article, take advantage of these 15 Quick Ways to Lose Body Fat Percentage in a Week.