This is a touchy subject so I want to be a little gentle. I know you want to know what works so here we go. First and foremost, lets look at it this way, yes we want to watch the scale go down but there are so many other factors that contribute to your goals besides weight loss. Let’s go over a few.
Inch loss/shape change and lose clothing. All of these indicate completion and reaching your goals just as much as the numbers changing on a stupid scale.
Running. Don’t do it. Hold on, hear me out. We’ve learned through science now that, running inconsistently does not contribute to weight loss. It actually promotes your body to store fat for the next run. Basically, work against the exact goal you are after! If you are going to run, ensure that you love it, you are consistent and educate yourself on running for weight loss. A couple of ways to help you with that: sprinting and running stairs.
Cardio. Cardio is NOT running. Yes cardio helps you to lose weight but it does not mean you have to run. Cardio is breathing folks. Our clients get their cardio in by doing their resistance program at the same time. So, some pros: we do all of our work in one hour or less. We lose fat, shape our bodies, tone, strengthen, work our hearts…. All at once.
Resistance Training. You have got to reshape your body in order to look the way you want to. Think about it this way. You want to lose 20 lbs for example. Most often, that’s because you remember what you looked like 20 lbs ago. In actuality, most of you will have lost muscle and put on those 20 lbs. You may need to gain 10 pounds of muscle and lose 30 lbs of fat to look the way you see yourself in your mind. Also, the more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism.
Muscle weighs as much as fat. It’s a common misconception that people think muscle weighs more than fat. Nope. 1 lb is 1 lb. Muscle is just more dense so we require less to fill up the space on your body to weigh the same.
Eating Correctly. If you are trying a new diet, try to find something that is more realistic for you. You want to reach your goals and have the opportunity to keep your goals. Try to stay away from the next .fad’ diet and actually, diets in general. Find a nutritional program that both integrates in to your life and helps you reach your goals. Be sure that it is individually based so that it can be based on you and your body!
Eating at Night. Common confusion. Yes you can eat at night! You want to eat approximately every 3 hours. Yes, this means when you get up and right up until you go to bed. That means you will eat all day and all night, unless you are sleeping. This will let your body know that you are going to feed it and it will be less likely to store calories as fat. Fat is stored so that your body has fuel later… When you don’t eat!
Carbohydrates. These are not necessarily bad for you! Low carb diets have their purpose but most of the time, we need these guys. Protein is required because the nitrogen component in protein repairs your muscle fibers after working out.
Carbohydrates fuel this process for most people! The trick is knowing how many your body needs.
Program. Make sure your program works! Get testimonials from the trainer you are speaking with. Check out the stats on the club! How well do they rank on google? Dothey know their stuff! Check out FaceBook.
I can go on and on for you on this subject but for now, we’ll hold on these and give you and opportunity to think about these!
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