TIME TO FACE THE WEIGHT LOSS FACTS!

There is no perfect diet or single nutrition program that will meet the needs of every person. Nutritional needs should be targeted individually based on activity levels, age, body composition & personal preferences. You need to get to understand how your body works i.e. women's bodies like to hang onto fat - men struggle to build extra muscle.

For women if you aren't eating sufficient calories or protein & you exercise everyday - your body could view all the activity as a crash diet. This is why so many of us push ourselves at the gym but fail on the scales!

An article I read asked "What is it we are measuring on the scales, Our willpower or our Stupidity"? People can take a whole day or week of good work - check the scales and don't get the result they desire - so spend the next few days over-eating in a depressed state. Don't sabotage all your hard work.

Scales weigh bones, muscles, organs, water and fat. Large fluctuations can happen within a day.

1. YOU MUST EXERCISE & EAT WELL TOGETHER (not just one or the other, to get optimal results you must commit to both activities).

ENERGY IN (food) should always be less than ENERGY OUT (exercise) to loose weight or energy in should equal energy out to stay the same.

2. WRITE DOWN EXERCISE & EVERYTHING YOU EAT! Then you can see what's going in & what food you are burning (unfortunately for Mums you often don't write down the odd bite of the kids food here and there - these are the worst discrepancies because they don't add up to much but they can be the killing blow to weight loss).

3. BE INFORMED.
Changing your eating habits sets your body into a response mode, if you don't have a loss the first week, this can be very normal. Fat is the lightest tissue weighed, people can lose fat but not have anything show on the scales - in fact some can put on weight. Muscle mass starts to increase in weight as you lose fat - a better judge is often how you are feeling in your clothing and your energy levels.

As your body gets used to burning fuel more efficiently and frequently (when you eat every 3 - 4 hours) the weight will start to drop.

4. SET REALISTIC GOALS. Make the goal achievable, if you set yourself a 30kg target break it up to 5kg milestones - or take the focus off the weight and change it to a lifestyle goal - how you feel about eating well and feeling energized. The numbers can just mess with your head.

5. EXECUTE YOUR PLAN - AND DON'T GIVE UP STRAIGHT AWAY

If you are serious give it time, it is hard to make a complete change, there will be small set-backs along the way (that's life) but if you persist you will achieve your desired result - Weight loss is not easy, but it is definitely achievable. We are here to help you through the entire process.

Regards,

Rowan Ellis