Once Fat, Always Fat?
5 Steps To Finally Lose The Fat While many people are able to lose a substantial amount of weight, very few keep the weight off for more than a year. In fact, less than 1% of the formerly obese will maintain their weight loss for more than a year, according to a study conducted in the UK in 2015. Specifically this broke down to just 1 man out of 210 and 1 woman out of 124. Does this mean that once fat we are all doomed to stay fat?...
Daily Quota and Big Goals
You have some BIG GOALS in that brain of yours! Good for you! Big Goals give us the purpose and meaning that we need to live a fulfilling life. The way to reach your Big Goal is to put daily quotas in place. These are the little steps that add up to the achievement of your Big Goal. In writing a book, the daily quota is typing a minimum number of words per day. In fitness, your daily quota is the workout and clean eating that you’ll...
The Simple Weight Loss Habit That Changed Everything
Sandy started her fat loss journey with 56 pounds to lose, though when you see her now you’d never believe that she was once overweight. Today the lean and attractive mother of two walks confidently with a spring in her step and a smile on her face. Given her amazing body transformation, it’s easy to see why she’s so confident and happy. But back when Sandy first came to me, she was fed up and constantly stressing about her weight....
How to Crush Those Last 10 lbs of Weight Loss
Got a frustrating few pounds left? You’ve been on point with your fitness, getting into your workouts and eating cleaner than ever before. Initially the weight fell off, and it motivated you to keep it up. But now your results have stopped dead in their tracks. You’re still doing all that hard work, but it’s no longer showing in pounds lost, inches shed and compliments gained. What gives? It’s pretty frustrating....
The Big Secret to Losing Fat, Getting Lean and Looking Amazing
Sure, you do your best to eat healthy and live a fit and active lifestyle, but you’re still not satisfied with your body. Day after day of eating salads and hitting the gym and your body isn’t changing. It’s frustrating. And yet there are people, whom you know personally, with phenomenal bodies and very little body fat. What are they doing differently than you? You work out and eat healthy too! Why doesn’t your body look like theirs?...
Vacation Proof Your Diet
You don’t need another article that’s going to tell you the same old advice about eating healthy on vacation. “Watch your portions!” “Pack some snacks!” “Pick a cheat day!” You’ve heard it all before. And yet every year you go away for a fun vacation, get carried away at the buffet, and come back 3 to 5 pounds heavier than when you left. It sure would be nice to find a diet plan that would work 365 days per year. A plan that would...
When Diet and Exercise Don’t Work
I saw an infomercial the other day for a weight loss solution targeting the frustrated people who, “fail to see results from diet and exercise.” Had to scratch my head on that one. When does diet and exercise fail? This, of course, is a trick question. Diet and exercise don’t fail. The only way for diet and exercise not to work is if you fail to stick with it long enough for the results to show. Plain and simple. End of story. I’ve...
Scale Weight vs Body Composition Monitoring for Weight Loss
How would you like to get rid of your bathroom scale? To never again subject yourself to the angst and humiliation of stepping on and waiting for the number-that-will-determine-your-self-esteem to light up the screen. Sounds awesome, right?! It’s been ingrained in us from an early age to worry about our weight, however today I’d like to show you how the number on your bathroom scale is an unreliable measurement of your progress that...