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90% of dieters think this way
I probably have a dictionary’s worth of weight loss topics and articles to keep you busy for hours! What about the things that will keep you fat? The things that will be the exact reason why you’re not losing weight? It’s more of a different angle than a new secret.
I just recently posted an article that you can read HERE that has a list of 40 juicy facts about life, fitness and nutrition. I mentioned a few of these in that post but never really went into much detail. I wanted to pull out a few new ones and go a little deeper into the older ones.
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5 Reasons Your Not Losing fat
1. Not assessing any allergies: Some of the biggest hitters are Dairy and Gluten. These two alone can have your weight loss result at a stand still. Unfortunately, the average diet consists of some kind of “healthy” cereal with milk and a yogurt or two somewhere in the day. Oh and maybe a low-fat cheese stick with lunch. Well if your body can’t process it well then your screwed. If your not currently losing weight, you need to cut this stuff out. How do you know if you have an allergy to it you ask? Well for starters you can take it out of your diet 100% and see how your body reacts. If you have a couple bucks to spend get a full allergy test done. That will be the most accurate. The same goes with gluten. You will never know until you cut it out 100% or get tested.
2. Fasting Binge: I am a big believer in the power of intermittent fasting. Whether you do weekly large fasts or small fasts every day, keep it up because you’re doing good for your body! This is where I see a problem coming in. You have someone who is fasting for a solid 24 hours and tends to break their fast with whatever they have available at the time. This can be a good thing and bad thing. Many moons ago I would always justify my eating by how I worked that week or day in the gym. This is why for many years my body was average (not saying that I am built like a Greek God now but you get the idea). If you have put the time into fasting for any length of time don’t ruin it with a mediocre meal. You need to understand that your body is primed and ready to take on and use whatever you give it. Take the time and go out of your way to make sure that first meal is the best quality and packed with the nutrients you need. Just because you “starved” yourself doesn’t mean that cheeseburger is not going t stick.
Why can't I lose weight ?
3. Not Assessing poor habits: Don’t get me wrong any kind of physical exercises is beneficial no matter how crappy your lifestyle is but seriously if you smoke like a chimney or drink like a fish. Your wasting your time. I have literally seen people both put out a cigarette while walking into the gym and lighting one up as they are leaving!! Maybe it’s just me but that’s crazy. Same thing goes with guys who spend 8+ hours a day play video games, or just staying up late watching TV. It’s not only about that but your entire body and its chemical make-up needs to be in check. You have to do everything you can to get things on the right cycle. This means your hormones, your sleep, stress and your gut. If these aren’t healthy it’s going to do nothing else but hold you back. You can’t out work them and you can’t settle for the minimal gains you will see if you keep them up.
4. Picking: Who doesn’t do this?! When it comes down to it if you’re not careful the calories add up. If you have kids the little things you pick here and there while making their meals counts towards your daily goal. When you trying to break habits like sweets, fast foods, or fried foods it comes down to training your body to not crave them. Yes, you can train your palate or in some cases your “sweet tooth” to break the hold it has on your body (I apologize if you honestly believed you had a literal tooth that craved sweets….you know it was just another excuse). The problem is people start these diets and since they have been “so good” they think they deserve these little bites here and there. That’s not how it works. When you don’t limit yourself or cut them out and just go off of self-control you will always be let down. One of my biggest cravings lately has been Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee. If Jesus himself drank coffee I know for a fact he would drink D.D Iced coffee…its that good. If I didn’t tell myself that I am only allowed one per week or one per twice a week I would just keep crushing them. On top of that I would probably have to sell my truck to afford it!
When you start your diet, stick to it until your alloted window to have that scramble meal or item for the week. The picking may have worked for you when you were super over weight but now that your down 100lb and still have another 50lb to lose this stuff is going to hold you back. Unfortunately, the smaller you get the harder it is to lose weight. You have to be that much more picky. So break the habit now so when your down to the last 15-20 lbs you’re not making rookie mistakes like this.
5. Your Guessing: Stop guessing. I hate counting calories too but how will you know if its working if you don’t check up on your progress from time to time? For a larger individual it’s not hard to pin point issues in their diet that are causing them to continue to gain weight. All they have to do it tweak a few things and BAM the weight starts coming off. When you’re a little smaller but still trying to hit that 10-15lb weight loss mark you may need to be a little more specific. A good rule of thumb is taking your current weight and multiplying it by 12. This will give you an estimated calorie amount for weight loss. From there you can add or take out different macros depending on your goals. Best thing to do is stick to the one calorie goal for a solid 2 weeks and see what happens.
Sticking to a specific calorie goal may require a little less variety at first. It’s the only way to really be able to dial in and see how your body reacts to a certain calorie range.
Get after it!!
P.s If any of these 5 tips hit home for you be sure to hit like and even share it with a friend! Thanks so much!
