The
culprit, using a caloric deficit for weight loss.
A
Caloric deficit is where you eat less and exercise more. This works but only
to a certain extent.
What’s
the problem with eating less and exercising more? It creates a horribly unbalanced metabolism
unfortunately.
Eating
less makes you hungry and exercising more makes you hungry as well. Combine the
two and over time you lose motivation, energy and muscle. That’s why it works
only to a certain point, then it stalls. No you didn’t lose the
discipline and commitment; you lost energy, motivation and muscle. (And you
don't ever want to lose muscle, yes even you ladies).
In
the same light let me explain why you get terrible cravings at this point. Unbalanced metabolism is extremely
vulnerable. A craving of sugars, fats and salt (the unholy trinity) and your
appetite centers cannot survive. One cheat meal turns into 2, then 3 and
eventually it becomes all you eat because it feels so damn good.
So
in a nutshell, you eat less, and exercise more. The first 8-10 weeks are pure
bliss and full of excitement because weight loss is finally happening. But then
the metabolic compensation kicks in and you start feeling hungry all the time,
no energy at all, burnt out, and the salt, fats and sugar craving kick in. You
suck it up, shrug it off as stress, and power through because you’ve been
told no pain no gain.
At
this point, things start slowing down and you stop losing weight. Your now
very vulnerable metabolism cannot handle the cravings attack and off you
go on a 12 month eating spree. Lo and Behold the weight you lost comes back on,
with a few of her relatives and we’re back to where it all began.
At
this point you only have 3 options:
1. Power through with even more discipline and
commitment, in a new gym with a new trainer and make things worse because your
metabolism wasn’t fixed in the first place.
2. Go back to normal eating and gain twice as much
weight as you previously had … that vulnerable metabolism again.
3. Fix your metabolism first, before anything else.
How exactly do you do this? – This is where you come to me and hire my
services.
We are on Thigiri lane, daily throughout the day 6am-7pm.
Visit us or call us on 0733 333 216. This is where we help you get rid of
excess body fat, because losing it connotes that we have the intention of
finding it.
Is it a quick fix? Most definitely not. It’s a slow, out of
your comfort zone process, that requires, hard work, patience and commitment. Let's
walk this journey together.