Losing Weight and Being Healthy Is Not Just About Calories!

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Weight loss is not as easy as eating fewer calories. If it’s about calorie counting, most of us are bad at math!
1 lb of fat (0.45kg)= 3,500 calories. Therefore to lose 1 pound of fat you need to reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories a day. If only it was that simple.

Factors that could hinder your weight loss and affect your weight:

  • Health issues
  • Metabolism
  • Gender
  • Body composition(muscle & fat)
  • Where your calories come from
  • Genetics
  • Habits
  • Sleep
  • Stress
  • Medication
  • Food availability
  • Gut health/Microbiome
  • Hydration
  • Activity levels
  • Relationship with food.
Unfortunately our brains haven’t evolved from the cavemen era so when we see food we want to eat. 2 million years ago we didn’t know when we would catch our next dinosaur as supermarkets didn’t exist! As you can see there are so many factors that affect weight loss, including the environment we live in.

So where do you start?

First of all determine your reasons WHY you want to lose weight, for example you may suffer with back pain and you know losing weight will help relieve this. Then set an overall goal, you then need to set stepping stones to achieve the goal, these can be daily, weekly or monthly.

Weight Loss Tips:

  • Take one step at a time.
  • Use a smaller plate at meal times.
  • Aim to have 1/3-1/2 plate of vegetables/salad at meal times.
  • Have plenty of chicken, fish, pulses, meat alternatives for protein.
  • The smallest portion on your plate should be carbohydrates.
  • Question your hunger between meals as it's likely to be head hunger.
  • Use clothes or measurements to monitor your weight loss instead of weighing.
  • Aim to be more active e.g. walk instead if using the car, use the stairs instead of the lift.
  • Get the family involved and make it fun.
It all starts with a DECISION to be healthy.

Do you need more Help?

If you need some support to help you lose weight schedule a discovery call with me to see if I can help you along your weight loss journey.

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