This week I shared with you my own experience with losing 15lbs in 3 weeks and how I did it eating what some would consider a crazy high amount of calories.
I want to stress again that my goal is not to make you think that YOU need to, or should, lose that much weight that fast or that YOU can eat as many calories as I did and still lose weight.
But some of you have asked me why I can eat so much and still lose weight and the answer is; [Read more…]
In case you missed it yesterday I told you about my 2,000+ calorie a day “diet” and how it’s helped me lose 15lbs in 3 weeks. (15lbs in 3 Weeks -My True Story)
I’ve gotten LOTS of questions about it and I want to clarify a few things and show you exactly what I ate and help you modify it for you.
But first, let me show you my food journal for a typical day of my eating plan. [Read more…]
Yesterday we talked about the importance of portion control cause at the end of the day it really is about calories in and calories out.
I wanna show you some of my favorite done-for-you portion control snacks cause I’m sure you’ll agree that some things are harder to “control” than others (mmmmmm……peanut butter).
With these things you can snack and stay right on track with your portions or indulge in some treats without guilt.
Have you been working out with good intensity, regularity and under the guidance of a fitness professional for 30 days or more and you have not lost any weight or felt your clothes get looser?
If you say no to any one of those, first go address and remedy that. (I know a good fitness professional with a great program if you need a name ;D ).
If you said yes to all 3, then you my friend probably have a bit of an issue with food portions; sticking to them, knowing them and/or measuring them. You see in the end after all is said and done about manipulating time frames, rotating carbs and counting protein grams, it’s still about calories in and calories out.
If you’re like me, counting calories is kinda crazy-making and unless you eat 100% of your meals at home, it’s not always realistic or easy to count every calorie accurately which makes me crazier.
An easier way is to watch your portions. It’s pretty easy, you can do it with any meal, made by anyone and it works!
Look, you can work out until you drain every last drop of sweat out of your body but if you’re calories are too high, you won’t make progress. Take the time to look over these tips and start on them at your next snack or meal.
A couple of days ago I did a blog post about making most of your meals at home if you want optimal results fast.
But, I got several emails from some of you saying yeah, but it’s not realistic that I’m never going to eat out and I still want to lose weight so what should I do?
You are absolutely right.
And things actually have gotten easier for us calories watchers since restaurants are required to put the nutrition info next to every meal. I don’t know about you but I’ve been shocked at what I see more than a time or two. Most restaurants also feature a “light” menu now to make up for all their calorie secrets being outed but if you’re like me, that light menu can look a little drab when compared to the rest of the calorie loaded fare on the menu. So I’m going to give you 3 quick tips that you can use to transform a meal off of the regular menu into a flat abs supportive meal. Warning: not every meal is salvageable; you need to be ok with that :).
Here are 3 tips to keep in mind if you eat out this weekend:
Did you know that 79% of all successful dieters cook most of their own meals at home (vs. eating out or buying pre-packaged food)
Even if you make every effort to order healthy when eating out, there is no guarantee that you are getting exactly what you think you’re getting. Something I always noticed is that scrambled egg whites always taste so much, so much more buttery in a restaurant than they do at home. So I began specifically asking them not to cook them in oil. And to tell you the truth, sometimes I can tell they follow my request and sometimes they don’t. It started to make me wonder how many other times this was happening and just what effect it was having on my weight loss goals at the time. Maybe you’ve had the same experience.
So here’s my point, controlling your food via making it yourself will make a HUGE difference in your results (and you’ll save money).
But, I know (believe me I know) how hard it is to try and make dinner every night, especially if you have children. You’re tired, you’re fresh outta new ideas, bored with everything you normally make and you’d rather just grab something on the run and sit down already and relax for crying out loud.
Well I have 3 things I want you to keep in mind, a couple of dinner suggestions and the recipe for what I am having for dinner tonight.
Keep these three things in mind: [Read more…]
It’s the start of the weekend and hopefully you’ve got a good one planned.
If you’ve got plans, I know you really want to look good when are out and about. I mean let’s be honest, that’s one of the main reasons you endeavor to live a healthy fit lifestyle right? But what can you do to look better tomorrow?
While I will never be the one to promote quick fixes and fad methods when it comes to your fitness and fat loss problems, there are a few legitimate reasons that your tummy may be bigger than you like and some action steps you can take to resolve the issue.
Now I’m not talking about fat loss here, I’m taking about other factors that bloat your belly and make you feel less confident in clothes.
Here are a few reasons you may be carrying around an extra inch or two and simple ways to nix those inches fast (yes, even as fast as tomorrow).
This Sunday millions will be watching the “Big Game”. Even if you’re not an actual football fan the game day festivities are a lot of fun, but they can also wreak havoc on your diet.
One of the best things you can do to stay on track is take some healthy delicious eats with you to the party you’re going to or to lay out a few healthy options to munch on if you’re the host.
Here are some recipes to get you started, and trust me, no one will know it’s diet food.
So you’re resting enough and you don’t have a care in the world 🙂 but you’re still not losing weight. (see the last blog post to get up to speed if you missed it)
If I was a betting woman (I don’t gamble, that’s throwing away perfectly good shopping money) I’d say it’s because of one of two other things-your nutrition or your workouts.
Let’s talk about your nutrition today.
Nutrition is off in some way (eating too much, not enough, too much sugar, not a balanced ratio of macro nutrients)
I don’t believe in being a total calorie hard nose ‘cause frankly counting calories can be a drag. But you do need to be aware of how many- ish calories you need to take in and how many-ish you actually are taking in. For instance if you know that you need to be in the 1800-2,000 range and that on average you take in about 1,925. As long as you hit somewhere in that range daily there’s no need to know your number to an exact T…….except for if the scale is no longer budging. The it’s time to get down to the facts and figure out EXACTLY what you are doing.
One of the biggest frustrations I hear from you all through email or when you come in for your body diagnostic at my studio is that you feel like your weight loss progress has just come to a screeching halt. Just last week I had at least 3 women come in and tell me how all on their own they had lost 25lbs, 30lbs, one woman had even lost 50lbs. But each and every one of them could not seem to get one more pound to budge. Can you relate?
This is called a plateau and it’s the #1 reason that women fail at weight loss once they get past all the initial danger spots. Women who have gone for weeks, even months faithfully getting their workouts in, saying no to diet temptations and have thrilled at seeing it all pay off, suddenly stop doing it all and soon enough they find the weight creeping back on one sneaky pound at a time.
Can you relate?
Well I’m going to tell you exactly what a plateau is, why you’ve hit it, and what you can do about it.
This is gonna help you avoid a LOT of frustration. I’m also going to tell you how to avoid a plateau if you haven’t hit one yet.