Why You’ve Plateaued (Your Nutrition)

 

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.

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Hate Water? This Tip will have You Drinking a 1/2 Gallon Easy!

Skin not smooth and clear? Drink more water

Feeling fatigued? Drink more water

Bloated? Drink more water

Need to lose some weight? You guessed it, drink more water.

Water, water, water.

Yup, it seems water is the magic elixir that can fix a multitude of beauty and health issues.  And I can’t argue with the benefits of gulping close to triple digits ounces each day in your quest to get lean.

Water helps your body run more efficiently therefore your body can spend it’s energy doing what you want it to do, shed fat. It helps you feel more satisfied when you are watching your calories and it keeps you hydrated so that you can push extra hard in your workouts and thereby burn more calories…that means faster weight loss!

But what if you have a hard time remembering to drink water or worse yet, what if you don’t care for the taste of water?

I made a super quick video for you it’s only 48 seconds and I think it’ll help you a bunch.

Do you have any water drinking secrets? I’d love to hear them. Leave a comment on my blog.