Before reading this any further, take a second and look down at your body. Hopefully you see lots of changes from your regular exercise program and have a few things to feel proud of. However, for most of us, there are still those nagging things that we’d like to address; a little extra belly fat left over. Maybe a little more thigh spread than we’d like. Perhaps you’ve lost a lot of weight but you still want/need to lose some more. Ok, have you identified some of your goals?
Here is the truth. I’ve tried it, tested it on me and hundreds of others. My friends have tried it, my colleagues all over the world have tried it. Every angle has been addressed, every method tested. And this one truth does not change…..
YOU CANNOT OUT-EXERCISE A BAD DIET
IF YOU WANT RESULTS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NUTRITON PLAN……AND STCK TO IT.
. (that means period)
It’s the same if you don’t need to lose weight but you want to “tone-up”. It doesn’t matter if you only have 10lbs to lose.
So many of you bang your head against the proverbial weight/fat loss wall over and over again trying to (subconsciously, I hope) prove me wrong. Save yourself. I already know the outcome with 100% certainty.
This is what I hear on a DAILY basis: I don’t eat that bad, I TRY to follow the meal plan. I eat better than I used to, I think I’m eating pretty good, I eat pretty healthy, That (insert food) is my weakness but I don’t think it’s all that bad, I’m going to work out 6 days a week so I can have some more freedom in my diet. I only ate a little_____……
All of these are usually followed by: But I’m not sure why I’m not progressing that much or as fast as I’d like.
This is why: Free-form eating rarely gets you the results you want. Free-form eating is when you wake up each day and “try to make good eating choices”. You need a plan. And just as important, you need to stick to it.
Ladies, if I ever figure out how to make all of our dream come true so that we can eat what we like, when we
like and still look like Beyonce or a Victoria Secret model. I SWEAR I will tell you ALL about it.
Until then believe me when I say this: If want to lose weight, you can’t just eat “better” you need a plan and you need to stick to it all the way. If you don’t need to lose weight but you want to get rid of jiggle, firm up your butt and thighs, flatten your abs, tone your arms or anything else along those lines, in addition to your regular workouts, you need a plan and you need to stick to it all the way.
But know this; once you reach your goal, THEN you can get a little more extemporaneous in your eating. Then you can decide on the spur of the moment to have “this” instead of “that” for lunch.
Most women feel like they’ve been on a diet for years, but if you can commit to actually, really, truly sticking to a plan until you reach your goal, you’d be done in a few months (depending on your goal) instead of half-a**ing it for the next 5 years. Imagine that…….
If you need help, all of my programs come with a plan.
Ok, I’m done 🙂
Have a fantabulous weekend!
You are 100% right! I’ve been tracking what I eat (even the crap) and it’s amazing the differences that I see in the numbers (both weight and calories) since I started doing it. I make better choices if I know I’m close to my daily goal etc…