Eat more, lose weight? Let me explain …
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was having a conversation with one of our members the other day, who has achieved such incredible results with us since she joined 18 months ago (6 stone lost, fitter, stronger and healthier than she’s ever been) but she’s been struggling to stay focused since Christmas and wanted my help. What with injury, illness and the typical Christmas overindulgence and weight gain, she’s found it hard to get back into full swing as she was prior to Christmas. Maybe you can relate? You’ve not quite found that ‘oomph’ to get you going and it’s all been all stop-start with very little progress made. When talking to this member, we chatted about her goals, her current lifestyle and what is preventing her from getting to where she wants to be. The typical demands such as work, family life and social
Being in a calorie deficit is the ONLY way to lose weight. Every diet that is designed, whether it’s Slimming World, Weight Watchers, Keto, juice diet, soup diet … all have been designed to create a calorie deficit. commitments meant she wasn’t able to train as often as she had previously ,and due to these demands it meant the eating habits she had previously followed to help her achieve such incredible results, had shifted. She started to skip meals because she was so busy and also got it into a mindset that if she eats LESS then she will reach her goal quicker. When it comes to energy balance and losing weight, you need to be in a calorie deficit in order to lose weight, so she had the right mindset (kind of ). 24
There’s no magic behind them, however the issue with most of those is that they’re either too confusing or too restrictive and difficult to adhere to long-term. So when our member said she was skipping meals and consciously chose not to eat a snack or certain food to reduce calorie intake, she was creating a calorie deficit, which in simple terms, meant she would lose weight. But she wasn’t, she was actually gaining weight – and, it’s not that simple! What was actually happening was that she was creating a calorie deficit on some days by skipping meals and not
