WEDNESDAY TIP OF THE DAY - HAVE YOU HIT A PLATEAU WITH YOUR NUTRITION & WEIGHT LOSS

Published: Wed, 04/12/17


Have you hit a plateau with your nutrition & fat loss?
I know a lot of people can relate to this including ME.

Especially for the regular Kick Starters who are DOING everything right.

I know I keep saying it but your body is SO intuitive and like your workouts it’s imperative to change your nutrition up and mix things around.

Stress is such a HUGE factor in fat loss & health. If you are stressed it really is so hard to get the results you really want.

Do address your stress levels & make sure you are doing some mindful type exercise, regular massage & SLEEP...work on your sleep routine as much as possible.

Do YOU eat clean, unprocessed food?

Have you cut out sugar, alcohol & diary and feeling mentally on top of your game........

BUT

You’ve hit a bit of a wall with your results & still feel like you have a way to go before you are at your target or goal.

Here are some tips to ensure you get to where you want to be.

1: SLEEP
Sleep is the biggest body reset and you need MORE of it not less.
Try:
Going to bed earlier
Sleep in pitch black space
No phones or stand by near your head.
Prepare & start winding down for sleep 2 hours before bed.
Leave a good 3 / 4 hours after eating before hitting the sack.
You know this makes sense so DO IT
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2: Are you eating the same food daily?
Try:
Rotating your meats & fishes so you don't develop food sensitivities.  I didn’t I ate a lot of eggs and have done an intolerance test and guess what I am intolerant to - yes Eggs.
Rotate your veggies - Vary the cooking methods Steam / Fry / Roast
Rotate the times you eat
Rotate the portion size and meal frequency.
Always choose grass fed and organic whenever you can.
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3: Have you tried Intermittent Fasting?
If can be a useful tool BUT can be difficult for many women to get past the15 hour mark.
After 15 hours you may get brain fog & want to kill people.
Try:
On a fasting day try your usual herbal tea – have you tried Chia tea with a teaspoon of Coconut Oil whizzed up in a blender.
The fat makes your body stay in ketosis so your physiology gets the benefits of Intermittent Fasting and the fats provide enough fuel for your brain that you don't get the same stress response. You still have energy (it feels like more energy than a normal breakfast provides), and you can still make hormones.
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4: Are You Over Exercising?
When you hit a plateau and you are training regularly
TRY:
Exercising in much shorter bursts.
Exercise to de stress - Walking / Yoga / Pilates / Meditation
Change your exercise programme. Mix it up.
HAVE A REST.
Your body might need a rest from super intense training?
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5: Has Sugar and Fructose crept in and you didn't realise it?
Try:
Cutting out nuts and fruits- We think nuts are healthy, they are, but if you are eating too many you will be raising your insulin levels. Cut them out for a week or so.
Insulin needs to be lowered for fat burning
Cut out booze - all booze stops fat loss in its tracks for days.
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6: Have you upped your portion sizes without realising it?
Do a quick portion size check - are you overeating at meal times?
Try:
Eating slowly.
Put your fork down after each mouthful.
Give your body time to digest the food before you eat more.
Enjoying your food and not bolting it down.
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7: Are you being KIND to yourself?
Please take some time and love yourself.
You really are wonderful you know
Treat yourself with care and be your own best friend.
Today make a fresh start and really look after yourself.
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8: Are you eating too much Protein?
Too much protein can also be detrimental to your fat loss.
To calculate how much protein per day your body needs is roughly your weight in kg x 2.
So if you are 68kg your total protein requirements in grammes is 136g grammes.
Depending on how much training you do per day you would add more.

I hope you enjoyed these tips.  Also remember you don’t have to do all of them at once may be try one each week.

Good luck and let me know how you get on?

At Kick Start we give you the facts and the latest, up-to-date information. Clients come to me wanting to lose weight, but I explain it's not just about weight loss you need to become a food detective and understand your body. Your big rocks need to be in place ie sleep, nutrition, stress etc if you are not sleeping this won't help with your weight loss. If you are stressed (this is a biggy) you will be gaining weight. We talk about hormones and how that affects you. Kick Start  is completely different to other clubs we look at mind-set, goal setting, meditation and more. I run online programmes and you can join at any time or my 12 Week Programme will be online as well great for those who cannot make it to classes.


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