workout exercise weight loss. Written by: Sandra Gultry, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Weight Loss and Health Coach who resides in Orlando, Florida.
Do you eat well, exercise often and still feel like you’re not losing that stubborn weight?
It makes sense to think “Eat Less, PLUS Exercise” Magically…. Weight Loss!
Usually not right!
Very-low-calorie diets may create a quick initial weight loss, but when hunger, boredom or life circumstances get in the way, these unrealistic plans can become too hard to stick to. This generally leads to that familiar diet/binge cycle of eating, causing someone to feel badly about themselves for failing
Read more, I am going to share more about how to eat enough to promote weight loss, boost metabolism, energy levels, and reduce the desire to binge/stress eat with and effective workout/exercise.
Workout and Exerise Weight Loss Mistake #1: You’re not eating enough
If your cutting out or down the carbohydrates because you think they’re making you fat, definitely reconsider. Cutting out an entire macronutrient from your daily diet can make you feel deprived and tempt you to binge. Instead, reach for healthy, complex carbs—think sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, oats, peas, beans, and whole grain bread.
Of course, an occasion sweet is fine, but a steady diet of simple carbs, like candy, soda, sugary sweets, and processed foods with added sugar, won’t help you reach your weight-loss goal.
Tip: Go for starchy carbohydrates, which are digested more slowly and release glucose into your bloodstream more slowly
Workout and Exerise Weight Loss Mistake #2: You’re Relying on ‘Avoid’ Lists
While a lengthy “avoid” list may seem like clear guidance at the start of a diet, it can lead to resentment, misinformation and health complications down the line. The ‘avoid’ list leads to seeking comfort in other foods (honestly healthy or unhealthy)
Foods that may need to be limited when one is trying to lose weight is not the same as complete avoidance. This includes labeling your favorite indulgences as off limits. Instead of cutting out foods you enjoy, watch your portion sizes or save richer foods for special occasions. Don’t punish yourself by cutting out foods you enjoy just because you’d like to lose weight!
Tip: Find a healthy balance.
Workout and Exerise Weight Loss Mistake #3:(the biggest) You’re Exercising a Lot, But Ignoring Your Diet
I have a saying “ You can’t out workout a bad diet!”
Do you find yourself making inconsistent eating choices and favoring unhealthy foods with the assumption that an extra spin class will balance it all out.
Point blank: it won’t.
Truth of the matter is many people are overweight because they exercise a lot, thinking it will compensate for excessive and unnecessary eating. At the end of the day, your weight comes down to 80 percent diet and 20 percent exercise.
So, if you want to see success in the mirror, and on the scale, it’s time to take a closer look at what’s going on in the kitchen.
Eat whenever you’re hungry and eat slowly enough so you can stop just before you get full. And don’t be afraid to give yourself “healthy” cheats. The moment you start depriving yourself is when you start to feel like you’re missing out on something and you want to binge.
Tip: Healthy snacking during the day will keep you from overeating during meals. I always carry a Kind Bar (Nuts & Spices line) in my bag because they’re a great snack made with whole foods and have nothing artificial. Another one of my favorite snacks: homemade trail mix with dried fruit.
Take Away Message
Total-body wellness is a lifestyle. Fat loss happens when you ditch the scale (as the primary marker for success), find an activity you enjoy, and start to see food as fuel instead of something to feed your emotions or occupy your time. ***Ouch***
Remeber it is important to eat enough in order to ignite sustainable and healhly weight loss, boost metabolism, energy levels, and reduce the desire to binge/stress eat with and effective workout/exercise.
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So, how do you put all this to practice??? How do you begin creating some new eating habits before Christmas?
Wonder no more…
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As Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. “So, if your current strategy hasn’t given you the results you deserve, why keep doing it?
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