08 Jun Addition over Subtraction

When you decide to recommit to your health or weight loss journey, what are the first things you think you have to do?

Be more strict?
Eliminate foods?
Intermittent fast?
Be told exactly what to eat?
Have more willpower?

These are actually many of the things limiting you from seeing the progress you desire. You don’t need to be extreme to be successful. Following more rules and eliminating aspects of your life you enjoy, is actually setting you up to feel restricted and gives power to these foods.

When we can’t have something we desire, we want it MORE. More often leads to access, and then feeling stuffed and guilty, which just continues to fuel the all or nothing diet roller coaster.

Willpower is a temporary feeling. It is an emotion, emotions are fleeting. Instead of relying on temporary tactics we need to create reliable strategies that set you up for success.
Understanding what YOUR body needs to feel your best and manage cravings, while including aspects of your life and nutrition you enjoy, are key to sticking with it and enjoying the process.

One of the my favorite things that happens when I am working with my clients, is seeing them be able to add back in foods they either restricted out of fear of overeating, gaining weight, or thought they were intolerant to.

Yes, food allergies and intolerances are absolutely a real thing. But what I have seen with the hundreds of people I have worked with, more often, when we focus on the basics, digestion, energy and stubborn fat loss improves. 

The Basics of Nutrition and Wellness;

• Steady rhythm each day with eating intervals. Avoid waiting eight hours during the day between meals when you are absolutely ravenous. This is often when overeating and not making the best food choices happen.
• Plan ahead three balanced meals with sources of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats. Add in a snack or two based on hunger levels and activity level. If you hope your meals work out for the day, this will likely not work to your advantage. To have nutrient dense meals ready to grab during busy days, this does require some planning ahead. But taking this time ahead will ultimately save you time and stress, so you can focus on other things that need your attention and have the sustained energy to perform.
• Sit down, slow down, and chew your food. Making meal time more intentional and limiting stressful activities, will help with digestion and absorption of your food. When you are present at your meal you will also feel more satisfied after eating.

Nutrition can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be, when you know what works best for YOU. My mission is to help you ditch the all or nothing thinking with dieting and nutrition, bring it back to the basics of nutrition and wellness to create lasting results you feel good about!

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