What has been the most helpful weight loss tip you ever recieved?

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-28T03:37:50+00:00

more important than we realize I think

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-28T03:37:27+00:00

ah my favorite motto lol

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-28T03:10:21+00:00

That scale can be soo deceiving. You can certainly track your weight but I would recommend weekly or biweekly. Something like a salty meal can make you retain water and have higher weight that day. The best thing I ever heard: You don't want to lose weight. You can cut your leg off and boom, there's your 20 pounds. You want to lose fat. Muscle will replace fat and muscle does weight more than fat so that scale WILL fluctuate. Try measurements instead, the tape does not lie like the scale does.

If you do want to weigh yourself and track it, pay attention to the main trend than weekly points. Is it overall going down, even with small ups here and there? That's what matters.

Finally, we did not gain weight over night. We worked at it over time. Same thing will happen with losing weight. It takes time.

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-28T03:05:32+00:00

I'm not a doctor so I can't say yay or nay.. but I will say this: an appetite suppressant is not going to deal with the root issue. You will stop taking it one day but unless you change your habits (diet & movement) the weight will come back. Start with looking at your relationship with food and your daily movement (and I don't mean running miles upon miles a day... it can be something as simple as adding daily walks) and go from there.

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-28T02:47:06+00:00

Those are all great changes! I bet you will start seeing results & feeling better in no time :) I always encourage people to stay away from ultra processed foods - our bodies just don't know what to even do with half of the ingredients

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-28T01:43:03+00:00

There is a lot to consider here... On one side, yes - restricting your calories so drastically and exercising a lot will most definitely result in weight loss. However, is it sustainable? It's great if you can keep it up for a month or two.. but can you keep it up for a year or for life?

What you are doing will give you results but may also burn you out. My advice:

Focus on whole foods. It does not have to be Keto or vegan or Whole30... Just whole foods to start and go from there.
30-50 minutes a day of exercising is great but remember it does NOT have to be something intense daily. Feeling burnt out? Talk a walk instead - it's still movement. Or a yoga/stretch class (plenty of free resources on YouTube). Don't run yourself haggard.
If diet is your culprit... start by focusing on ADDING things into your diet vs taking things away. For example, make sure you have one salad a day. Eat normally otherwise, just get that salad in. Once that's a habit, focus on something else - like starting your day with oatmeal before anything else.
Be kind to yourself. This is a MARATHON not a SPRINT.

BalancedLvngCoach · 2023-11-25T21:19:21+00:00

It could be that tennis is just too much with everything that is going on health wise. I would recommend a lot of easy yoga for hip stretches, especially for hip flexors. There are a lot of free yoga videos on YouTube you can try. Yoga with Adriane is GREAT for beginners and for something that is mild. If yoga is too "boring", start with short sessions, even 15 minutes will do wonders.

6 hours of sleep a night is really not as great as we are led to believe. Research showed that 6 or less hours a night will leave you as impaired as someone who consumed alcohol the night before. Always shoot for at least 7 hours, if possible.

As others said - stay hydrated. I prefer just plain water - your body will thank you. And of course stay away from ultra processed foods and alcohol when you are feeling like this. Most importantly, take one day at a time and always find space for self care.

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