![]() If you are in a calorie deficit and you move more, you will lose weight. I eat healthily and have lots of fresh vegetables, why am I not losing weight? It is my hormones, you always gain weight in midlife, there is no point in trying. I have failed in the past so why will this make any difference. Surely cake doesn't add that many calories. Our mind is very very powerful and we come up with every excuse possible to sabotage our efforts, just this one glass of wine won't hurt. You have to want to do it - enough to say no to wine every night, or pudding every day or lazing in bed on a Sunday morning when really a walk might be a better idea. Getting in the right mindset for weight loss is the biggest challenge and where we are most likely to fall down. Start with a short walk, even 10 minutes is better than nothing. ![]() Then add exercise in as a bonus because you want to and you enjoy it and you have time for it. Walking to the shops, walking up and down the escalator instead of standing still, cooking, cleaning, housework) - just move more and up your NEAT. James and his friend Diran really promote NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) basically everything you do as you go about your daily life. If you are not in a calorie deficit then no amount of exercise will make any difference whatsoever. If you don't then don't force yourself to go out for a run - it is no better at helping you lose weight than any other method of moving more. Running isn't actually that good for us (it can damage our knees, we are more prone to injury from running and during menopause the stress it puts on the body isn't great for weight gain around the middle) - but if you enjoy it then do it. If your goal is to run a marathon then obviously you need to train for it. If you are menopausal then strength training is really good for hormonal imbalances. If you want to become a body builder or have ripped abs then weight lifting is good. Getting out for a walk is just as good as a run or a gym session. ![]() So any of the fad diets work on this principle - keto, slimming world, low gluten, gluten free, healthy eating - they only work because they put you are in a calorie deficit.įor this post I am really highlighting the importance of small, sustainable changes and not a sudden effort to cut calories, stop eating carbs, give up alcohol and exercise five times a week. How ever you measure your food intake (logging calories, writing a diary, or just using common sense and portion control) you will not lose fat unless you are consuming less calories than you burn off. Then the next thing to focus on is a CALORIE DEFICIT. ![]() Stress is one of the biggest causes of weight gain! So first of all relax (yeah I know, not easy). And to not beat yourself up about the occasional slip up or not doing enough exercise. Remember, it is important to live a life too. But with lockdown easing and normality slowly returning I thought it was time for me to get back to some sort of healthy lifestyle! Then the sun arrived, and my sun lounger was more tempting and the rose wine at 5 pm became an excellent idea. I started off well with plans to exercise at least twice a week and daily walks. So inevitably a few pounds might have been gained here and there. I haven't done a healthy eating and exercise update for a while and with lockdown I think we have all been a bit tempted by homemade cakes, wine or a G&T or two.
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