Many clients come to me wanting to lose weight. They are looking for me to give them an eating plan that they can follow so that they can shed those extra pounds. The only problem is that I don't do this.
A prescribed eating plan is no different than a diet. And diets don't work. Diets don't work because calorie/food restriction cannot be maintained in the long run. You follow the diet, and you lose weight. You stop following it, and you gain the weight back (and usually more). And yet, we are somehow programed to continue this trend after multiple failures. Yes, it's insanity.
I'm not suggesting that you don't lose weight if you need to. However, you need to re-frame your thinking about it and have a fresh perspective. Exclusively focusing on weight loss might be sabotaging your progress. Instead, I'd like you to think about changing your diet in order to get healthier.
As our bodies age, things start changing: We wake up stiffer in the morning from arthritis. We become more sensitive to carbohydrates and begin to become insulin resistance. Our stomachs are more sensitive. Our cholesterol and blood pressure might start creeping up. All of these things don't get BETTER as we get older. That's why, when we change our diets to address these issues, we have to think about implementing these dietary "tweaks" for, forever. And when we do it this way, focusing on our health, we are making real lifestyle changes that do the body good in the long-run! And these healthier adjustments lead to weight loss.
No matter how you decide to tackle your issue (doing your own research/program or seeking out professional help), having a new perspective will be helpful. Change your inner dialogue from, "I need to lose weight" to "I want to get healthier". This fresh perspective could make a huge difference.
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