So many people out there are having difficulties with their weight, in fact more and more people are becoming overweight and plenty are on a losing battle to reduce the weight they have gained for a couple of reason.
Firstly, some people are emotional eaters; these people are gaining something from eating regardless of their emotional reasons for eating (comfort, reward, stress release etc.)
Secondly, some are just simply over eating; by having 1 mouthful extra per meal is enough to make a big gain over the course of a year. I have added my “Fuel Tank Analogy” to help you understand what I mean.
Fuel Tank Analogy
Food is fuel like petrol is for a car, a car uses what it needs, now imagine if a car had an elasticated fuel tank, we would fill up the tank and the car would use what it needs with the reserves being kept back, you then refill what you initially put in the car and possibly a little extra and so on, the fuel tank keeps expanding at the same time as using what it needs.
This is a classic trait for overeaters, just one mouthful extra per meal per day than what we require is enough to put on weight over time.
1 extra mouthful per meal = 1 unneeded mouthful x by 3 meals per day = 3 unneeded mouthfuls per day, if you do this everyday every year then that’s 3 x 365 = 1095 of unrequired mouthfuls per year which is a lot of meals extra per year than your body requires and so I would encourage people to leave a little something on their plate each meal time.
The most important thing to remember is that you should NOT expect to lose lots of weight quickly, no one gains 2 Stone over night and should not expect to lose 2 Stone over night. A healthy and steady pace of about 1LB-2LB per week is good to aim for. If however, you lose a little more then fantastic, if you lose a little less, that’s also just as good, a loss is still a loss and therefore you are succeeding in achieving your goal. Forward is the right direction and a small loss is still moving forward.
Successful weight loss is about getting your body back to its natural way of eating by returning back to nature and to eat how we were designed to eat.
Speaking of nature this is a great place to start; there are no overweight animals in nature, FACT! An elephant is the right size for an elephant and an ant is the right size for an ant and the reasons why there are no over weight animals is because of the eating habits they have and this is exactly what I teach my clients.
There will be times when you will “fall off the wagon” but I want to reassure you that it is ok, you are human after all. The key point is not to beat yourself up but to accept what has happened and then to go back to the points I have set out in this course.
Thanks. This is very inspiring.
on September 19, 2017 at 1:23 pm TilldallYou’re very welcome Tilldall.
Ed
on September 20, 2017 at 5:48 pm Ed FrancisThis is really interesting. Small changes can make a huge difference and as you say, people shouldn’t expect to see dramatic results as if you lose too much weight too soon the likelihood is you’ll put it back on. I think it’s about those small changes embedding themselves into your head. I’m sure I read somewhere that it takes xxx time for a new habit to become ingrained in your day to day life. And I guess it’s also about eating the right foods and doing some sort of exercise.
on September 20, 2017 at 11:52 am KerryThank you for that Kerry,
The weight could go back on just as quick but what tends to happen is that the body goes into starvation mode and therefore will reserve any fat it takes in and makes weight loss harder.
Of course eating the right foods and exercise will help weight loss dramatically however, I offer complete freedom whist encouraging the healthier lifestyle but it isn’t essential in every case.
You have made accurate points though!
Ed
on September 20, 2017 at 5:47 pm Ed FrancisVery well, I’m overweight on my 20s and became conscious about my body after a year I guess, thanks to probiotics, veges, and exercise, I find my old body again and now living healthily and comfortably.
on October 16, 2018 at 4:10 am Stephanie Cole