One of the most frustrating things is when you feel like you’re doing everything right, but you’re just not getting the results you want.
First, don’t give up. You’re likely on the cusp of making something really great happen, so keep at it and think of your lack of results as learning what not to do. The more things you cross off your list that don’t work, the closer you are to finding what does.
The strategy I recommend to my clients that has the best success rate is to count your calories. Use MyFitnessPal, LoseIt, paper and pencil, or whatever you need. Calorie counting seems to have a bad reputation these days but if you’re in a rut, you should do it. This is not to say that other strategies that don’t have you writing everything you eat down won’t work, but if you’re tired of putting in effort and not seeing results, you must track everything.
The fitness industry has a tendency to complicate things, sometimes for the better, but other times for the worse. Often this leaves people thinking that maybe their gut health is causing them to gain weight or that they’re not eating enough fat…so they’re fat. Again, not trying to knock things that have worked for people, but counting your calories doesn’t have to be an eating disorder either.
To simplify things, furniture doesn’t just move of its own accord, if you want it moved then you have to apply force to lift it. Things don’t just spontaneously move. Forces make things move, and it’s the same with your body. You don’t just stand up. The energy you need to generate the force to move comes from food or stored fat in your body. If you don’t eat enough food, you’ll mainly use the stored fat. Period.
Now it’s true that certain conditions or eating habits can impact your metabolism, but you’ll never know this to be true unless you count your calories and monitor your weight. There’s a difference between thinking you ate pretty well, see no results, and think your thyroid is messed up vs. logging everything you eat and stopping at 1200 calories per day then gaining a pound at the end of the week. Clearly something is wrong with your metabolism you’re gaining weight on 1200 calories. Don’t guess something is wrong, get the facts.
Additionally, when you don’t measure what you eat, it’s so easy to eat more than you intend. If you eat only 100 or 200 more calories than intended for the day, then throw in a Saturday cheat meal, you’re essentially flat for the week. You feel like you did everything right because you’re more conscious of what you’re eating, but if you’re off then you’re off and nothing will happen and it’s frustrating.
Now it’s time to put the work in and get results! Have a plan for what you want to eat and make sure to log it all! Do this continuously for several weeks. If you’d like some help meal planning and want to develop a consistent exercise routine, you’re welcome to come in for a free consultation where we discuss how to help you work towards your goals and start developing a plan. Just email me at revolutionsportsclub19@gmail.com to schedule your free session.
Cheers,
Coach Rob
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