Common Weight-Loss Mistakes: Tips For The Busy Woman

Hi!

I’m Master Trainer Charlie!

You’ve come to the right place if you want to be somewhere that’s all about helping The Busy Woman live a more fit and healthy lifestyle!

 Let’s talk about your weight loss goals. Because I’ve been there, let me tell you. At the start of my journey towards achieving #ThatFitLife, I did everything wrong when trying to lose the 60+ pounds of weight I gained while carrying my second child. And I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I did because I was absolutely sabotaging my own progress.

Did you know most people think losing weight is all about small, restricted meals every day and lots and lots of cardio?

They'd be incorrect, like I certainly was, because both would be mistakes for long-term weight loss results. And as an Active Marine Corps Officer at the time, I needed to lose weight and the weight to stay off and get fit in the process!

 Please keep reading to see some common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight, so you don't fall into the same trap I did. 

1. Eating extremely low-calorie meals daily- Speaking of low-calorie meals and snacks…yes, we have to be in a caloric deficit to lose weight, but if you could lose weight eating 1800 calories a day, versus 1200 calories a day, which would you choose?  Of course, you will lose weight eating 1200 calories OR LESS daily! This is also NOT sustainable. You're starving your body.  That means any weight you lose will quickly return, AND THEN SOME, as soon as you eat within more healthy standards.  So, eat within a reasonable AND sustainable caloric deficit. If you need help, and want access to easy, delicious, realistic, and macro-dense meals intentionally designed with your fitness goals in mind, grab your copy of any F3 Recipe Pack here.

 2. Over-indulging in healthy fats - Eating healthy fat is STILL EATING FAT.  Most people forget this and tend to go overboard on the healthy fats like avocado and peanut butter.  So, be mindful when using healthy fats as their portions may be small, but their overall caloric intake is usually high. 

 3. Adding too much cardio to your Training Program - I was up to running a consecutive 9 miles EACH DAY, Monday through Friday, and couldn't understand why I wasn’t losing weight or even inches. You can imagine how exhausted I was at the end of the day, juggling a toddler and an infant in addition to my then Active Duty Marine Corps career. Our bodies are intelligent machines. They WILL adapt very quickly.  Adding in a ton of cardio, especially at the onset of our weight-loss journey, will backfire as our bodies will need us to do more and more over time to get the same results. This is NOT sustainable.  

4. Not eating enough protein at EACH meal- Eating protein at each meal helps us grow muscle, but it helps us maintain any muscle we already have.  The more muscle mass we have, the higher our metabolism. The higher our metabolism, the more fat we burn, even while sleeping. For delicious, chef-curated, protein-packed meals including dessert during your busy day, grab your copy of the F3 High Protein Recipe Pack. So you can put down the 100-calorie meals and snacks and add adequate amounts of protein to each meal to start seeing real results. 

 5. Overeating—Portion control is necessary to lose weight. It ensures we don't overeat, which can be easy if we aren't paying attention. So, if you have weight loss goals, you must consistently practice portion control.

Consistency is always key for all of these tips.

Use these tips to help if you're on your own weight-loss journey, and even your everyday fitness journey. They will ensure your efforts aren't wasted.

For help with your nutrition program to achieve your goals, including losing weight, sign up now for your lifetime access to the F3 Signature Nutrition Program made specifically for The Busy Woman here. Because you want your journey to be realistic and sustainable, and I want that for you too, it makes perfect sense for you to have a nutrition program created specifically for this while complementing your goals.   

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Talk soon.

Your Master Trainer,

Charlie