By this point, almost everyone has heard a little bit about the benefits of protein.
There is good reason for this: more than any other nutrient, protein is what helps fuel every system in our bodies. In fact, the right amount of protein helps build lean muscle, lose fat, and even keep our hair healthy.
Dieting is often treated as a one-size-fits-all solution to weight loss. Not only is this untrue from a nutritional standpoint, but also from a psychological perspective.
See, what most individuals overlook when they begin losing weight is how they handle temptation.
For some of us, we can maintain higher consistency when we allow ourselves a little “cheat” here and there. This might look like a few pieces of candy or a handful of chips. For others, we can maintain higher consistency by cutting those foods completely out of our diet.
People talk about weight loss all the time. It’s part of our media, our daily lives, and even our personal fitness goals. But what do we really mean when we talk about weight loss? Well, we are normally talking about fat loss.
How can you make fewer decisions to lose weight? It has to do with automating your food choices.
By planning ahead, you eliminate the need for excessive decisions while securing nutritious and fulfilling meals without added effort.
As I’ve talked about a bit elsewhere on this blog, weight loss is not only physical, it’s psychological. For many, emotional eating plays a large role in this dynamic.
Unfortunately, due to the deeply ingrained patterns that contribute to emotional eating in the first place, this habit can be a real challenge to break. This is especially true when we start using food to cope with boredom, sadness, and even anxiety.
For many individuals on a weight loss journey, the holidays can be both a joyful and challenging time. For those in the west, the holidays bring 6 weeks of rich foods, seasonal treats, and copious amounts of sugary and alcoholic beverages.
While we want to use this time to celebrate and spend time with loved ones, it’s easy to see how the season can also be a source of stress.
When beginning our personal health journeys, our first resource is often the internet. We read blogs and forums, looking for the best ways to lose fat, gain muscle, and return to a place of confidence with our bodies.
While the internet is a powerful tool, at some point or another we hit a roadblock. The information we find might be contradictory, complicated, or not fit into our busy lifestyles.
Staying consistent during weight loss is one of the most effective ways to boost success. Normally, we attain this consistency through tracking meals, macros, and fitness.
While it’s easy to rely on eyeballing these portions and guesstimating your nutrition intake, it’s simply not effective.
Studies show that for individuals who want to lose weight, accurately measuring food is one of the most important parts in the process. This is because without accurate measurements, it’s easy to underestimate just how much food we are eating– this is especially true for calorie rich foods such as peanut butter, cooking oils, and salad dressings.
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