As per the story above, you can’t control everything in life but we pray for the best and wish Jeanne a speedy recovery.
As per the title, this is serious as well but can be controlled. I titled it as “Diets Kill” because essentially that is what they do.
They cause alot of internal physical and emotional damage. The proof is in the frustrations and the physical pains I have coached over the years from clients who have tried all the diets out there to find themselves worse then when they started.
You are essentially stripping away the nutritents your body requires and making a drastic and unhealthy change to your lifestyle that your mind can’t process. Now I am not a psychologist but I have coached hundreds of people and heard some painful stories on what diets have done for them.
To help you out when you make the decision to go on a “diet” follow these guidelines first:
1. Stop listening and reading on the latest trends of nutrition according to celebrities and these drastic results on tv.
2. Determine exactly where you want to go, the results you want to achieve, and why they are truly important to you.
3. Visit this website to help you determine your resting metabolic rate RMR Calculator. This is a crucial number to know. Do your best to stay at that number or 100-200 calories above for fat loss. This is not the most accurate way. The most accurate way is to have a professional coach test it with the Body Gem. You can read more on that here
4. Once you have that number start out with the basic breakdown. 50% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 20% healthy fats. I know that sounds confusing but if you learn how to do this it works wonders in the beginning. I have had people lose up to 6 lbs in their first 7 days doing this. If you don’t understand this, it’s best to make an appointment with me to go over it (516-203-4534)
Example: if your intake is supposed to be 1,200 calories (600 are from carbs, 360 from proteins, 240 from fats)
1 gram of carbs=4 calories so your carb intake is 150 grams
1 gram of protein=4 calories so your protein intake is 90 grams
1 gram of fat= 9 calories so you fat intake is 26.5 grams
Use those numbers to add up the meals you are taking in. Read those labels! I have been doing this a long time for clients so I have learned the tricks, but it takes time to learn anything new. If you need help with this, we offer a private nutrition program that takes all the guess work out of it, you just have to eat.
5. For the next 21 days follow the plan you have created for yourself. Take your starting measurements and see where you are in 21 days.
Once you get it and have some momentum, you don’t have to count as much anymore because of your education.
I urge you to stop killing yourself on diets. Stop looking for that perfect plan.
Come back to the basics above and go from there. It doesn’t matter how long it takes you to get to your goal, just get there!
Dedicated to your results,
Greg Kalafatic
P.S. IF you haven’t experienced our metabolic workouts to complement your nutrition plan, visit www.LIFitBody.com.
P.P.S. We provide meal plans and recipes along with the program. We put it together you do the work.
