for an apple?

for an apple?

So I got a message the other day from one for the ladies 

Saying that she’s lost about 8lbs

And hit a bit of a plateau.  

Now, firstly,  8lbs is a great start to her journey 💪💪

Not to mention, she’s stronger, fitter, probably now has a better metabolic health profile, 

And is in a routine of exercise.

Something that should not be overlooked. 

But even with that, she is feeling like she has gone in to the space of:

 “I can eat that as I’ll just work it off”

^^^ Ever said that?

And technically, it’s true.

You can “work food off”…

And I know some apps will tell you that you’ve burned “300 calories so you can eat 300 more”.

Now, this is all well and good…

But it fails to consider that your body has natural compensatory mechanisms (wow big words)

Which in short means:

If you burn more calories  through exercise, you might subconsciously move less, be it via your body temperature going down, fidget less… I could go on. 

So even this makes this equation a bit off

Leading to your good intentions being stolen…

You know, “why am I not losing weight?”

If you then throw in the fact that you are simply “working it off”.

I was chatting to one of the ladies the other days who’s just become a grandma..

And we actually started speaking about this. 

And I used the example of breastfeeding being “good for weight loss”

 But then they also say to “eat 500 more calories”.

Which essentially just means you’re levelling out, burning 500 calories and then eating 500 more. 

Now, weight loss isn’t often the goal when you’ve just had a baby, but I’m using this as an example 

As it’ll mean you’ll stay the same..

So, what’s an apple got to do with this?

Well, through working with thousands of people, both privately with Fruci Fit and in Public Health and the NHS…

What I’ve found is that there can be a tendency 

To fall into the trap of food being a reward for exercise 

Which again CAN work.

But can make people look at food differently .

Like one of the ladies who recently did a diet where she stopped eating apples because she knew she’d have to do 30 minutes on the cross trainer to work it off…

Can you see the issue here?

What happens when you can’t exercise?

You eat out?

Is that sustainable?

Now, I’m going to step back 

And just say that when starting your journey 

Getting into exercise habits first could actually be the best thing for you.

It’s something we do in the Kickstart one to ones where we put your starting plans together.

We look at the big rocks 🪨 aka 

The habits that if we get a handle on will make the biggest difference to your energy, relationship with food and body shape 

Without it taking a ton of time of being overwhelming.

It’s something I’ll be covering in the Food Freedom Programme starting in September 😃

Reply with “Food Freedom” and I’ll get you the details.