Chatting to a client on a catch up vid yesterday helped them to realise the Principle of how we lose weight is always the same.
How we do it can change…
So what does this mean?
Well, losing weight is primarily all about putting less energy in to your body than you expend, over time. This is the principle and that does not change…
How you do this can vary massively and depends on many things like, who you are, your lifestyle, likes and dislikes, ways you like to learn and work to name a few. And this is the Method!
And the method can be altered and changed for each person for whatever reason!
For example: You might have 5 stone to lose! Now in the past I have said it needs to be done in a slow and steady way, logging everything, measuring weekly and chipping away.
This is one method, but not the only method…
This person might HATE logging, be impatient, demotivated and be horrified at the thought of measuring their girth weekly! So the likelihood is they will fall off the radar and not achieve their goal. There is nothing wrong with the method, it follows the Principle, it is just the wrong method for that person.
It might be that a highly restrictive calorie intake is adopted for the first few weeks, get some weight off, who cares that it is not ALL fat mass. What it is, is quick results that are highly motivating.
This is another method!
After a few weeks the calories can increase and weight loss slowed. Again this can be done an number of ways…
Do you adopt a fasting protocol or average out the calories for the week and allow for high and low days, or keep the calories the same everyday. Do you follow an example diet day where you can ‘swap’ food options for similar to the plan, to keep intake on par, or diet ‘hard’ then break, then diet hard.
All of these are methods to following the same principle for weight loss and can be interchanged when needed. Even if it is to keep the process from getting boring!
As long as good habits are being promoted and taught during the process many methods can be adopted.
The principle is kcal deficit. Altering your method or finding one that really works for you and keeps it consistent is important to achieving progress.
If you need help in finding one that fits you or need to change one you are currently following, let me know.
Here to help!
