Do you feel like if you don’t weigh, measure and prep your food perfectly, following a clean eating meal plan is pointless? Do you feel like if you don’t get in your daily workout plan six times a week you aren’t going to reach your personal fitness goals? If this is you, keep reading..
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I received a #Commit2fit assessment from a client who is frustrated because she previously meal prepped so perfectly all the time. She weighed and measured all of her chicken breast and broccoli, she worked out six days a week and weighed 30 pounds less than she does now. She wants to get back to doing that but she’s struggling to do so.
Now she’s working out three days a week which is perfect. She eats healthy, unprocessed foods, but isn’t on a perfect meal plan and I’m okay with that.
I don’t like it when people do 180’s because 180’s lead to 360’s. When I have a client who isn’t working out at all, I actually only want them to workout three times a week doing one chest/ back strength circuit, one legs/ abs strength training circuit, and one arms/ shoulders strength training circuit a week. This should only take about 30 minutes for each workout routine, and because it’s circuits, that will include strength training to build muscle and it will have a fat burning cardiovascular effect.
I also do not want my client to go from totally crappy eating to eating perfectly. If someone comes to me who doesn’t eat breakfast, eats a sandwich and chips out for lunch, feels tired in the afternoons and binges upon coming home or eats fast food for dinner then binges on ice cream at night I am not going to have them start measuring their chicken and broccoli and eating every 3 hours and batch cooking the very next week.
I prefer my clients take baby steps. And even if it’s two baby steps forward and one baby step back, they are still heading in the direction of their goals than than leaping forward, then completely stopping and going backward.
I always recommend moderation. Just a couple of small tweaks over the course of a few weeks or a month, then maybe making another small tweak the next month or next quarter, etc. It may take longer but who cares?! If you reach your goal it’s a lot better than not reaching it and feeling bad about yourself, giving up and having poor self esteem and feeling like a loser.
So if you are ready to take some baby steps, that is how I coach and I am ready for you to join me in the next 12 weeks of online personal training via #Commit2Fit.
Do you need help figuring out the right clean eating meal plan and daily workout plan for you?
Go to Commit2FitCoaching.com/freeassessment and let me help you.
Your Coach,
Kyra
P.S. Everyone is different. Some people need more carbs, more food, different workouts from others. It’s all individualized which is why I run #Commit2Fit with personalized clean eating meal plans and workout plans. Everything should be custom and designed specifically for YOU.