Being “stuck” can look a few different ways.
So I want to be sure that I address each of them.
ONE… Literally NO weight is coming off.
You’re putting in the work, but the scale just won't budge!
TWO… You’ve lost some weight, but have plateaued and it’s been a minute since the scale has moved… but you haven’t gained the weight back. YAY FOR YOU!!
THREE… Every time you lose weight, you seem to gain it back… Stuck in a cycle of sorts.
The same damn 10 or 20 pounds.
You lose it… then it finds its way back…
Maybe this has happened a couple of times.
Maybe more times than you can remember!
So what’s a girl to do?
First of all…
THERE’S HOPE!!
It doesn’t matter how old you are, how many kids you’ve had, or what you’ve tried in the past…
YOU CAN GET PAST THIS!
And before we move forward, I need you to stop for a second and grab something to write on and write with…
I’ll wait…
Seriously, don’t be lazy…
Still waiting…
Really? …
Ok, this is for you… not for me.
So make of it what you’d like.
What I need you to write down is this:
WHY…
Why do you want to lose the weight?
DO NOT be vague.
Don’t say, “I want to be healthy”
Instead say exactly what it means for you to be ‘healthy’.
Don’t say, “I want to be more consistent”
Consistent at what?? And what do you mean by consistent?
Don’t say, “I want to feel better”
What does it mean to ‘feel better’?
How does your life change by you losing this weight?
Are you more confident?
What changes if you’re more confident?
What more fulfillment do you get out of life by losing weight?
And what does that translate to?
- Your feel better about being intimate with your partner… or dating?
- You don’t get pushed around at work or taken for granted?
- You can speak up for yourself and what you want/need/deserve?
- You feel better/more like yourself in social situations?
- You demand respect?
What is it for you?
By the way… this is
Troubleshooting tip #1: WHY? Why do you want it?
⚠️ WARNING! ⚠️
If you skip this step, you’re doomed.
You won't reach your goal…
Just saying.
Don’t blame me…
I’m just telling you the truth.
It’s much more doable for you if the things you need to do to lose weight don’t require so much mental energy to do (working out when you don’t feel like it, cooking meals in advance, going to bed earlier, eating healthy, etc). Why are these things so hard to do sometimes?
Because you’re focused on the external outcome and not what other benefits they give you.
Do you think that if you just kept working out and trying to eat a little better each week eventually you’d make it to your goal?
How about after 6 months or a year?
What’s going to carry you through when you don’t ‘feel’ like doing the things you need to?
* Side note: we talk about these exact tips in a YouTube Video but we put “why” as number 2.
I no longer agree with that.
I MUST be first!!
NO EXCEPTION!
This brings me to…
Troubleshooting tip #2: Try something DIFFERENT.
If you’ve already tried something and it didn’t work… for example, it resulted in you losing weight initially, then you gained it back… Be very wary of trying that same approach again.
If you’ve done weight watchers, noom, nutrisystem, beachbody, vshred, etc… and none of them have sustainably gotten you to where you want to be…
If you do them again, the same way, you will get the exact same result.
Something has to be different.
Troubleshooting tip #3: Stop weighing yourself so often. Your weight is a measurement of progress… and the numbers don’t lie.
However, done too often… you don’t have context.
So though the numbers don’t lie… it’s not telling the WHOLE truth!
Are you basing your success or failure on only PART of the story?
Your weight fluctuates on an hourly basis… on a minute-by-minute basis… but do you really think that you’re losing or gaining fat at that rate?
Any logical person would say no…
So other ways to track your progress are how your clothes are fitting, your energy levels, how you’re sleeping, improvements in cravings, a better attitude, etc.
All of these are affected by you taking better care of yourself.
And when you take better care of yourself, you will lose the weight.
Troubleshooting tip #4: Make gradual modifications… not dramatic.
Have you ever been on one of those Sea Dragon rides??
If you swing dramatically one way, the swing has to come back.
If you try to cut out all carbs, sugar, or alcohol…
You’re swinging heavy one way…
You bet your bottom dollar it’s gonna come back and smack ya!
Try making subtle adjustments to your food intake, water intake, exercise, sleep, etc., and keep building from there.
All of this will help you to be more consistent…
And if you wanna know a really special secret…
Consistency in being a little better and following through with what you say you’re going to do (regardless of how small the improvement may seem at the time) is really what will get you the results you’re looking for.
Troubleshooting tip #5: Be patient.
That’s just that…
Patient = The ability to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
There are ENDLESS opportunities for us to practice patience
If you enjoyed this video or learned something from it…
If it changed your perspective or felt helpful for ways you can improve on your journey…
All we ask is that you comment below what was the most helpful thing(s) you took away.
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