It's funny how we think, isn't it?? The one thing I hear more than any other when someone first joins the gym is that their body won't go below____. Some how we've all listened to the same bunch of BS and believed it! Well, I'm here to tell ya, there's something else.... Your body will do ANYTHING you want it to, within reason of course.
Plateaus or "set points" as some of us call them are most often caused by routine...same food, same workout (or lack of), same sleep pattern, same stress. I know... you don't want to hear it any more than I do, but the simple fact is that if you're stuck, you HAVE to do something different.
I'll use myself as an example. I wake up every day at 4am, averaging 5-6 hours of sleep. I eat healthy 85% of the time- this means I focus on REAL food, mostly home-cooked and I ALWAYS eat protein, fat and carb at every meal. I have a job that I love, but it pays me more in hugs and happiness than it ever has in dollars and cents. I drink a glass (or 2) of wine every day.
Oh, and I don't workout (because I wake up at 4am, eat crappy 15% of the time, stress about money and drink a glass of wine (or 2) every day).
I know each and every one of you can see the error of my ways, and you could tell me what to do to get on track.
But, let's imagine my new coach talks me into an extra hour of sleep every night and she convinces everyone she knows to join the next challenge at My Gym! Then, suppose I put a cork in that bottle of wine 6 nights a week and I workout for an hour every day.
I'm going to feel better, right?
And I'm going to lose weight, right?
Yep!
And as sure as the sun will rise...eventually, the scale will stop moving.
Then, I'd bet she's going to tell me I need to eat more (or less) and I need to pick up heavier weights. She's going to tell me to take a day off and eat whatever I want (that's wishful thinking, huh?). She knows me well, she won't tell me to start running, but she might tell me to pick up the pace on my walks!
I changed my habits up yesterday... today I'm sore and hungry but in a week or so I won't remember a thing....
Is it time to update your settings too?
Day 2- 8/9/16
3:50- Wake before alarm
4:10- 8 oz. water. Out of lemon :(
Added frozen peaches to work water
4:30- 10 oz. black coffee on drive in to work
5:00- Taught KB...super excited! Big group and they worked hard! Recorded class for new closed group on FB. 12 oz. water
6:00- Siggi's 2% yogurt. 12 oz. water
6:10- 6:30- walk before PT client (crazy crossfitters were doing an insane amount of squats and runs today...I felt so bad for them, I almost invited them to come play at My Gym!!)
8:15- Tall Americano, 1 egg, 2 whites, 2.5 oz fresh pineapple, 2.5 oz. fresh raspberries
11:45- 4 oz. grilled chicken (brushed with homemade BBQ when cooked), 5 oz. baby carrots, 8 oz. water
3:30- Proto whey shake
4:30-6:30- teach 20 oz. water
6:45-Kickboxing
7:40- 4 oz. pulled pork roast on 2 cups lettuce with cherry tomatoes, 2 TBS. black beans, 2 TBS salsa and 2 TBS. fat-free Greek yogurt, 16 oz. water
17465 steps, 5.0 hours sleep, 1078 calories, 47.0% protein, 22.5% carbs, 30.5% fat
Need to work on more calories and more carbs tomorrow...lots of desk time today. Very productive, but lost track of eating.
Good night!
7:40- 4 oz. pulled pork roast on 2 cups lettuce with cherry tomatoes, 2 TBS. black beans, 2 TBS salsa and 2 TBS. fat-free Greek yogurt, 16 oz. water
17465 steps, 5.0 hours sleep, 1078 calories, 47.0% protein, 22.5% carbs, 30.5% fat
Need to work on more calories and more carbs tomorrow...lots of desk time today. Very productive, but lost track of eating.
Good night!
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