Listen up my Peeps ????

WHY YOU MAY NOT BE BURNING FAT!

1) TOO MANY CALORIES..

The first thing on the list is always going to be calories. Eating the right amount of healthy foods is best, but eating twice what your body needs in healthy foods or any foods will make you gain weight. Keep it within your calorie range and spread it out into small portion size meals.

2) EATING TOO LITTLE CALORIES..

Yes, it goes both ways. If you're on a diet that calls for under 1,200 calories (unless on cleanse days) STOP!! You're in a bad place, get out! The body responds best when you feed it what it needs, NOT take away! That means all your macros, including carbs. The trick is too hit your macros within your calorie range based on your goal and activity level. Too few calories will turn your metabolism into a wounded turtle and your body will hold on to fat.

3) YOU'RE NOT CLEANSING..

Your body will accumulate nasty toxins that you will acquire from your lifestyle and surrounding. Whether it be alcohol, foods, pesticides, the quality of the water you bath in, acidic coffee, cleaning products, etc.. It can't be avoided.
The body's natural defense is to hold on to fat and viscera fat(the most dangerous kind) to protect your organs from those toxins. When you cleanse, you rid your body of those toxins and fat is released. And just as important, that sick lethargic feeling that the toxins may have been causing you to experience can disappear as well. New found energy, HUGE BONUS, YAY!!!

But that being said, if it is fatloss and muscle growth you seek, I strongly recommend a nutritional cellular cleanse, this attacks only fat and toxins and supports lean muscle growth. I DO NOT recommend a vegetable, fruit, or colon cleanse. You will lose valuable muscle and you will rebound weight on these, and they aren't too pleasant unless you enjoy sitting on the throne all day ;-)

4) NOT LIFTING HEAVY..

Your muscle is your metabolism. When your goal is to lose fat, the primary role of strength training is to maintain muscle mass.
When you're cutting calories your muscle is going to want to go bye bye as well. To combat that you must train to build muscle and keep that metabolism and overall finished look at it's highest standard. I suggest an 8-14 rep range.

5) YOU'RE LETTING STRESS OUTWEIGH YOU..

When you're stressed out your body produces a hormone called cortisol. This increases body fat storage, particularly to the belly, if not controlled.
Stress is caused mentally, physically, and emotionally and can cause body fat even when dieting.
*In the hierarchy of fat loss, stress management may be the single most important factor.

So find things that you enjoy that relive your stress, and do them often, like daily, and get plenty of sleep as well!
The best natural supplement that I've found to combat this is a plant based adaptogen that I take every morning, called Ionix Supreme. I recommend also having it before any stressful events, you will handle them much better ;-)

6) TOO MUCH CARDIO..

Long durations of cardio can lead to an overproduction of cortisol and possible health issues. And the fat burning zone turns into the muscle burning zone after around 45-60 minutes, which is counter productive to fatloss. Picture a marathon runners build compared to a sprinters, same diet but different training method. Keep those training sessions short and intense! Some of my favorites are H.I.I.T., tabata, sprints, spinning, sled work, and of course boot camps, cause HELL YEAH!! mixed color for bridesmaid wear of two tone ???? ????

7) YOU'RE EATING TOO MUCH FAT..

Good fats or not good fats, it contains 9 calories per gram, which adds up. So please, don't go and replace all your carbs with them. Carbs are necessary for your overall success and your body needs them.
Yes, on the days that you drop your carbs you'll want to raise your fats. But you still want to keep it within your macro percentage and you want to keep it to "good fats" ..avocado, almonds, coconut oil, etc.. But remember, too much of a good thing doesn't stay a good thing.

8) YOU'RE GOING NUTS ON NUTS..

I know, they're healthy, but they have a lot of calories and can add up quickly.
If you're eating to fill up I suggest low calorie foods like raw veggies. If your goal is fat loss, keep it to about 10-15 almonds a day.
Nuts are high in polyunsaturated fat and it can lead to too much Omega 6 and too little omega 3 in your diet. Saturated fat is generally better for improving your metabolism than unsaturated fat.

9) USING PROTEIN POWDER RATHER THAN A MEAL REPLACEMENT POWDER..

Your body works best when given about 5-6 small nutrient dense meals a day.
A protein powder does not count as a meal, and if it's a cheap store bought version, understand that by regulation it only has to be 30% whey to be called a "whey protein"..yep, that means the rest can be fillers and whatever else is inexpensive for the supplier to add to keep their cost down and raise their profit. Which in turn means bloating, gas, bad breath, no weight loss and no gains.
Go straight for the best meal replacement powder you can find as this may be your most important meal of the day. Because your other foods may be depleted of key nutrients and minerals, so you want one that contains all the macronutrients, live digestive enzymes, undenatured protein, bcaa's, trace minerals, and vitamins. I chose products that I use because they spend 2 million dollars a year in research to make sure that it has the best possible ingredients available.
You should never be too cautious with anything you eat or drink daily.
Remember, give to the body not take away, so give it the best if you want the best in return.

10) YOU'RE EXPECTING AN OVERNIGHT FIX..

The body is an amazing machine, it will do whatever you program it to do, by your actions and even by your thoughts.
So, you need to own the idea of what got you to where you are right now and realize how long it took you to get there. If it took years, there is no magic pill to reverse it overnight.
First you need to adjust your mindset to your mission, then relentlessly attack while understanding it will take time, but always reward and acknowledge your smaller accomplishments, because those are what lead you to the great ones..
I've found over the years that nutritional cellular cleansing mixed with superfood nutrition is what has worked best for me and my clients. But whatever you choose, give it your all, be patient, don't wait until you hit your goal to be proud, love yourself the whole journey and realize each day that you are a better version of yourself.
And lastly, DON'T give yourself the option the QUIT, you will never be defeated as long as you keep fighting..keep your eye's on the prize my friends, live long, and live happy :-)