What is the story you are telling yourself about why you aren't at the weight you desire? I was at a womens function the other night and a women in her 60's struck up a conversation with me when she found out I assist people in releasing their excess weight.
"I'm so frustrated" she said. "I go to the gym 5 days a week and do cardio and weight training. I watch what I eat and I haven't lost a pound!!!"
Hm-mm. I know we think we can go to the gym and exercise off the extra 20 pounds that has settled in our bellies. But if it hasn't worked, it is time to figure out what is going on. And what is going on is generally about the food.
I asked her if she ate breakfast before she went to the gym. "Of course I eat breakfast. I have a bowl of Cheerios and half a banana." Lunch was typically a sandwich, often with just lots of veggies. Dinner was piece of protein and veggies.
Can you see why the weight wasn't coming off, even with all the exercise? Practically no protein during the whole day. Just carbs! We women do love our carbs don't we? But so does that belly fat.
When I shared with her what I was seeing, she wasn't very happy with me. As a matter of fact, she made sure she sat on the opposite side of the room. Boy...I sure know how to make friends and influence people, huh? I'm sorry. I didn't make up the biochemical rules. I've just learned them so I could help you all (and myself) not break them to our detriment.
One cup of Cheerios has 22 grams of carbs and 3.5 grams of protein. Let's add on the carbs in the banana and you're around 38 grams of carbs with maybe 5 grams of protein. That's a pretty big carb load for first thing in the morning. By the way...have you ever measured out 1 cup of cheerios. It's not very much. A "bowl" of Cheerios is probably closer to 2 serving sizes!!!!
The point I'm trying to make here isn't to make this lovely lady wrong. It's to point out common fallacies when it comes to helping us burn body fat. We think we can exercise it off. And exercise definitely helps. But you must learn to balance your protein and your carbs. If you don't, you won't get the results you are looking for.
Once again...it's not a big philosophical discussion. Here is the six million dollar question...Is what I'm doing working? If it is, keep doing it. If it isn't, don't get mad at the Chica who points it out at the womens event! LOL!!!
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