Avoid the latest fad diet! New year new you? Guest blog blog Anna from Keep it Real Personal Training 2017
‘I’m going to lose weight in the new year’? ‘I’m going to get to the gym every day in the new year’ or ‘I’m going to detox after christmas’?
These are statements made every new year and sometimes we make drastic moves to achieve our goals.
With this in mind I have a penned a list of sensible adjustments you can make to every day life that will help you feel healthy, slimmer and more energetic.
- Avoid the latest fad diet, diet foods/drinks, sweeteners and any restrictive kind of diet. There is only one way. Don’t over complicate things…. Choose foods from the fresh isles of the supermarket. Lean (unprocessed) meat or fish, veg (eat a whole rainbow of different coloured veg), nuts, seeds, some fruit. Don’t cut out fats or Carbohydrates, they are an important source of energy but ensure you opt for the right sort. Rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes are good sources of carbs and nuts, seeds, eggs, avocado and cheese (in moderation) are great for providing essential fatty acids. Limit choices from processed food which is anything from ready meals to candy bars, crisps to biscuits.
- Exercise – choose a form of exercise you enjoy the most as you are more likely to stick with it. Perhaps find an exercise buddy so you can motivate each other.
Ensure your workout week includes 2-3 sessions of resistance exercise as it’s not only great for shaping the muscles and improving posture but is essential for raising the metabolism, which essentially means you burn more fat at rest.
Having been in the industry for over 25 years I have finally found my favourite form of exercise. It ticks all the boxes. For me, my exercise of choice is Crossfit which is a program of constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement which can be scaled to suit any level or age.
- Change your relationship with food. Food is essential fuel for the body. You wouldn’t put dirty, contaminated fuel in your car. If you consistently did, you wouldn’t expect it to work very well or last very long would you? You also wouldn’t expect it to work if the tank was empty would you? Your body is no different. You need to eat and drink a diet full of nutritious, healthy foods in order for your body to work optimally. You cannot starve your body and hope it will keep working as it should.
- Trust the process. Be honest. Make short and long term (life long) health and fitness goals! Changes do not happen over night. If you are being honest about what you are putting in your mouth and how much energy you are exerting each day and you are creating a very small calorie deficit you will find weight will come of sensibly and steadily.
- KEEP IT REAL. Go for that drink, have that meal out, eat the cake but just don’t do it every day. I have an 80:20 rule. 80% goody two shoes 20% not so goody two shoes! Don’t make changes you can’t keep up, be sensible, be realistic and don’t forget that life is for living and enjoying!
I hope these little tips help you through the new year. I am more than happy to help with exercise and nutrition direction.. Drop me an email if you’d like to find out more.
Anna Jakob
Keep it Real Personal Training
07770752652
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