It should be Basic, it should be Simple!

Published: Mon, 12/04/17

Hey hey , Happy Monday! 

Nutrition and fitness should be basic, and it should be simple. It shouldn't be complicated, super restrictive, or super complex. Sure it will be challenging.  Most things worth having or doing are a little challenging.

Simple doesn't mean it will be easy. It takes time, it takes effort, and you sure as heck will probably have hiccups and setbacks. That's just life.

I'd rather you go about it in a basic way, instead of it being complicated or unachievable.

I know hard, I know complicated, I know white knuckling, I know being strict, and what deprivation is and what it does.

It's No Bueno!

We all have this notion that we have to suffer for the plan to be working; to be losing weight, we must suffer - folks wear it like it's a badge of honor. It's actually STUPID!

You don't have to suffer unless you want to. It's so far from the truth. I suffered through it, and it got me nowhere. Yes, I lost a ton of weight, but I gained it back.

Many of the women that I have worked with have tried so many diets, only to end back where they started or worse.

So, why would you want complicated? You should want simple. Again, Simple is not easy, but it doesn't have to be these difficult white knuckled plans.

There are no secrets to better health, fat loss, maintaining your weight, gaining muscle - it doesn't have to be complicated. In addition, the same thing that gets you in shape is what will keep you in shape, nothing magical. 

It's that time of year where folks start thinking about losing weight and such. After all, we are just a few weeks from January 1st. You are probably already seeing the weight loss challenges for the New Year and what not! I caution you; please don't!

This is all you need: 

Keep it Simple, for sustainable fat loss (you want it off forever - I can't imagine anyone enjoying losing and gaining the same weight over and over):

1. Lift The Things - You should know by now, this is the bread and butter to physique change (fat loss/body composition change). Cardio alone does not do this.

2. Get Moving - walk, play, crawl - seriously! We sit so much, and we need to move outside of our training.

3. Eat your Protein and veggies at every meal; you can fit in the other macros (carbs and fat) where needed. A great place to start is making sure you have protein at every meal! Start doing this w/o changing anything else and watch the magic happen.

4. Be Patient - you've been impatient before, pursuing quick fixes that may have gotten you fast results with long-term consequences. So please be patient and trust the process.

5. Be consistent! It's key - this doesn't mean to aim for perfection. Mess up, miss a bit, keep going, pick right up where you left off.

6. Lastly, but certainly not least, enjoy how you move (even if you aren't on board with lifting yet, I'm gonna keep on working on you to do so), and have fun! If you like/enjoy what you are doing, it will stick, you will be able to maintain it.

So, if these things seem basic and you want it to be hard or complicated, then you are barking up the wrong tree. Even if you are an advanced lifter etc... these same things above work for you as well.

Basic Works, Simple Sticks, Simple is Sustainable!

And that's all I have to say about that!

Hope you enjoyed this email! Thank you for allowing me to take up residence in your email. Have a great week, until next time!

Yours in Strength and Health,
Xo
Candace

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