Weight Loss - It's 80% Food

​If you are a regular at the gym, this time of year can be difficult for you.  Your get away, stress reliever (GYM) is full of new faces and a lot less space for you do to your thing.  If your like me, you could totally workout at home, but you know that you will be constantly distracted and your intense 20 minute workout will end up taking you an hour, if you don't too frustrated to finish.  Getting into a fitness focused place where you can drop the kids off into childcare and focus on you is a wonderful way to wind down the day, followed by a glass of red wine before bed.

There are many people out there who are starting a journey to make fitness a part of their life and run the risk of over doing it, simply because they may not be sure what to do.  Many will cut back food consumption and pair that with intense workouts which could lead them on a field trip to the ER.  So, how do you lose weight? While everyone's body responds differently, the general formula to weight loss and weight management is 80% food and 20% workout.

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​What does this mean?  This means that results are more likely to come from dietary changes than from working out, but a mix of both is the most optimal solution.  For example, if working out is new to you or your considering making exercise a part of your life style, you are possibly wondering  "how much exercise do I have to do"?  The general rule of thumb is moderate exercise (break a sweat, raise heart rate) for 30 minutes 4-5 times per week, or HIIT (high intensity interval training) for 20 minutes 3 times per week.  Your moderate exercise can be group fitness, a treadmill that incorporates hills and speed, a bike or elliptical that incorporates resistance.

But, while this is spectacular for your heart, lungs, and body, it will give you nothing if you don't focus on what you put into your mouth.  A couple of years back I had began taking intense boot camp classes geared toward athletes 3 days per week.  Classes where 1 hour long and worked every muscle I never I had.  They were the best work outs and challenges I had ever given myself.  But, I was actually gaining weight, in circumference.  I was the strongest I had ever been, but I surely was not shedding.  I found myself wondering how am I working out this hard and not losing any inches?  I later realized that those wonderfully intense workouts gave me such a monster appetite that I ate anything within arms reach.  I was literally reversing the fruits of my labor.

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Now you may wondering what kind of food will help you move the needle?  There are 1 million answers to this question.  They range anywhere from no carbs to portion control to gluten free to vegetarian to damn near starving yourself.  I don't know the right answer.  I know what works for me and you will need to do some experimenting to see what works for you.  Whatever you decide to try, make it is something you can live with, a life style change.  Diets are temporary and so are the results.  My current eating style follows the Slow Carb life style.  I long ago gave up breads, pasta and starches.  If I want these things, I have a dedicated day of the week that I can eat whatever I want.  This day serves as a metobolic reset, and keeps the results coming.  If you want to read more about this lifestyle, click here.  

In case you are wondering, I would say my current balance is more like a 60/40 with food and exercise respectively.  I most definitely have room for improvement, and small steps = big change.

What do you think about the balance of food and exercise? 

BodyNista