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Having trouble losing weight?

When you lose weight your body tends to fight back. You may be able to lose quite a lot of weight at first without much effort but eventually you will find yourself slowing down or stopping altogether. This is why you will see a lot of people lose a good amount of weight then a month or two later they are back to their old ways. And you think what happened just the other month you were looking good and it seems like they just got tired and gave up on themselves. Well if you find yourself in this situation or wanting to know how you can keep the weight off, below I will give you 3 tips you can implement in your life TODAY!

#1 You may be losing weight without realizing it

When it comes to losing weight a lot of people are often caught up in looking at the scale than paying attention to their actual body. Being a trainer that is one of the first thing that I tell my clients when they tell me they want to lose weight. DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCALE! You will drive yourself crazy stepping on the scale everyday wanting to see results and then you realize nothing has come off and you get discouraged. A lot of times your weight may stay the same but your waist gets smaller or you start to see an ab start to peek. Pay attention to your body rather than the numbers on the scale.

#2 You are eating the wrong things

People often follow these ridiculous diets and meal plans when they are just putting their body through more stress and being more complicated than it actually has to be. I give my clients structural guidelines on when to eat and what to stay away from. One of the things that I emphasize to them is to stay away from foods that have high glucose. A lot of people do not know eating foods with high Glucose is the #1 way to gain weight. Such foods that have glucose are pasta, potatoes, wheat, things of that nature. Also you should be eating whole foods. McDonald’s chicken nuggets is not going to have the same effect on your body as a chicken breast that you get from whole foods that you make yourself.

#3 Your drinking too much alcohol

I know we all like to go out and have fun and drink from time to time. There is nothing wrong with that. But when you are serious about losing weight and want to seriously make a change in your life then you have to cut certain things out and alcohol. It’s called making sacrifices. And if you absolutely NEED to have a drink then I suggest to stick to spirits like Vodka mixed with a zero calorie beverage. Beer, wine and sugary alcoholic beverages are very high in calories.

The last thing I would suggest is to try keeping a food diary and keeping track of what you eat so you can keep yourself accountable. Losing weight and changing your lifestyle requires dedication, a lot of self discipline and perseverance.

If you would like to have a free consultation with me so we can discuss your fitness goals, please contact me via social media on instagram @quinnmitchellii or email me@ Quinnmitchell1@att.net.

Coach Q

Benefits of working out with Resistance Bands

A lot of you that have been following me on my social media have noticed that I have been working out with strictly body weight and resistance bands and no actual weights. And to be quite honest with all of you my body feels just as good as it did when I was lifting with weights. What a lot of people don’t realize that resistant band workouts when done properly are just as effective as people lifting weights. And the question that has been asked the most is what are the benefits of resistant band workouts? And now I will tell you.

Resistance bands does exactly as it says, it adds resistance to your workout. This added resistance helps strengthen your muscles and pushes you to work harder.

One of the benefits of resistance band workouts is that it for one tones and strengthens your muscles. As resistance bands stretch they create increased tension in your muscles which makes them contract. The more you stretch the band the more intense the resistance gets and the harder the workout becomes.

Another benefit is that it adds assistance to specific exercises that you may be struggling with. For example if you wanted to get better at doing pull ups you can simply attach the resistance band to the bar and under your foot so you can have support until your strong enough to do a regular pull up.

If you’re somebody that is an athlete that needs to put on muscle I suggest using free weights to start. But as you put on the muscle that you want resistance bands are great for retaining the muscle and not losing it. I have always had bad wrists when it comes to lifting with dumbbells I swear every other day I used to sprain my wrist but with the resistance bands I do not have this issue. Also these bands are a great way to recover from injury and get yourself back into the routine of working out again.

One last benefit that I love about resistant band training is that I can do it at home. You never have an excuse on why you don’t have time to get a workout in. Whether you had a long day at work or are just simply tired you can take 15 minutes of your day and get a quick and effective workout in.

If you have any questions about this type of training or want to join one of my programs feel free to contact me on Instagram @quinnmitchellii or Snapchat – quinn03 and I would love to talk to you and work with you.

Coach Q