Tag: weightloss

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

Importance of eating vegetables

Growing up eating vegetables was never a favorite of mine. To be completely honest with you I use to put them on my plate then put them in a napkin and ball them up to act as if I ate everything on my plate. And until this day I do not think that my parents know this. But it is something that I absolutely dreaded eating. Then as I got a little older I started to enjoy salads but I could only eat them if it had chicken in it and I had to drown the salad in dressing just so it could taste good. As time went on and I went off to college I promise you it was eliminated out of my diet, not purposely but just because the way the cafe made them were not appealing to me. So now that it is my senior year in college I wanting to take care of my body more I started to do some research on what to eat. And I was telling my clients to start eating more healthier and to eat vegetables but I never was so I wanted to feel the pain they were going through and practiced what I preached. So doing so I’ve did a lot of research and wanted to share some benefits of eating vegetables.

Benefits:

  • Having a diet that includes a lot of vegetables may reduce the risk for heart disease, heart attacks and strokes
  • Also maintaining a diet that is rich in vegetables can protect you from having certain types of cancers
  • Includes the vitamins A,E and C also is a great source for nutrients including potassium, fiber and folic acid
  • Potassium can help maintain healthy blood pressure
  • Fiber from vegetables can help lower blood cholesterol levels

Lastly I know a lot of my clients have asked me in the past and you may have this same question is how much vegetables should you eat a day? And my answer to that is to eat however much you feel comfortable with, if you first start out like me and you absolutely hate them then eat a small portion and gradually increase your intake. Eventually you will find yourself enjoying them will see major improvements in your body.