Have you struggled for a long time to lose weight or body fat without results?
Over the years, clients have come to me frustrated in their failed attempts to lose weight, or they’ve hit the dreaded plateau. They claim, “I’ve tried everything. I eat really healthy. I’m doing everything right.” Upon my review of their intake forms, and during the consultation I find quite the opposite. One scenario of what’s happened: overtime their body has become exhausted and is no longer responding, even though they’re exercising more intensely than ever and eating less. The result---a damaged metabolism.
Does an individual “lose weight to become healthy” or is it the other way around, “you become healthy and weight loss happens?”
In my 20+ years of helping people get lean, feel better and lose weight, results occur without a doubt happen when people become healthy FIRST. My focus is always health first, and as a bonus, the person loses body fat, looks better than ever and feels phenomenal.
Endocrinologist Diana Schwarzbein, MD. says, “a healthy metabolism has the appropriate balance between anabolic and catabolic reactions.”
What Causes a Damaged Metabolism?
- Excessive stress. Chronic, unresolved emotional stress and traumatic or prolonged psychological stress
- Digestive and gastrointestinal disorders, including food sensitivities
- Hormone imbalances: Adrenal dysfunction; a sluggish thyroid; Insulin resistance
- Eating disorders. Low calorie dieting (chronic under-eating); hCG diets and Low fat diets
- Inflammation overload
- Insufficient protein intake and excessive carbohydrate consumption (grains, soda, sugar, alcohol, etc.)
- Toxic overload from exposure to chemicals, tobacco, xenoestrogens, pesticides, obesogens, antibiotics, booze, Rx or street drugs
- Skipping meals or long periods of time between meals. Exercising first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Failing to balance proteins, healthy fats, and the right type of carbohydrates at each meal
- Getting less than 10 hours of rest every day. Sleep deprivation
- Overtraining. Overdoing aerobic and cardio exercise; i.e. the wrong type of exercise program for fat loss.
- Poorly planned vegetarian diets
You must have a healthy functioning metabolism before you can lose weight.
Contact me for a customized plan that works for you. I guarantee to heal your metabolism and bring your body into a state of balance.
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