Why I’m Not Against Rapid Fat Loss Diets: The Real Issue

Believe it or not, I am not against rapid fat loss diets.

We’re adults. We are allowed to choose what we think is best for us.

If you truly believe a certain diet or nutrition protocol is what will work for you, it isn’t my job to tell you what to do.

My only 2 questions would be:

1.) Haven’t you been down that road before and seen how it plays out in the end?

2.) Is it truly what you think is best for you, or are you making an emotional decision because you feel insecure at the moment?

But one thing I do know is this…

It does not matter what diet you choose… you still need to learn how to maintain your results.

Anyone can drop a fast 10-15lbs.

Not everyone can keep it.

Keeping it is easier when the habits that support your goals start to exist on autopilot.

You choose quality food without a care in the world. You get excited to workout because it feels way better when you do. You show up for yourself because that’s the new standard.

Your body reflects your decisions. And your decisions reflect your commitment to yourself.

I recently polled my audience to find out the most common nutrition hurdles that adults deal with.

And you know what the top answer was?

Stress eating.

Wanna know what no rapid fat loss diet helps you with?

Stress eating.

Think about that for a second.

The most common nutrition hurdle for adults is not solved by the most popular diets out there.

No wonder why nutrition feels so difficult for adults.

This is why getting meal plans, macro calculations, or cutting out a food group isn’t going to solve the nutrition puzzle.

As soon as daily stress boils up, you are likely to abandon your plan and distract yourself with a high calorie meal, or snacks, or alcohol.

This is why giving my clients specific tactics they can use to overcome stress eating is a core part of my coaching program.

We also work on simple daily habits that help you lower stress and manage stress so that the temptation to stress eat goes away as well.

One of the go to strategies we use is the 5 Minute 3 Step Reroute.

When you are feeling stressed, and get the temptation to grab a snack or a drink, run through these 3 steps, it can take less than 5 minutes:

1.) Identify WHAT you are feeling. 

2.) Now, WHY did you feel that? Why did this specific situation cause you to feel this emotion?

3.) What next? What is one positive or productive thing you can do now to move in the right direction?

I guarantee the answer is not to numb your feelings with food.