Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. Spoiler alert: Yes, it’s possible! (Gasp.)
Humans were changing their body size long before calories and calorie-tracking apps existed. Tracking calories and macros can be a very successful approach to losing fat, gaining muscle, or maintaining your weight. In fact, it’s the method I’ve had the greatest success with in my own bodybuilding journey, and I employ it with many clients. However, it isn’t for everyone. You can never track calories or macros, and still get great results. So, if you’ve tried it and it just isn’t for you, why not have a crack at one of the three fat loss methods in this article? Fair warning: Not a single one of them involves cutting out entire food groups, your favourite treats, or any joy from your life!
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Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself. If you’ve been reading this blog since 2019 (hats off to you, OG Reader!), you might remember “Hardgainer, Now What?”, an article I published in January 2019.
Over two years later, I decided it was high time to revamp the original post, tackling the topic from a new perspective: What are some key aspects of training and nutrition, which hardgainers typically struggle with, and which could have a dramatic impact on your physique? First of all, a hardgainer is someone who thinks they struggle to build muscle or to put on any weight at all. They usually look like the typical “skinny kid” and believe they have “bad genetics” for muscle growth. I view myself as a hardgainer and, at some point in my bodybuilding journey – and sometimes to this day – I’ve had all three of the issues I’m going to cover in this article. What’s more, over these past years working as a coach, I noticed that many clients who wanted help building muscle, were facing similar hardships. So I’m going to share:
Ready for the brain gains? Know thyself. When you’re trying to diet, your period can be a bitch. Am I right?
You start the diet, you do really well for a couple of weeks and lose a pound or two, then that time of the month comes… and, all of a sudden, you find yourself half-way through your cookie jar in ten minutes. Maybe you’ve even read my tips on how to control your food cravings, but the allure of that chocolate box is simply irresistible during your period. Are you doomed to never get into shape? Hell no. In fact, you can literally have your cake and eat it: By understanding more about your menstrual cycle, you can lose fat and have chocolate, too. Want to learn how? Keep reading. There’s no quick or magical way to lose weight. You just have to do it the natural way – diet and exercise and stick to it – and be able to do it at your own pace. Cravings can throw a spanner in the works of the best planned fat loss diet. After all, whoever craves celery sticks?
It’s much more common to yearn for cookies, brownies, cupcakes, chips, pizza, and other not-so-nutritious food that packs a caloric punch. So what can you do when you get the irresistible urge to reach for the cookie jar? Let’s talk about not only one, but five potential solutions to your craving situation. Successful weight loss takes programming, not willpower. Around this time last year, I released an article on how to manage your diet over the holidays, with options if you count calories and if you who don’t, so you can click on the link if you are looking for some tips on budgeting your calories or food portions.
Today, I want to delve into some mindset tips that will help you enjoy this time with less guilt and without having to give up on either your fitness goals or the holiday mood. So I’m going to cover:
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