How to Jump Start Weight Loss + {Free} Training

If you want to lose weight, I'm guessing you're looking for a magic pill to do it for you, and I'm sorry to say that doesn't exist. BUT! What I'm about to tell you is you already have a magic weight loss pill that you can control and it's called eating.

Not only is weight a reflection of how much you eat, but what you eat.

#1 You can count calories all day long, but if you're not eating in a way to signal your body to burn fat, you may never see change.

#2 You can workout until you pass out, keel over or drop dead and it will never get you to your goal either. Weight loss is 20% fitness, 80% diet. Being active is important, but ultimately you are a reflection of what you eat.

As a teenager, I tried losing weight many times and failed. I attempted every fad diet imaginable, ate carrot and celery sticks, restricted calories, did every at home video. I never had success and always teeter tottered with my weight.

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Growing up I ate a high carbohydrate diet after my Dad had heart problems and doctors advised a higher carb diet.

As a {now} nutritionist I recognize this "trains" your cells to store fat and rely on carbohydrates for energy instead of burning fat. To this day, I have to be careful about eating too many carbs because of how my body treats them. It's like a fat festival on my hips and thighs!

The body gets very lazy on high carbohydrate diets. It loves to rely on carbs coming into the body as the primary energy source instead of burning stored fat. Also, if you eat more carbohydrates than your body needs, it's stored as fat. Studies are now showing eating carbohydrates in excess causes fat storage, and has been linked to the rise of obesity. I'm the perfect example of that.

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Today when people ask me how I lost 80 pounds 7 years ago, I tell them "I watched my portions, counted calories and walked every day." But what I forget to tell them is...

One really important thing I did to jump start my weight loss.

Lowering carbohydrates for a period of time to force my body into fat burning mode.

For some people, their body won't drop pounds by reducing calories alone, exercising and eating healthy. It needs a little jump start in the right direction.

Think of jump starting weight loss as training your body to burn stored fat as fuel.

This is by no means a promotion for the Paleo or Atkins diet. In fact, those diets can be tricky. While you will lose weight, it's primarily water weight. When you go back to eating carbs, you'll regain the weight. In my opinion {and experience}, it's better to teach yourself to eat the right type of carbohydrates in moderation and a bit lower than recommended amounts to achieve a sustainable weight loss.

**Note** this advice is not medically appropriate for everyone. For example, if you have thyroid problems, are training for a marathon, etc., you need more carbohydrates in your diet. It's important to note that eating lower carbohydrates must also be balanced with the right fats and proteins. Check with a nutritionist or medical professional before changing your diet.

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