Weight Loss and Eating habits in the news...

Very recently on television here Sky News UK informed us about a new report regarding updating our eating habits which is creating controversy...

The report is stating regarding obesity and weight loss that we should turn our attentions away from low fat and low calorie...

Members of the general public that were randomly interviewed about it looked very confused...

I thought I would quell any confusion that may arise...

As no one who reads my blog need be confused by this stuff!!

I know there are all these messages out there; low fat, low carb, low sugar...

The question is which is right and which is wrong...

The answer is they are both right and both wrong...

Which sounds confusing, but keep reading!

Remember that all Carbohydrates turn into sugar or energy, so they are one and the same thing, it's the amount of energy each one contains...

The best advice to come out of the report was the advice to eat more REAL food...

The report stated consuming full fat stuff is better for us than low fat, light, skinny etc... 

Avocados for example, high fat but fat the body can put to good use...

You can have a food item that claims to be low calorie, but if all the calories are energy and more than the body needs, then consumed regularly storing rather than burning will be the outcome...

Remember portion size is important, but increase the amount of real foods you consume, decrease the amount of processed foods and your health and not to mention your waist line will thank you for it...

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Thanks, Ed.

Weight Loss in the headlines...

Very hot off the press this...

Today on Sky News UK a new report regarding updating our eating habits is creating controversy...

The report is stating regarding obesity and weight loss that we should turn our attentions away from low fat and low calorie...

Members of the general public that were randomly interviewed about it looked very confused...

So if you have happened to have watched it...

I thought I would quell any confusion that may arise...

As no one who reads my blog regularly need be confused by this stuff!...

I know there are all these messages out there; low fat, low carb, low sugar...

The question is which is right and which is wrong...

The answer is they are both right and both wrong...

Which sounds confusing, but keep reading!

Remember that all Carbohydrates turn into sugar or energy, so they are one and the same thing, it's the amount of energy each one contains...

The best advice to come out of the report was the advice to eat more REAL food...

The report stated consuming full fat stuff is better for us than low fat, light, skinny etc... 

Avocados for example, high fat but fat the body can put to good use...

You can have a food item that claims to be low calorie, but if all the calories are energy and more than the body needs, then consumed regularly storing rather than burning will be the outcome...

Remember portion size is important, but increase the amount of real foods you consume, decrease the amount of processed foods and your health and not to mention your waist line will thank you for it...

There we go, I'm cutting edge with regards to weight loss, but sadly it's not the same with anything else :)...

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Any questions, let me know!

Thanks, Ed.

Weight Loss Motivation (don't worry what you are at the weekend won't sabotage your weight loss results).

Here is a common trait that I am noticing more and more...

Have you ever let's say "really enjoyed " a weekend...

Where you think after that you have totally sabotaged your good lifestyle habits to date...

If your good work only lasted the two days before that, then actually it's possible :) ...

However lets say, you have been forging some good lifestyle habits for a little while...

But the day before the weekend you weighed yourself and today (after) - it's increased by at least a couple of kg's or Lbs depending what you use...

My question is always "what has increased?"

We always seem to associate any weight gain to body fat...

But the scales measure all the components of the body, not just body fat...

In fact the biggest component of the human body is water...

So any short term changes (up or down) mean our water content will be the biggest component...

Plus if the quantity of what you ate in that time increased, as food increases hydration it can be mostly attributed to this...

That's why weight in general tends to fluctuate...

Bear in mind to increase by 1lb of body fat (.454 kg) we would need to consume 3,500 calories more than we need per day...

Not saying it's not possible :)

But this is why I drone on (I'm pretty sure that's the right phrase :))
about habits...

Because if everyday you were to adopt bad habits, eventually over the course of days you could likely and accumulatively go other the needed energy by 3,500 calories or the same energy as 1lb of body fat...

I heard someone say it best in one of my group sessions; "It creeps on"...

Adopting any habit on a given day, could turn out to be a long term habit, that could have an effect either way...

So whilst you can't undo progress in a very short time,

It is your lifestyle habits that you follow the most regularly that pretty much govern how you look and feel today.

Leave a question in the comments and I will make it a question in a future blog...

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Thanks! Ed.

Weight Loss: Either you have or you haven't...

Whenever I am enlisted to help someone achieve a health and fitness objective I always assume, they chose me because of my fountain of relevant knowledge :) ...

most days for the last nearly two decades I have always made sure the info I have is at the forefront of helping someone get results...

But one of the main reasons people will hire someone like me is accountability...

There is a great way to make someone accountable, without having to nag (although I guess I cant rule out doing that myself occasionally :))

...but when you are setting out to achieve something how do you really know you are successful?

If you had a garden in a sorry state (stay with me :)) that you wanted to transform, you could say you had worked hard planting and watering and nurturing, but eventually there would be a sure fire way to tell...

With a business venture, you could claim to put the hours in, but there would be a way to tell if it was successful or not...

...Actually maybe there are some variables with the above examples...

But somethings are very black and white...

Such as measuring your lifestyle results...

However you choose to do it...

It could be how clothes fit, comparable selfies over time, wether you have an upright posture, the weighing scales (if you must).

But there is no grey area with measurements, either its working and your progressing or maintaining or worse...

If it's important enough, you just have to do what you can to the best of your ability...

I've even tried at various points to have a story ready as to why I wasn't where I wanted to be, it didn't have any effect on the result...

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Thanks,

Ed.

The Truth About Metabolism.

Not so long ago I had an illness that effected metabolism, the treatment of which led to weight gain.

It was an odd experience for someone who always kept their nutrition in check, exercised regularly and followed healthy principles, despite this to find themselves gaining weight.

Despite eating healthy, in a short space of time I was aware of the new feeling of my legs rubbing together when I walked...

Quickly I had reached 90+ kg's.

It did bother me slightly that my friends and colleagues could follow a similar plan and be in shape.

What had happened was the amount of fuel or energy my body could process per meal had decreased, meaning each meal there was a
surplus of fuel that I ended up wearing.

We know the average amount of fuel (Carbohydrate is the primary source) is about 30 grams per meal.

I was doing some research for an upcoming project of mine, based on genetics and build, I wanted to find out how much this differs person to person and to create a table so someone could pin point their exact number, I know I lead a roller coaster of a life, right? :)

It turns out if the goal is to lose, then there isn't that much difference in the amount of fuel that can be processed per meal, about 24 grams at the lower end and 37 grams at the higher end.

Men typically at the higher end as their muscle content is higher.

So probably unfairly so, but that's is why men tend to have an easier time losing.

So yes it is true, that the numbers differ, that some people can process more fuel per meal than others.

I know there are those that claim they can simply look at high energy food and gain weight.

It can be demotivating that this is already genetically pre chosen, 

of course this dictates that it will be easier for some than others...

But whatever the case, it can be changed, anyone can lose, I will always be providing information and encouragement for you to take action...

So keep your objective in mind, keep moderating the energy per meal

And know whatever the amount or number per meal you can process currently, it can be changed, with the right lifestyle habits any metabolism can be sped up.

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