22/02/2022
‘I eat clean, so why can’t I lose weight, get lean or grow muscle?’ or 'I eat healthy...'
The longer I have worked with a wide variety of clients over the years the more I have taken these quotes from people with a grain of salt.
Here are some reasons you could be doing the above and not progressing towards your goals;
1️⃣ By focusing just on the micronutrients of food, without considering the calories, this could actually lead to weight gain when weight loss is the intention. You are consuming too much energy/calories and be in a calorie surplus.
2️⃣ Eating ‘good quality food’ without consideration of your individual protein needs, and how your meals will cater for that required intake, could see you consuming insufficient protein leading to an increased risk and chances of muscle loss.
3️⃣ When ‘clean eating‘ is taken too far, it can absolutely lead to negative health outcomes related to food anxiety and binge eating, amongst others.
I have many examples for all 3 methods above, both anecdotal experience and science backed. Feel free to message me and I will send them through.
In most situations, health and fitness can be paired together if we make more optimal food choices. As everyones individual needs are different to hit their goals, I help remove the guess work for all my clients.
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