Summer is flying by!
What's been keeping me busy? I've been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work to upgrade my 3-month high level group coaching program: the Thrive Coaching Collective! It's a magical combination of nutrition, movement and mindset held within a beautiful community of likeminded women.
This summer I'm re-recording all 12 weeks of content with upgraded information (I've learned a lot of new things over the last 2 years!)and moving over to a new hosting platform. It's looking so pretty and sleek and I can't wait to unveil it this fall!
Over the last 2 years I've taken 8 groups of ladies through my 12-week program and the success they've had is incredible. The tangible results are awesome -pounds melting off, energy sky-rocketing, and new healthy habits formed.
But the major transformations are the things below the surface... more confidence, ditching the diet mentality, and learning how to embrace health as a lifestyle instead of a diet to go on-and-off of.
Today I want to give you a sneak peak into four strategies that are working well for my gals, four tips you can start implementing immediately if you have a goal of shifting your body composition, toning up, or just feeling better about what you see in the mirror.
1. Close the kitchen after dinner.
Let's be honest, most of the food decisions we make after dinnertime aren't that great. Aside from the types of food choices we tend to make late at night, I recommend my clients stop eating at least 3 hours before bed and fast for 12 hours between dinner and breakfast. This not-so-secret method is powerful for weight loss, detoxification, and promoting good quality sleep. One of the girls in my group lost 3 lbs in 3 days by changing this one thing alone!
2. Sleep.
Most people think weight loss is all about exercise and nutrition but sleep plays a HUGE role in your body's ability to release fat. Not only does sleep deprivation increase sugar cravings and deplete willpower, it actually triggers fat storing hormones which make it more difficult to lose weight. Bottom line, if you want to lose weight you must get 7+ hours of sleep per night!
3. Drink water.
Yup, here I am again talking about water! Half your body weight in ounces, every single day. Drinking water increases your metabolism, assists detoxification, supplies much needed energy to your brain and muscles, and encourages your body to let go of fat. This is the easiest way to support your body with healthy and sustainable weight loss. Just drink your water!
4. Plan out what you're going to eat the next day.
This is such a simple strategy that so many people are not willing to do. Planning out what you're going to eat the next day and following through on that plan in a huge confidence builder, and if you've ever lost and gained weight in the past, one thing you must do in order to lose weight for good is to reestablish that confidence with yourself.
Putting thought into what you're going to eat the day before takes the decision making off your plate (ha, look what I did there;). The plan has already been decided, now you get to do the easy part and follow through. If you have a plan, then you're not letting willpower and cravings run the show, and you wind up sticking with the intention you set.
I hope these tips are helpful for you! If they are, please reply to this email and let me know which of these tips you're going to be working on first.
