The Fitbiz Training Blog

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I meet quite a lot of people who feel that if they can just get their weight loss going by being ‘super strict’ or by following some kind of restrictive or diet for a short time, that they’d then be able to revert to a more moderate approach and continue to lose weight in a healthier way.

But, nine times out of ten this doesn’t […]

Is it important, or even necessary, to track your calories and macros if you’re aiming to lose weight?

Short answer: no.

Longer answer:

Sometimes tracking the numbers can be helpful – it can help you to keep track of what you’re eating, it can help you to keep your head in the game, and it can also give you confidence that you’re both reducing your intake yet still eating enough.

Likewise, when you’re trying to lose weight, although reducing your intake is definitely necessary, it is also important that you eat enough protein in order to avoid […]

Something I often hear:

“I don’t actually know what a healthy diet looks like anymore”

There is SO much information available.

A lot of it is conflicting.

Is it any wonder you’re confused!

Here’s how I help clients filter through the noise and find an approach which works for them long term:

First, we talk about your situation – your history with diet and exercise, what you hope to achieve, your lifestyle, your preferences and what you can realistically commit to.

We’ll use that information to build a plan which is personal to you.

We won’t […]

Our brains love overthinking things.

And food timing around exercise is an area a lot of us overthink.

We can be sold into the mindset that having eaten, or having not eaten, is a reason that the exercise we were planning is not going to be as effective.

But I’m here to tell you to just simply get on with what you’d planned regardless of how you timed your last meal because it’s really not going to make a massive difference either way.

Unless you’re about to do some kind of activity which requires a good […]

It sounds obvious.

But, if you want to make progress, you’ve got to do the things you’re not already doing.

Of course, eating vegetables is good for you, but if you already eat plenty of veggies, the route to your goal doesn’t involve focussing on your veggie intake.

Likewise, if you’re already walking lots, the route to your goal doesn’t involve getting even more general activity.

Instead, we have to look at the things you’re not doing for whatever reason.

We don’t have to be perfect when we’re aiming to lose weight […]