Anonymous wrote:I know weight loss is a marathon not a sprint, but I am feeling so defeated. I have about 40 pounds to lose (42F) and have been exercising daily (except Sunday) for 3 weeks. My routine either consists of a 5 mile walk, 3 mile run, tennis, lifting etc. I am burning at least 400 calories in a session. I am eating less than I was before and have cut out breads/alcohol, but I travel often for work so am eating out more than I would like to be, though I have been boxing half my meals. I realize its all about calories in vs calories out, but I was basically sedentary prior and I have definitely made changes in my diet, so I feel like I should see something. For those who have been here, how long was it before you noticed a change or started losing weight?

Hey there! My name is Sergio and I'm a Coach. First of all kudos to you for starting your own journey! I'm glad you're taking action towards bettering yourself! That sounds like a good routine but I definitely think you went 0-100 real quick and might have put your body through more physical stress than it was ready for! I would focus on your lifestyle habits like how often you're eating a day, protein with every meal, water intake, etc. It's hard to outwork a diet that might be holding you back! You mentioned eating out a lot so you have to take that into consideration. I work with a lot of my clients on habits like those when we first start working together before getting into more strict regiments. Your approach isn't bad! I would definitely give it more time and prioritize those weights more than anything else. What do you usually do in the gym? What do you typically order when you eat out? Do you know what you should be eating in those scenarios?

This might sound slightly biased, but I recommend hiring a Coach! My name is Sergio and I'm a body transformation coach and I work with a lot of my clients on lifestyle habits to transform their health into what they want for themselves!

My tested and successful approach that I use with my clients is that as long as you focus on lifestyle habits like having consistent meals with clean 1 ingredient foods, a big ass serving of protein with every meal, staying hydrated, lifting 3-4x a week, doing activities outside the gym, etc. The result you seek should come as a side effect with being consistent with all these habits!

This makes your end goal that much more attainable and broken down. What do you think is missing with your nutrition? What does your current workout routine look like? I've helped a lot of my clients when they were in a similar boat as you. For example, we've worked on building our way up to eating 100g+ of protein a day and this has helped them re-awaken their metabolism. We've also increased their water intake so that they don't feel like shit from drinking something else that might make them crash.

If you're interested in talking more, PM me!