Keri is getting ready for her wedding!
Yesterday, "Keri" (name has been changed to protect her from embarrassment) sent me an email asking me a question that I think you need to hear.
I'll tell you what that question was in just a sec ...
Incidentally, I
am a
nutritionist. I completed accredited course work in human nutrition at
Fullerton College and have an incessant drive to learn and give the
BEST body transformation advice.
With that said, I AM NOT an R.D. (
REGISTERED DIETITIAN). The Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association awards the "Registered Dietitian" credential to those who pass an exam after completing academic coursework and a supervised internship.
So, back to Keri...
She asked me for help finding a "nutritionist". Why? Her goal is to lose more weight for her upcoming wedding. Since the
real goal is weight loss, the first step to make that happen really should be to
measure her current body composition.
I recommend this company to measure body composition:
http://bootcampfx.com/bodyfat <--link to "Get Dunked".
I have no affiliation with them -- just heard good things from other BCFX members.
Keri can track her progress weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or bi-monthly.
I recommend bi-weekly body composition assessments.She also wants a nutrition/meal plan to determine the number of GRAMS of protein, carbs, fat etc., that she needs during a typical day. Here is a great,
FREE resource that does exactly that:
http://bootcampfx.com/dietitianBUT....
Will knowing the number of GRAMS of nutrients she should be consuming with each meal be very useful?
Is she going to walk around with a
food scale in her purse and WEIGH every-single-thing she eats?
If she wants to do that, great. However, I believe that Keri can benefit from some
EASIER, simpler solutions.
Chip and Dan Heath are brilliant psychologists and authors of the book, "
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard". They suggest that you should focus on
simple, daily progress -- this approach often works better at creating long lasting body change.
Below is a SIMPLE fat loss plan
and behavior change tips that will help Keri lose more fat simply, daily and easily.
It works every time ... SECRET FAT LOSS MEAL PLANShttp://curtisludlow.com/Fat-Loss-Program.htmlSECRET FOOD CONSUMPTION, BEHAVIOR CHANGE TIPSBrian Wansink, Ph.D. Stanford, is the lead author of over 100 academic articles and books on changing eating behavior.
He is author of the book, "Mindless Eating". Below are some simple solutions that he says AUTOMATICALLY change eating behavior, positively.
- Eat your meals on smaller plates.
- Use TALL, skinny drinking glasses.
- Eat under natural light, not candle light.
How and why do these simple tricks work?
Dr. Wansink explains in this VIDEO.
