Category: How To

Regardless of the vast amount of information and misinformation out there about diet and exercise, weight loss is not that complicated.

Having gone through the ups and downs of weight gain and loss for the past 6 years has taught me a lot. Mainly is the fact that the process of losing weight isn’t as difficult as some would make it out to be. It’s fairly simple when you look at the broader picture, in fact.

What Makes it Simple

The simple fact is, if you eat less than you burn, you WILL lose weight. That’s a scientific fact! Calories in, versus calories out is the only way you can lose weight. That seems like common sense, but it is also the part that everyone seems to struggle with the most.

Why is the struggle so real?

If weight loss is not that complicated, then why do so many people struggle to make is a sustainable lifestyle? In 2017, 42.4% of Americans were obese. That’s up from 30.9% in 1999. The average American consumes between 2500 to 3500 calories a day. To lose weight, one should eat in ranges from 1500 to 2000 calories a day.

The Math Behind Weight Loss

1 pound of body fat is equivalent to 3500 calories. Therefore, to lose 1 pound of body fat, a person would have to be a caloric deficit of 3500 calories. That is the simple and honest truth behind the math of weight loss.

While technically it doesn’t matter what you consume to lose weight, your health heavily depends on the type of calories you eat. You CAN lose weight eating 2000 calories of cheesecake every day, but your body will hate you. 2000 calories of a balanced diet would do your body much better, while also losing weight.

My goal is to provide you with the resources to lose weight and be healthy at the same time. In fact, if you can combine CICO (Calories In Calories Out) with healthy food and exercise, you can lose a lot of weight fast and have a healthy body, inside and out.

If you follow my blog and click on the “join list” button below, you will receive a FREE INTRODUCTORY VIDEO and a FREE PDF of the basics of losing weight fast. This will get you started on the journey of becoming a better, healthier, fitter YOU! Will you join me?

I decided to go on a run today in my neighborhood park, and I hate running! But I also have made a decision to Do Hard Things! However, when I run and listen to my podcasts, ideas start flowing in my mind. After around 1.5 miles I decided to stop running, walk, and record a video of the thoughts I had in my head.

Let Me Set the Scene…

It was raining outside today in Arlington, Texas and the temperature was around 65 degrees. I sat in my living room recliner for about 10 minutes staring out the window at the weather. After about 10 minutes, I laced up my shoes and ran out the door. I ran down the street, on the wooded trail by the playground, and through the wooded trail that runs near my house. I observed many animals, including Peacocks (we have about 50 in our neighborhood). It wasn’t raining hard, but just enough to be annoying.

That’s when my mind started racing. I stopped and began recording a video about the thoughts in my head.

We can’t change our circumstances, or the weather, or how people around us react. We don’t have control over the economy or the government, on a large scale. What we DO have control is our choices! We can choose to Do Hard Things! Here is the link to an amazing book that talks about the science of doing hard things:

Do Hard Things Every Day, Now…

I didn’t always make the decision to take the “road less traveled” (Thank you Robert Frost). I would often do the easiest, cheapest, least time-consuming things. What this got me was laziness, tiredness, and depression. I ate poorly-made fast food, watched hours-on-end of TV, and stared at my phone while lounging on the couch most afternoons. Trust me, the easier thing is just that, easier! Also, it is not in any way better for you and your health, both physical and mental.

After a mental breakdown 5 years ago I sought after help. I went to a counselor and explored many tools that would eventually allow me to rewire my brain. Scientists call this Neuroplasticity. It is the ability for our brains to create new connections and default to the things that used to be hard. The only thing we have to do is choose to do the hard thing day after day. Eventually, it becomes the norm for our bodies and minds.

I hope that you will make the choice today to Do Hard Things every day. Join me on my journey and CHOOSE to lose weight starting today!