5 Must Do Weight Loss Hacks

Introduction

MUST DO #1

Tap into your unique source of strength and inspiration

MUST DO #2

Resolve past failed attempts

MUST DO #3

Manage your stress

MUST DO #4

Eat most of your calories before 1 pm.

MUST DO #5

Have a plan

Where to go from here

Introduction

Most of us are incredibly well informed these days.

We all know or know how to get information about what to eat in order to lose weight.

So I won’t bore you with information you can easily google in a couple of minutes.

These weight loss hacks are not your traditional, track your calories and do high intensity intermittent exercise hacks.

These five hacks go deeper. They focus on some common hidden elements that derail many of us.

Hello,

My name is Christine Lacedra.

I am thrilled that you are still looking for some guidance in making your dream of sustainable weight loss a reality.

There is so much information and so many approaches out there. Most of them tell you what to do and not do. Hardly any of them tell you how to do it so it’s not a painful struggle for you.

For years as a nurse I would tell people what to do and rarely were patients able to make those changes. It was just too hard to change ingrained habits.

It wasn’t just my patients who struggled, I did too. I felt like a Hippocrite because I wasn’t able to manage my own choices.

I was fed up with the frustration, sense of failure and disappointment in not being able to reach my own goals or in being able to help my patients reach they’re eating and health goals.

I left nursing in search of an easier way to help myself and others in making changes that could result increased wellness rather than disability or an early death.

I became a wellness coach. Later I became a transformation weight loss coach when I discovered what I had been looking for. A way to create permanent change that didn’t require willpower and a lot of struggle.

So now I’ve told you a little about myself, let’s get down to business.

Here are the five weight loss hacks I promised. Don’t just read them. Take some time to really do the work that each one is asking of you and you will be well and truly rewarded.

MUST DO #1

Tap into your unique source of strength and inspiration

SO THAT your motivation battery is charged and ready to take you ALL the way.

Get clear about Your Big Why.

When you do this, when you know exactly what you want and why you want it, you will ignite inspirational energy.

But here’s the problem…

Most people keep thinking and focusing on why they don’t want what they’ve already got. Or, they think about what they want and how much effort will be involved and all the things that are going to get in the way.

This creates a heavy ‘trying’ resistant state which makes any kind of action arduous and unpleasant.

This is why it’s really important to keep tapping into why this is so important to you and what is it about your goal that makes you feel good?

Here’s a question to help you tap into this energized and inspired state; What is it you really like about your goal of being thinner and slimmer?

Here are some examples of what you might come up with to get you started;

I really like the way my body feels, the way it feels lighter.

I really like the ease in which I can move around.

I really like the increased energy I have when I am slimmer.

I really like the way I feel more confident and attractive.

I really like the way others look at me and the way I am a role model for my children

I really like knowing I am taking care of my body and I’m putting nutritious and nurturing food into my body

I really like the sense of freedom it gives me I really like the feeling of a fresh start

I really like the way I respect myself and feel good about myself I really like the feeling of being comfortable in my body I really like the confidence being slimmer gives me Can you feel the difference as you focus on what it is about this that you want? How it automatically makes you feel so much lighter and more uplifted.

It’s a lot easier for the body to release excess weight when you are in a relaxed high level state as opposed to being in a constricted stressed state.

In a stressed heavy state, your sympathetic nervous system is activated and the stress hormone cortisol floods your entire body. What’s so bad about cortisol is it makes the fat cells around the belly take up more fat. In other words, you gain weight.

Staying focused on what you want rather than on what you don’t want and trying to figure out the how of what you need to do to lose weight creates a lot of drag, resistance and stress.

You will be so much more productive and you will enjoy yourself a lot more if your body is in a positive state of inspiration rather than in the stressed response of survival and effort.

You could do what most people do and place all your attention and energy on the effort of counting calories, depriving yourself of your favorite comfort foods by using the brute force of your will power. This route generally leads to yo-yo dieting. No one can keep up that level of effort and deprivation forever.

Can you see how much easier and more satisfying it would be if you chose a path that was pleasurable and enjoyable? Following the path of least resistance takes stress out of the equation and your metabolic hormones support rather than sabotage your efforts.

The work here is reprogramming your thinking toward what you want and why you want what you want it, rather than automatically focusing on what you don’t want.

When you tune into what you really want, (not just the weight loss) that attraction will expand your energy and you will feel turned on and excited. Being turned on is what inspiration and pleasure is.

Here is an example to make this easier to understand. When you are planning something that you are excited about such as a surprise party for someone you love, you don’t think of all the effort and all the things that can go wrong. You focus on the anticipation and joy and all the fun you will have planning and preparing for it.

MUST DO #2

Resolve past failed attempts

SO THAT you have the belief and energy resources to move forward.

Previous attempts at weight loss can cast a dark shadow over every aspect of your new goal to lose weight once and for all. It will affect your willingness to really go after it.

When you have done everything in our power to reach your weight loss goal. When you have worked hard, put in a lot of time, money and energy and it didn’t work out, it was a painful loss of a dream.

Not being able to reach and keep your weight off can make you feel like a failure. When goals end in disappointment, disillusionment, self-criticism, and sadness, it can make you trust yourself less. It can also make you trust others less and feel more sceptical of the idea that anything is possible.

When this happens it causes you to approach weight loss with hesitation and doubt. This can show up as procrastination, taking half-hearted steps or being indecisive about what you really want.

Even when you are willing to set a goal, the lack of personal power behind that decision will prevent you from wanting it enough to go after it with all you have. Why pursue a goal if you don’t trust yourself or believe that its possible based on your past experience? You may even hold yourself back believing you are being practical by doing so.

If you want to succeed in your current weight loss goal, it’s critical you clear up past disappointments, the loss of a dream, the sadness and maybe anger at yourself or others or a program.

While you can’t undo the past, you can make a massive shift in how you see these past events. The truth is you learned a lot of lessons about what works and doesn’t work for you, about your perceived strengths and weakness. Looking back, what you learned makes you better, smarter, and actually MORE likely to succeed when you clear up the emotional charge.

You can also begin to recognize patterns, like self-criticism, that you slip into because of these past emotional stresses. Putting yourself and your abilities down will almost always sabotage your success.

By clearing the past events you will be able to say, ‘Because of that event, I now trust myself MORE, trust the universe more, and believe this can happen!

There are many ways to clear the emotional charge and shift how you view past experiences around weight loss.

Journaling can be an effective way to release emotions as can the emotional freedom technique.

One of the quickest, least painful and most powerful ways to resolve past attempts at weight loss or any other goals that were never achieved is an advanced mind-body process that I use with my clients. It goes deep and creates amazing transformations for people.

MUST DO #3

Manage your stress

SO THAT your metabolic hormones are balanced and you are releasing not storing extra fat.

We all talk about the stress in our lives but few of us really get just how damaging unrelieved stress can really be to our health and our weight.

You can actually eat healthy and get plenty of physical activity but if you don’t manage your stress then stress will cancel out all your healthy habits.

Stress also has a profound effect on your weight.

Stress causes a rise in your blood sugar levels and if you are not burning up that sugar for fighting or running away, then the body has to do something with all this extra sugar. Guess what, its stored in your fat cells.

Another effect of the stress hormone Cortisol is it suppresses thyroid function. Less Thyroid Stimulating Hormone means the ability of the body to convert T4 thyroid hormone into T3 is affected. What this means is that a decrease in T3 results in weight gain, fatigue and a host of other symptoms like depression. What’s worse is this imbalance can go on for years before it actually shows up in lab tests.

Here’s a big stressor for the body that not many weight loss experts talk about. The speed at which you eat.

Just how fast do you eat?

When we eat fast and don’t take the time to notice and chew our food, the body experiences this as stress. Eating fast will actually make you put on weight.

How do you manage the stress of all the daily hassles and worries in your life?

What do you do to turn off the flight-or-fight response in your body? How often do you feel slowed down, and relaxed enough to take a deep slow breath and enjoy the moment that you have before you?

By finding ways to relax that work for you, you bring your body into the rest and digest state. This is the state that your body will work with you in your weight loss efforts.

Do some research into the many ways you can relax and then create a plan to incorporate them into your life on a daily basis. Your body, mind and weight will thank you for it.

MUST DO #4

Eat most of your calories before 1 pm.

SO THAT you burn calories rather than store them.

This is a very powerful strategy when it comes to losing weight naturally.

Eating most of your calories before 1 pm uses the power of your metabolism and your body’s natural metabolic rhythm.

Counting calories can be a waste of time and energy if you are eating at the wrong time of the day. Why? Because we don’t burn calories efficiently in the evening hours. This turns out to be the time most of us eat the bulk of our food and calories!

What to eat for Breakfast.

We’ve all heard about the importance of starting off our day with a good breakfast. Well, this principle embraces this old saying. It makes sense when you think of your gut as a furnace and it’s beginning to heat up in the morning, with its peak temperature being at noon.

To make use of this fact, eat most of your calories in the morning and at noon. Make lean proteins and healthy fats the stars of these first two meals of the day.

If you really love your carbohydrates like muffins, toast, oatmeal, have them as a small side dish.

By switching around when you eat most of your calories, your body will burn them more easily and not have to convert them into fat, which is what we do when we have late meals.

Breakfast ideas using this principle

Here’s some ideas to get you started for having a weight loss breakfast.

Organic peanut butter, almond or other nut butter (with fruit or a slice of whole-grain toast), whole free-range eggs, full fat organic yogurt with some nuts and seeds, organic cottage cheese, fish or smoked fish, free-range turkey sausage or a high-quality cheese.

If you want cereal, use organic oatmeal and have it with some nuts and seed or nut butter or yogurt.

Some lunch ideas using this principle

Ideas for lunch include fish, tempeh, beans, organic eggs, chicken or turkey as the center of your meal. If you have a salad, use generous amounts of a quality cold-pressed olive oil. Add as much non-starchy vegetables as you like. If you must have bread, rice or potatoes, have them as a small side dish.

MUST DO #5

Have a plan

SO THAT you don’t get lost or side-tracked and you always know what you are doing and where you are going.

Are you ready to be successful with weight loss?

Failing damages self-confidence. It teaches the brain to expect failure.

When we expect something we usually create it. In other word’s we sabotage our success.

Many people believe that long-term weight loss is just not possible or that there is something intrinsically wrong with them.

Neither is the case.

It’s a matter of being fully prepared.

Would you go on a camping trip without first preparing?

Wouldn’t you make sure you have all the essentials, as well as some extra’s for unexpected situations?

Planning for weight loss is the same.

I love what Picasso has to say about reaching goals;

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success”

Pablo Picasso

Having a clear, well thought out plan more than doubles your chances of reaching your destination.

Does your plan include any skills you may still need to gain in order to be successful? Have you optimized your environment so that it supports your efforts?

I know it would be nice to have everyone and everything in your environment supporting you in your weight loss efforts but this is rarely the case.

The truth is we are not islands. Our surroundings and the people in it, affect everything we do, for better or worse. Whether we like it or not we are continually being influenced by our environment.

We need to make sure our environment is as supportive as possible so we are not fighting an uphill battle.

If you don’t already have a well thought out plan, then let me guide you in creating a one that you fervently believe in and that you are ready to act on.

Where to go from here

Now you know the five critical elements which create the foundation for your weight loss success.

If you don’t already have an idea about how you intend to reach your goal, then you may want to consider the Reset Solution. This program uses a whole-person, non-deprivation approach that deals with many of the hidden factors affecting weight.

If you find you get stuck with any of these hacks or you want to take the momentum you have created from these hacks and keep moving forward, then take advantage of a complementary Weight loss forever session. These sessions are only for people who are serious about reaching their weight loss goals and get that their blind spots are preventing them from reaching their goal.

In this 45-minute session we will;

1. Create a crystal clear vision for your ultimate success with weight loss. You will get personal coaching on the first MUST DO hack so you can tap into your unique source of strength and inspiration

2. Uncover hidden challenges and blind spots that are keeping you from reaching your weight loss goal

3. Know what your exact next action step is.

You’ll leave the session renewed, reenergized and inspired to move forward with your weight loss dream once and for all.

To your success