Weight Loss – Page 2 – Kwynntessential Solutions

Burn Baby Burn!

Fat burn….that beloved place where the fat melts and weight falls right off of you. It is a beautiful place to be when you are trying to lose shed a few pounds. The scale is going down every week and your clothes are getting more and more loose. So, if fat burn is such a beautiful place, why do we have such a hard time getting there?

Well that is because the process of getting to the fat burn stage is HARD! However, once you are there and you continue to eat properly, you should not have problems staying. When you are entering fat burn, you are essentially depriving your body of fuel (See my Carbohydrate blog). Your body is thinking it is running low on fuel and will send signals to your gut and brain that tell you to eat. At this time, you may have experience symptoms such as increased hunger, headaches, weakness and more. You have to push through this tough time in order to force your body into fat burn mode.

Once your body has made this transition your are now using fat for energy instead of carbohydrates. Congratulations! You have officially turned your body into a fat burning machine instead of a fat storing machine. Here is where the magic happens. You are losing pure fat and not the water weight. It takes hard work to get here, but the reward is well worth the effort. If you are ready to push your body into fat burn, drop a message in the comments. All I need to say is “I’m Ready!” and we can get started! I’d love to share one of my newest product with you. It is a meal plan that will help you prepare for your transition into fat burn. Even if you are not ready to become a fat burning machine, this tool is still beneficial. Let’s get ready to welcome the summer with a new look!

A Little Extra

Surely you didn’t think people only desire to lose weight? Some people who are considered underweight and would benefit from gaining a few pounds. There are also those who would like to gain weight because they are going for a certain “look”. In the end, people want to gain weight for almost the same reasons as those who want to lose. Just like with weight loss, there is a healthy and unhealthy way to gain weight. Sure, you could just eat a few slices of pizza and French fries every day. But why would you want to risk having a stroke or heart attack. Here are some healthy ways to help with weight gain:

Try to eat 5-6 times a day
Make sure your meals/snacks are calorie dense
Eat as many colors as you can during meal time
Add healthy fats to the diet whenever you can
Try full fat dairy products (yogurt, milk, cheese)
Don’t skimp on the condiments. Use as much as you like!
Make smoothies or shakes using your favorite frozen fruit. Add milk or 100% juice instead of water
Aim to gain 1-3 pounds a week consistently until
Once you reach your target weight, remove some of the calories from the diet so that you can maintain your weight
Talk with a trained professional (like myself) about whether a nutrition supplement is appropriate.

Lose 10 lbs in the next 5 days!

The internet is buzzing with all kinds of ads about losing a drastic amount of weight in a few short days and all you have to do is follow the diet they recommend. Any diet that makes such dramatic claims is more than likely a fad diet. The problem with fad diets is not that you don’t lose weight. Most times if you follow their directions, the weight will fall off. However, once you have completed the diet, there is little to no instruction on how to maintain that weight loss. As a result, you end up gaining the weight back plus more. Continue reading “Lose 10 lbs in the next 5 days!”

Food Labels

How often do you go to the grocery store? How long do you spend in there? Are you the type to browse every aisle – like me – or do you like to get in and get out because you know exactly what you want? Do you read the nutrition label and ingredients to see what is actually in the foods you eat?

March is National Nutrition Month, and our theme is “Go Further with Food.” These next few weeks, I will be showing you how to get the most out of the foods that you eat. To start, let’s look at nutrition labels. The nutrition, or food, label will tell you how many of the six major nutrients are in that particular food – this will tell you where your calories are coming from. The ingredients are broken down by the source of each nutrient – for example, nuts = fat/protein, and high fructose corn syrup = total carbohydrates. Continue reading “Food Labels”