#177 - Stop the viscious cycle and TRUST YOUR PROCESS - think YEARS not weeks. W Kathy

Stop the viscious cycle and TRUST YOUR PROCESS - think YEARS not weeks. W/ Kathy too little nutrition puts your body into conservation mode burning fewer calories. If the body doesn’t get the nutrients it needs it won’t feel like expending any energy at all. People often go on low-calorie diets and then do intense exercise like CrossFit or long-distance running six to seven days per week and then they wonder why their weight isn’t changing or their weight actually goes up. A short-term, moderate caloric deficit (300-500) can lead to sustainable weight loss, much larger deficits (500 and up) affect your thyroid and sex hormones and raises cortisol. Chronically elevated cortisol leads to both leptin and insulin resistance, keeping body weight up by stalling fat loss and holding on to the fat instead. You’ll start to see even more side effects of nutrient deficiencies from calorie reduction like: Hair Loss Constant Hunger Low Energy Levels Sleep Issues Irritability Feeling Cold All the Time Constipation Loss of menstrual cycle Dry skin and brittle nails Low libido My goal for my online clients is for them to eat the most calories possible and still lose weight, without restricting. When someone has been chronically under-eating it’s amazing to see health improve simply by increasing calories. Eating too little is just as unhealthy as eating too much.