Ep. 164 Your Step-by-Step Plan to Lose Weight For Summer

If you want to hear something crazy… summer is only 12 weeks away! With that, I know a lot of you are probably thinking, "Well I would LOVE to lose weight before then!" So how do you do that?  In this episode I’m going to answer that question for you. Hint: the answer is NOT jumping into a diet like keto or intermittent fasting or getting on a weight loss medication…  It’s strategy. Most people fail at their fat loss attempts because they have zero strategy. No “prep” strategy. No “what happens when I plateau” strategy. No “exit plan to sustain this vs gain it all back” strategy. It’s basically just deciding one day that they want to lose weight for summer, and then jumping into the shiniest fad diet. So while there’s a LOT of nuance to fat loss, I wanted to give you a general template for what I would do if I were trying to lose fat for summer in a healthy, sustainable way. In this episode, we'll go through the 6 step strategy from tracking your food for a week to what to do with that information, creating a calorie deficit plan (if that is right for you at this time), and more! We'll also talk about a bonus step and way for you to join us LIVE and FOR FREE!  Time Stamps: (1:32) Summer Is Only 12 Weeks Away (2:22) Change Takes Time (6:10) Step 1: Tracking and Logging Food For 7 Days (7:32) Why Change Starts with Awareness (9:55) Step 2: Figuring Out Next Steps (11:40) Episodes on Reverse Dieting (15:08) The Stress Component (16:12) Step 3: Creating a Calorie Deficit Plan (21:54) Protein Target (25:27) Fiber Goal (27:27) Water Goal (29:11) Step 4: Adding In Movement (31:02) Step 5: Execution and Tracking Progress (36:57) Assessing Other Changes (38:47) Step 6: Assessing and Potential Adjustments (40:50) Bonus Step: Our Free Challenge (43:58) What’s Included---------------------Join our FREE Beat the Bloat Challenge starting Monday April 1st!---------------------Follow @vanessagfitness on Instagram for daily fitness tips & motivation. ---------------------Download Our FREE Metabolism-Boosting Workout Program---------------------Join the Women’s Metabolism Secrets Facebook Community for 25+ videos teaching you how to start losing fat without hating your life!---------------------​Click here to send me a message on Facebook and we’ll see how I can help or what best free resources I can share!---------------------Interested in 1-on-1 Coaching with my team of Metabolism & Hormone Experts? Apply Here!---------------------Check out our Youtube Channel!---------------------Enjoyed the podcast? Let us know what you think and leave a 5⭐️ rating and review on iTunes!