Have you followed a diet in the past? Did you feel frustrated, limited, and to top it all off, gain the weight back after the whole process? Well, you’re not alone!
Studies are now showing that 30-60% of weight lost through dieting is regained within one year, and almost all of it is regained within five years. Makes us question if what we’re doing is actually effective, right?
My approach to weight loss is simple. Teaching ourselves to enjoy a moderate lifestyle, incorporating healthy foods, showing love for our bodies, and staying positive when things get tough, will create balance in our lives and the pounds will become a thing of the past… for good.
Today’s Healthful Hints we talk about my top 5 ways to begin creating balance and kick-starting your weight loss journey. These tips can also be used to live a healthier life, or to create balance in your day-to-day.
The comments I refer to in my video, which can also be found on YouTube:
Clean eating protein powders:
My favorite calorie counter:
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I love your vlogs. Seeing you and your personality shine thru are great…And your tips are great, too
I love using MyPlate! The calorie counter is perfect and nice and easy on the go
Awesome post!! I love this!! I would love love more posts like this!!
Can you do one about healthy eating when pregnant!? I’m not yet, but hoping soon!! Being dairy free – I get worried about calcium – but calcium supplements seem to upset my stomach!
Thank youuuuuu for an awesome post!
Great idea, Jessica! I’ll add that to the list of requests and topic ideas. I LOVE talking preparing for pregnancy + pregnant nutrition
Here’s a link to one of our favorite ‘nourish the body with tonic herbs’ herbalists, Susun Weed’s thoughts on herbs for Pregnancy – http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Pregnancy_Problems.htm
My daughter (40) drank the nettle/raspberry/alfalfa infusions for minerals inc Ca & Iron at the end of each of her last two pregnancies – her daughter’s 6 & her baby 5 months. The midwife commented that she had rarely seen someone loose so LITTLE blood at a birth; the last birth was really quick & simple (she was at the birthing center less than an hour) & her weight quickly came off.
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We’ve been GF for 2 years now, and that has helped with weight loss/general health! One doc (‘Wheat Belly’) says his patients tend to eat 350-400 fewer calories daily after just dropping the wheat ‘naturally & effortlessly’
The 5 month old has a beautiful complexion, & is much calmer than the 6 year old (a gluten baby
This is AWESOME INFORMATION Leanne!! Thank you so much
I’d hoped you would like it! It was such a coincidence that you’d asked me about it RIGHT after I’d recorded the video
I agree with Jessica – can you do one on pregnancy? I’m not necessarily allergic to anything major, but I do have a fear of gaining 50 pounds and not getting it off after I’d have the baby. So, are there foods you like best that are the most nutrient-dense per calorie to maximize the health requirements of pregnancy?
Sounds like it would also be good to do a post pregnancy! Love it. I’ve noted it all and will get to the topic in the coming months
You’re pretty :]
And I also think that the “30%-60% weight loss gets gained back” thing is true ._.
Oh, and thanks for the tips ^^ I really have been noticing that I’ve been chewing too little, and it bugs me. Guess I got to jumpstart that!
Thanks Kathy
As soon as you’re aware of how little you chew, you’ll start to find that you’ll just get better and better as time goes on. Good luck!
Oh, I love this one! Such great information.
Leanne, I really truly love watching your vlogs so much!
I visit your blog every day so it’s nice to see you “in person”! You are so confident in your video which makes them ten times better!
One question, you mention a couple of times some links that you’ve listed below but I have nothing showing? Are the links maybe on a youtube page, or the blog?
Thanks so much!
Hi Andrea! Thank you so much for your kind and warm comments. I’m so happy that you like my videos! The comments are part of the description of the video when you go to Youtube. Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PPA6mCH0PA if you can’t find the comments I’m referring to, let me know and I will email them to you
Found them, thanks!
This was so informative! Thank you so much. I never before thought about how not chewing my food makes my body waste so much energy that could be focused on more important processes. Thanks also for the MyPlate link – great tip! When I have time I want to go back and check out your older vLogs too! You really know your stuff
Thanks Diana
When sitting at dinner with a Japanese healer living in our area, another table mate asked him his ‘#1 health tip’ & it was “chew each bite 40 times!!” He said once folks began doing that, health problems often faded away,
I went out for Thai yesterday with friends, & mentioned this tip (I had Asian squash yellow curry w/shrimp mmm) & both gals, who struggle with weight, said ‘I know I probably ‘should’ … but usually don’t …”
I also appreciated the comment that it’s an energy waster!
So informative & useful. I lol’d when you said the new coconut mylk on the shelf b/c I totally do that too!! I was at the store tonight and noticed a new almond mylk ice cream .. I stopped my friend mid convo to point it out in excitment hahaha! Your hints are both knowledgable and fun spin on health (:
what is the link for the calorie counter my plate?
It’s http://www.livestrong.com/myplate/ I’ve added all of the links to the blog post, too if you want to take a look-see
New almond milk ice cream? I’d interrupt any conversation, too!
I love, love, love your videos!!! Very confident!! Love your tips and tricks
Thank you girl!
xxoo
Thanks Kris
they’re a lot of fun to put together!
I really love your vlogs and recommendations! But is it really that important to count calories?
Thanks Nadia. It is not ‘really’ important to count calories, no. If you have a natural flow to your hunger, and you trust that you’re making the right choices, then that’s far better than counting calories. Calorie counting is just one of the many tools available to us in order to make sure we’re making the right choices. In a couple of weeks I’ll talk more about calorie counting and the risks of filling out lives with empty foods as a result. Hope that helps
I find it interesting that many of your tips for losing weight – more sleep, less stress, small frequent meals, tasting the food – are also part of my strategy to gain weight, not in a body-builder way, but in an “I accidentally ate an allergen all summer and would really like my pants to stop drooping” kind of way. I guess that a healthy body naturally gravitates to a healthy weight.
You’re right, many of the tips you’ll find in weight loss programs are the same for weight gain. Really, it’s just about finding balance and getting the foods that your body needs!
I love Livestrong too hun!
P.s. love your blogs <33333
I got really excited when I saw that costco got coconut milk. Really…really excited…Thanks for all of the great healthy living tips!
Yay, I’m not alone!
I loved this video! Thank you for posting it. I recently found out I’m allergic to wheat, milk, and eggs and have been thinking about changing the way I eat by eating smaller meals more frequently throughout the day so I’m glad to hear that tip. I agree with the other ladies about nutrition during pregnancy and post-pregnancy. Thanks!
found you via a rabbit trail on pinterest. LOVE your website. we have been gluten and casein free for 5 years and my weight has crept up. we eat VERY clean but still i need changes and it is really hard to find good websites w/ allergen free ‘good for you’ stuff. (we are also soy free.) Just printed off a bunch of recipes and really liked this post so thought i’d just comment here. I loved that journal a few pages back… i get stuck on having to do it ‘right’ so i dont’ do it at all but that is simple enough for me to just at least begin there. I think just writing it down will be helpful. you are my new fav website. thanks
Thanks for stopping by, Amy! If it makes you feel any better, many, many people struggle with the same thing. It’s great that you’ve removed the foods that make your body unbalanced, now it’s time to work on how to fuel your body correctly. Sounds like you’re well on your way! Can’t wait to hear how you like the recipes