Lose Weight... Easily?
When it comes to creating sustainable weight loss, there is no EASY button.
Last week I had a Nutrition Consultation with a woman who said something that stuck with me.
She said, "I’ve wasted so much time looking for an easy button, but I've come to find that it doesn't exist."
And she’s not wrong.
When it comes to losing weight, our brains are attracted to (what sounds like) the easiest solution.
Why? Well, because:
We live in an overnight delivery culture and we don't need to exercise our patience muscle very often, so we learn to value convenience and expect results QUICK.
We feel pressure from social media and our society to “fit in” and look like whatever body type is trending at the time.
We want the path of least resistance. As busy people leading busy lives, anything that requires significant time, energy, and/or effort feels overwhelming - making “quick fixes” attractive.
We don’t have evidence-based expectations. Maybe we’ve never been taught what sustainable weight loss actually looks like, or maybe we’re inundated with before/after stories online that make the process seem sexier (and speedier) than it actually is.
But here's the thing -
That "easy" option often isn't.
Most "easy" options only produce short-term results while leaving you more stuck (or at the very least, right back where you started) in the long-run.
Because the truth is - losing weight and confidently keeping it off isn’t a quick process.
Just like making a Croquembouche - a French dessert consisting of a tower of cream-filled profiteroles (cream puffs) that are held together by a layer of caramel - if you rush the process, or skip a step, the end result will crumble.
Sustainable weight loss takes time.
You need to build healthy eating and movement habits you can execute even on hard days and during stressful weeks,
You need to cultivate a growth mindset that views failure as feedback rather than final, and
You need to become the version of yourself who can confidently sustain a lifestyle worthy of the results you want to maintain long-term
So the next time you’re tempted to take the “short-cut”, or find yourself looking for the easy way out, remember this: the magic (or should I say habits) happens when you choose the road less traveled and take the time required to create results that LAST.
Need some additional support on your sustainable weight loss journey? Let’s chat.
