Last week I talked about how we are immune to recognising overweight in both ourselves and others. But this isn’t true for our leader and Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. I think he meant to shock when he said he was ‘too fat’. He is one of the majority. He is not only overweight but clinically obese. Maybe calling himself obese would have had a greater impact.
Here’s the thing.
He’s put himself on the line.
He’s announced this to the world. And he told everyone that he has lost nearly two stone. (26 pounds)
He’s proud of it.
Now he wants to set an example saying, ‘If I may, it is a teachable moment for our great country.’ and ‘Alas as a country we are slightly too fat. Fatter than everyone in Europe – aside for the Maltese for some reason.’ (Understatement of the year!)
However, in my opinion, he’s going about it the wrong way.
You can’t outrun a bad diet. Sustainable weight loss is 80% what we eat (diet) and 20% exercise. Yes exercise and activity are great because they do burn calories, increase the metabolism and most importantly increase good mood! But setbacks such as risk of injury and an increase in appetite can be a major stumbling block.
There are two main parts to weight loss and the first is hormones. When you have your hormones in balance you are in fat burning mode, not fat storage mode.
It’s really that simple.
But we overcomplicate it.
It’s about hormones and it’s in our brains.
Unless we get one sorted, the other will continue to wreak havoc. Age is also a factor. Metabolisms slow down and change. Lifestyles change. People change.
But we can change, and there is a way out.
It doesn’t mean crushing workouts at the gym (if you’re willing to go).
It doesn’t mean meal replacements. (But you can have a fat burning chocolate milkshake with the right ingredients if you know what to put in it on the eat to be slim plan;).
It doesn’t mean deprivation.
It takes a change of thoughts.
So ask yourself,
Can I do it?
Can I fix my hormones?
Can I question myself?
Am I going to do something about it?
Why can’t people stop themselves feeling exhausted at the end of a busy day and reaching for fast food, takeaway or half a bottle of wine?
It’s in your brain.
Everything we do in life is geared towards wanting to feel better.
It’s horrible feeling exhausted, like we ‘hit a brick wall’ as one of my clients said last week!
It feels like being on a never-ending treadwheel of work, travel (if you are allowed-and which personally I find exhausting ;), looking after the home and family, eat, sleep. Then the weekends are for food shopping or catching up on errands.
Is that really a life, being glued in front of your computer with no energy, and having down-time doing personal jobs?
Not fun!
Then, seeing someone else get ill brings the risks much closer to home.
It’s scary.
But how do we feel better and still enjoy food?
By eating foods that taste delicious but don’t put you in fat storage mode.
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It’s not about deprivation, or struggling and going out for a run every day first thing in the morning because that’s the worst thing you’ve got in your whole day. That’s the totally wrong approach.
It’s about doing what you want to do because you know you can feel the difference and feel like you’ve got your bounce back. You may wish to go for a run in the morning because you love it not because you have to do it.
A simple change of perspective, observing your thoughts can make all the difference.
How do you feel at the end of a working day?
Enthusiastic or shattered?
Appreciative or fed up?
Bursting with joie de vivre or depressed?
The ball is in your hands!