When I was a teen and in my 20’s I lost and gained weight more times than I can count. Each time I repeated the cycle I regained even more weight. I felt hopeless and broken as I tried to do what I thought worked. Restrictive diets and lots of cardio. Always with the focus on weight loss.
What changed? I had to switch the paradigm in my mind and habits that had me focused on weight loss. Instead I had to focus my mind and habits on BUILDING MUSCLE.
Eating for muscle, training for muscle, sleeping for muscle, hydrating for muscle, reducing stress and recovering for muscle.
When I focused on muscle: I lost fat, built strength, increased my endurance and drastically improved my overall health markers: blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose management, and triglycerides.
To go on an empowering fitness journey I suggest this. Rather than focusing on losing weight, adjust your perspective and start focusing on building muscle.
The habits and behaviors needed to build healthy skeletal muscle will yield incredible results in overall health and physique development.
It does not mean that the process is easy and will happen without effort.
But those efforts, WORTH IT!
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