Fat Loss Lifestyle Blog

Many of you most likely know why you are not gaining muscle and losing fat.
Not getting in your work outs, not eating small meals often, not going to bed early, not having a precise goal or deadline. What I want to touch on is some “not so obvious” obstacles.

1. You are too smart for your own good.

There are those people out there that think they have read everything out

In fact, maybe some of you, or you know someone who radically changed their body and life in 12 weeks without having a masters in kinesiology and nutrition. Why? Because they can follow basic instructions and they won’t over-think. They simply and methodically just do the simple program.
In my 28 years of training I have heard all the facts, all the fiction, all the supplement ad bs. And trust me, it’s all the same.

It has been since I started lifting weights back in 1981. It took me about a decade to figure out that guys and gals who had great physiques had a few thing is common; a positive attitude, a strong will, a good work ethic, the ability to be single minded and focus on each rep, the work out, and the goal/prize.

I am telling you that the plan that I follow, and that every one of my personal training clients and on-line clients (over 800) follow is very simple. If you read my Fatloss Lifestyle System most likely you would say, “I have heard that before”. Yes there are a lot of exercises, work out cheat sheets, food recipies, before and after pictures, inspiration and motivation. I do put a unique spin on the work out by having you do circuit style work outs hitting non competing body parts. I do get a lot of people emailing me saying “I have heard this before. And my response to them is, “Are You Doing It”?

Yes the plan is simple. Stop looking for some new fangled formula for nutrition and weight training and cardio.

2. You overestimate the need for variety in eating. Don’t like the
idea of eating the same foods every day, day in and day out? Sorry,
but suck it up.

Pretty much everyone I know who has tried to create a varied fat loss nutrition plan where they were constantly changing meals each day ends up quitting. On the other-hand, most of those I know who have been successful in building muscle (and losing fat for that matter)
end up eating the same boring things each day to achieve that success.

Tip- You can make the same old foods taste different with condiments (low in sugar) like mustard, tobascco or Louisianna Hot Sauce, salsa, pepper, cayenne and some salt (use unproccessed Himalayan Sea Salt
It’s great to have a fancy meal plan with tasty recipes and
complicated meals, but a huge part of your success hinges on you
actually being able to follow your program.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for switching out foods such as
eating fish instead of chicken or trading steak for turkey. Nice
and simple. But if you are wanting to cook some long drawn out
recipes on a daily basis, it just won’t happen unless you have a
personal chef.

3. You do not change up your work outs.

The body is very smart and it will get immune to the same exercises performed the same way. Your body does not want to gain muscle and lose fat. You can do the best exercises, performed 100% perfect and get good results for about 3 weeks.

Then the muscles will not get sore, they won’t respond, and they won’t budge. So what you must do is change up some aspect of your work outs. Some aspects of your work outs you can change are: exercises, angles (incline, flat, or decline, order of exercises, rep tempo, negatives, drop sets, isometrics (posing and squeezing muscle) and stretching.

A good rule of thumb is if the muscles are not sore after the work outs, change up at least two of the above choices. Make sure to change at least every 3 or 4 weeks.

4. You only use the scale to check progress.
This is a “BIG” one. The reason why this is a mistake is because when you follow a good plan you should be gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time. On average a client who follows my Fatloss Lifestyle System will lose 12 lbs. of fat and gain 6 lbs. of muscle every six weeks.

I have had some clients even gain 10 lbs. of muscle in 6 weeks while losing 10 lbs fat. When they get on the scale on retest day, their initial reaction will be, “oh no, I did not lose any weight”. The get emotional (especially the ladies) and believe that the program did not work. But I immediately put the tape measure on their tummy. And it will be 3, 4, or 5 inches less.

So I ask you, would you be happy if the scale did not budge, but your waistline was 5 inches less? Of course you would. You would be ecstatic. The scale may stay the same but you would take up a lot less space in the room. And your clothes would hang on you and look fashionable.
So the take away is; use the scale and a tape measure together (once a week is plenty. Make sure that you put the tape in the exact same spot every time (through the navel and parallel to the floor). And pull it the same tightness every time.

5. Lack of confidence in yourself and overconfidence in strangers.

I used to do this and I see a lot of people do it. Do not doubt yourself, your plan of action, or your ability to carry it through. Even if this is the first time you have ever been athletic or taken on a big goal or challenge. Faith it till you make it. Believe in yourself. See the body and feel the sweet emotion of having “that dream body”. Believe in yourself.
See it and feel it for 5 minutes before you go to bed, and right when you wake up. Every day, for 12 weeks, I dare you.

To learn more about my Fatloss Lifestyle 12 Week Body Transformation System go here Fatloss Lifestyle It is a one time fee of $47 and has a no hassle money back promise

Your Healthy Lifestyle Coach,

Darin L Steen
Make it a Great Day, Make it a Great Week, Make it a Great Life!!

PS – This blog post was inspired by my fitness friend Anthony Ellis

Four of My Top Mentors who have helped me are:
Bill Phillips
MERCOLA
Tony Robbins
Joel OSteen