181. From 20 years of yo-yo dieting to her goal waist in 6 months
If you feel like you’re doing everything “right” but your body still isn’t changing, you’re constantly thinking about food, or you keep falling back into the all-or-nothing dieting cycle, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m joined by Fit & Free Academy client Maisie to share her incredible body recomposition journey and how she went from years of yo-yo dieting, restriction, over-exercising and chasing a lower number on the scale to finally building a sustainable approach to nutrition and training.
Maisie shares why losing weight alone never gave her the body shape she wanted, how learning about body recomposition changed her approach, and why strength training, progressive overload and eating MORE food and protein became such important pieces of the puzzle.
We also dive into food noise, the binge-restrict cycle, perfectionism and the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps so many women stuck. Maisie explains how she learned to eat out, travel, enjoy birthdays and go on three overseas holidays without feeling like she had “ruined everything” or needed to start again on Monday.
Six months into her journey, she’s almost reached the waist measurement goal she originally set while creating a healthier relationship with food, exercise and her body.
In this episode we cover:
• Body recomposition vs simply losing weight
• Why more workouts don’t always mean better results
• Progressive overload and strength training for women
• Eating more protein and building balanced meals
• How under-eating can increase hunger and food noise
• Breaking the binge-restrict and yo-yo dieting cycle
• Overcoming perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking
• Sustainable fat loss while eating out and travelling
• Building habits you can maintain for life
• Creating a healthy relationship with food and exercise
If you’ve spent years trying different diets, exercising more, eating less and wondering why you still don’t have the toned, strong body you’re working so hard for, Maisie’s story will show you there is another way.
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