I find myself addressing this very issue repeatedly in correspondence with clients, so I thought I’d just put my thoughts in one place. When I say the scale lies, you probably say something like, “I agree.” However, do you really? If you do agree, then whatever number pops up on the Random Number Generator will.. Read more →

The following is a guest blog written by Leigh Peele of Avidity Fitness and the author of The Fat Loss Troubleshoot. You’ll quickly see why I like this write up – it’s a very no-BS-tell-it-like-it-is read. I already know I’ll be referring back to this often. I am a big believer in things not being.. Read more →

As mentioned in the most recent newsletter, here is the completed ‘Before & After Transformation’ of LBC client Amy Krajewski. She went on to compete in her first figure competition recently and is now hooked. You can see a bit more here: //leanbodiesconsulting.com/amy.html

This is a post from Alwyn Cosgrove’s blog that I thought was a really good analogy for the rate of progress and being patient. Let’s assume you go out and buy two rolls of paper towels, each with 112 paper towels on it. You put one aside, and keep it for future reference (your “before”.. Read more →

Now that you’ve decided to take control of your metabolism and have adjusted your calories to maintenance levels, you want to maintain this level of calories for at least two weeks. Then once things are humming along again, you can return to a caloric deficit. Might you gain some weight at maintenance? Maybe, but some.. Read more →

Do you find that no matter what diet you try or how much exercise you do, you just can’t seem to lose fat anymore? Were you once pleased with your fat-loss progress, but now find yourself staring this big, ugly plateau in the face? Nothing seems to work for you anymore and you’ve tried it.. Read more →