CarolinasWeightLoss

The Carolinas Weight Loss Institute, leading weight loss clinic taking a functional approach to weight loss, offering local and fully remote services.

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Supporting supplements✨:
Magnesium- especially for bloating, headaches, mood. Go with Magnesium glycinate or citrate.
Vitamin B6- for mood related symptoms.
Omega 3- for inflammation, cramps, mood.
Ashwagandha- for stress sensitivity, anxiety/ irritability, sleep trouble, and cravings driven by stress.

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What I just told my patient who messaged me concerning severe PMS symptom and gaining 4 lbs from bloat overnight. Sharing here, in case you relate and can benefit from this info.

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Additionally:
-consider lymphatic drainage massage
-replace high impact for walking
-Use trampoline jumping or vibration plate daily. It helps decrease swelling and feeling of ‘tightening’ all over.
Being consistent with these 👆🏻can increase your weight-loss by 2 lbs/week.

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Food is one of the most powerful ‘drugs’ available to you.

Every bite you take sends a message to your body to either:
-Energize or drain you
-Heal or fuel disease
-Balance your hormones or throw them off
-Build you up or break you down

So choose wisely. What are you training your body to do?

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WEIGHT LOSS HACK:
There are NO hacks.
But remember:
Real transformation doesn't happen in the gym, with a dumbbell. And it doesn't happen in the kitchen prepping your protein.
It happens in your head, with every decision you make; despite the mood you're in.

👇🏻3 small things to do DAILY, to increase your weight loss significantly:

🔹15 minute walking 🚶🏻‍♀️ each day:
~60,000 steps in a month
~2,500 extra calorie burn in a month without changing anything
~stronger muscles, better mood, better cortisol, decreased blood sugar, better hormones, better metabolism

🔹15 minute extra sleep😴 each night:
~7.5 hours extra sleep in a month
~450 extra calorie burn in a month without changing anything else
~better cortisol, less hunger, more energy, more clarity, better hormones, better metabolism

🔹Replacing 100 g of carbs with 100 g protein 🥩
~2,100 extra calorie burn in a month, without changing anything else
with doing the small
~more muscle, less joint ache, decreased blood sugar, more strength, better hormones, better metabolism

Your ability to stay consistent, while repeating small actions, wil determine vour odds of success!

To sum it up: You can increase your weight loss by 2 lbs a month, 24 lbs in a year, just by being consistent, daily with:
🔹15 min walking
🔹15 extra sleep each night
🔹replacing some carbs for quality protein …..and not changing anything else!

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THE WEIGHT LOSS HIERARCHY:
1. Calorie deficit
2. Quality of nutrition: anti-inflammatory
3. Gut health
4. Sleep
5. Stress Management/Adrenal health
6. Metabolic support to fill in gaps and reverse imbalances
7. Exercise

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Nature’s gifts are the most underrated and underutilized ‘hacks’ for weight loss.

Exposure to sunlight:

- Increases your energy by healing your mitochondria
- Regulates your mood and decreases belly fat by balancing your cortisol
- Lowers your blood sugar and fat storage by increasing your vitamin D

Get outside. Your body will change! 🚶🏻‍♀️☀️

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Did you know that raspberries, are pound for pound one of the most fiber-rich foods.

They are weight loss friendly due to low calories, high fiber and high water content.

When you need a snack, raspberries are good options.

Raspberries = the candy of nature

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Walking for 15 minutes is better than not working out at all.

Sticking with your healthy eating 80% of the time is better than eating junk food 100% of the time.

Replacing 1 can of soda for water is better than drinking sodas all day long.

Small consistent steps lead to big wins.

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~Eat junk food you, you'll crave junk food.
~Drink poison, you'll crave poison.
~Eat healthy, you'll crave healthy.
~Drink water, you'll crave water.

This how we are wired!
It may take time, but your body will start craving what you train it to crave.
Consistency is the key!

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A diet pill, shot, surgery is not the answer to lasting metabolic health and longevity.
Sometimes you need the bandaid, you need that bridge. But the bandaid should not be the permanent solution. Not if you don't want to pay in other areas of your health.
Similarly, one ‘diet' doesn't fit all. While a keto diet can help some, you can
'keto' your way into insulin resistance if you have a different metabolic predisposition.

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You will feel motivated for 2 weeks.
Maybe a little longer.
Then the motivation wears off.
THAT'S WHEN THE WORK BEGINS.
STAY COMMITTED!
It’s how you WIN!