1. Change the narrative: “I don’t BLT”
2. Make meals more satisfying*
3. Add ‘no BLTs’ to daily habit tracker
4. Make the rule: everything I eat goes on a plate
5. Get rid of common BLT foods
6. Add a low/no cal, bubbly drink
IDK who needs to hear this, but…
Nine times out of ten making the damn snack is a better choice than handfuls of tortilla chips for that pre-dinner HANGER you have most nights.
All of these techniques are ways to do at least 1 of the following:
-Achieve more fatigue/failure
-Add more volume without more sets (tho you could do this too)
-progressively overloading
which all contribute to building muscle and strength 💪🏼
5. Add in Heavy Partials
After your failure/hardest set, increase the weight (or leave it) and add in heavy partials (usually in the lengthened position.)
This doesn’t apply to all exercises, but it does most of them.
If you decide not to work with me as your coach in 2024, no sweat. I’ll still love you ❤️
But if I catch you starting off the year doing a detox tea diet, we aren’t friends anymore 😡
If you’ve taken any of these approaches in the past, and you’re “starting again” next year, focus on:
-consistently hitting a moderate deficit
-strength training 3-4/week
-increasing daily avg steps
-high protein meals
You can add more later. Or not 🤷🏼♀️
4️⃣ You didn’t place enough focus on strength training.
With proper strength training, you can build or maintain muscle as you lose weight, ensuring the weight lost is fat loss and not just weightloss 💪🏼
This increases your chances of maintaining your progress exponentially.