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I know it, I just can’t do it!

Leigh

I listen to your podcasts, I read all your articles, and I love you. I feel like when I found you that I found someone who gets me virtually. You are the only one that can help me with this.

I can’t do it!

I am hungry, tired, and achy all the time.

I lose fat when I don’t eat. Everything you say to do works when I can do it. I don’t get a lot of movement in a day, I try. I burn 2200 calories or so and my body wants every bit of that food.

I don’t binge, I don’t do anything weird. I just procrastinate, why? I want it now!

Advice, please?

Lauren H.

Lauren you don’t need me or anyone to do this, but I will give the best advice I can.

When you are having trouble sticking to a diet program you have to look at both the physical and mental sides of you plan. They both affect each other, but I still like to put equal focus on each side.

Physical

Questions?

Are you training to hard?
Are you resting enough?
Are you eating good food and getting adequate macros?
Are you taking extra supplementation to cover your bases just in case?
Are you timing eating when you need it and not just when you think you should?

Mental

Why are you doing this in the first place?
Do you have specific goals laid out?
Are you chasing a fantasy or reality?
Do you trust the process?
Do you need the process?
Are you lost without dieting?
Are you afraid of the deficit?

Do you know who you want to be, and is this a section of the way to get there?

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March 4th, 2009

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Leigh Peele

4 Comments

Sinead

1

Love your responses, Leigh! Perfect!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Jessica

2

Great way to look at things! I believe those questions that you listed are important and before we really decide on a plan, or decided to give up a plan, should be able to answer.
Awsome.
March 10th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Mike H.

3

Leigh still has a site here?

Great post! Excellent probing questions. I will try this on my client (in a German accent).
March 10th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Carole

4

Hi Leigh,

I heard your interview with Yaro, and since I write about healthy eating, I thought I’d bop over and see what you’re about!

Your questions for Lauren are great. She is obviously not eating fresh real foods on schedule. If she was, she wouldn’t be having the problems she describes. But there is something else that’s holding her back and your questions may help her uncover the one thing that seems to keep her from the change she wants. I think you handled her question very tactfully.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 am