4 Reasons Why You Are Not Getting Results In The Gym (PLUS A CLEAN EATING WAFFLE RECIPE)

When I’m feeling my best and performing my best I am a believer that nutrition is important; and exercise is like the icing on the cake! Put the 2 together and you feel like you’re on top of the world and can accomplish ANYTHING! Right? I know some of you know what I’m talking about! Pair a bad diet with some exercise you're still going to feel like you're dragging.

Unfortunately, some people don’t get how important nutrition really is to achieving great results in the gym until they’ve tried it themselves. So I’m here to tell you, nutrition IS important. It’s common for people to spend long hours at the gym working their butt off and then later eat whatever they want. They struggle to see the results they want so they give up. One does not need to be 100% perfect to see great results. In fact, I advise that you shouldn’t try to be perfect! It simply isn’t sustainable to be 100% perfect. Those who aim to go all in and be perfect will fall off track and give up on themselves.

Since working with clients over the past years, I’ve concluded that there are 4 common reason’s (nutrition playing a big part in it... sorry did I already say that? I must really want to drive this point home!) why they are not getting results from their efforts in the gym.

1. They haven’t given the new plan enough time. I always recommend to clients to give the new plan AT LEAST 4 weeks minimum to 6 weeks before they decide what they’re doing isn’t working. You did not gain 15lbs in 1 or 2 weeks, so don’t expect to lose it that quickly.

2. They are eating the wrong foods. It’s common for people to work their butt off in the gym but not change their diet. Chance’s are if you haven’t worked out in a long time and then start working out again regularly, and don’t change your diet, you will see some results to start; but this method will only work for a short time. You will need to change the way you eat (refer to my blog on 4 ways to clean up your nutrition). And that doesn’t mean giving up ice cream for good if you love ice cream! Heck, I love ice cream and still eat it occasionally!

3. They are eating too little. Using 3 shakes a day as a meal replacement and eating salads is not enough. 1,200 calories or less is not enough for that matter. Would you want to live off shakes and salads the rest of your life? I wouldn’t! This is setting yourself up for failure because this is obviously not attainable. Later these types of people usually binge eat and fall back into old habits.

4. The workout routine isn’t challenging them in the right ways. If your goal is to lean out and see more muscle definition then walking 3 miles a day and eating right is not the appropriate plan.

Bottom line when it comes to getting results in the gym, you need to make your new plan a lifestyle change. If you can’t maintain your new lifestyle longer than 3 weeks then it’s time to do something different. And no matter WHAT your fitness goal is, IF you aren’t properly fueling yourself with nutritious foods and the right foods… I promise you it’s going lead you to a lot of frustration!

Enough about that, how about a healthy breakfast option to fuel you and keep you full for a few hours? Here is my homemade Multi-Grain whole wheat waffle recipe (originally from my amazing MOM).

Multi-Grain Waffles: Serves 8, about 190 calories/serving

Ingredients:

• 2 cups buttermilk (make your own: 2 cups organic skim milk and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, let sit for 5 minutes and you have yourself some buttermilk!)

• 1/2 old fashioned rolled oats

• 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour

• 1/4 cup wheat germ

• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 2 eggs lightly beaten (or substitute ground flax seed; 1 egg= 1 tbsp Flax + 3 tbsp water)

• 1/4 cup sucanat

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Mix buttermilk and oats in a medium bowl; let stand for 15 minutes

2. whisk whole-wheat flours, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in large bowl.

3. Stir eggs, sucanat, oil and vanilla into the oat mixture. Add the the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; mix with a rubber spatula just until moistened.

4. coat a waffle iron with cooking spray and preheat. spoon in enough batter to cover 3/4ths of the surface. Batter will spread once the waffle iron is closed. Cook until waffles are crisp and golden brown; ~5 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

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