08/24/20

#56 Scales don't always tell the true story

I'm often asked, "Why do I seem to gain weight when I exercise?"

I once had a client many years ago who wanted to compete in bodybuilding. She actually did really well and competed at the nationals.

When I started working with her she weighed 60kg  and was 32% Body fat and a size 14. When she competed she weighed 64kg and was 10% body fat and a size 8. So this is an example of the scales not telling a true story.

But let’s be realistic here most of us don’t start at 60kg! 

So how does exercise affect the scales if you weigh 130kg, 75 kg, or anywhere in between? Listen to today's blog to find out the truth!  Here's are a few summary points from the video:

1. When you exercise you break muscle fibers. These tiny little micro tears at a cellular level, cause inflammation. Water collects around the inflammation to bring in the nutrients required for repair and growth. 1litre of water weighs 1kg.
2. Glycogen.  The muscle also tries to refuel itself with glycogen. Glycogen is water and glucose. Over time the muscle becomes more efficient and needs less glycogen. Glycogen looks like runny honey and is heavy. Initial water/ glycogen gain may be 500g - 2kg but should only occur in the first 4-6 weeks of training and then drop off. 
3. The longterm gain of muscle tissue. Maybe a quick kilo initially but then if you can gain 500g per month for a while you are doing well. For seasoned exercisers, it is less than that.

5 Day Free Course 

In January 2020 we ran a free 5-day course, it was so popular - we ended up with 87 of you on it! 

We were going to run another one in the middle of the year but then COVID happened. 

So we have moved it out to September.

This free 5-day course “Figuring out the Weight loss puzzle” will start on the 24th Sept and run over the weekend finishing on Monday.

There will be a workbook, free pop-up Facebook group, and daily coaching with questions and answers.

I can’t wait to run this again!

If you want to join me you can sign up here and d I'll be able to send through your workbook and the link for the Facebook Group once it's live.

I was just speaking yesterday to some of the students from January.

Loads of you kept up the momentum from that initial free course and have lost 10- 20kg this year. Achieving the goals that we set! Some of you didn’t but that’s ok, that is what I am here for! Let’s get everything in order and kickstarted again for summer!

Here are some comments from the January course:

• “Thank you so much for the last 5 days. I’m sure that I speak for the others on this course when I say that you have shared some invaluable information that has made me think about how I am going to achieve my goals this year!”
• “Thank you Ginny this has been so encouraging and motivating. I have loved the live chats and now have a new resolve to get healthy and fit!”
• “Thank you, Ginny, this has been truly amazing!

Stage 1: Live 01 October 2020

Have you struggled to change your mindset and relationship with food or your body image? You're not alone, I've been there too.

This is why I'm about to launch Stage 1 of my 12-month body transformation program on the 01st of October 2020. Stage 1 is a 12-week where we start at the beginning,  not with a diet or exercise program but in your head.

Learn the strategies that I have used to lose weight and keep it off. This is the process that I used to transform my mind and body.

You can take a look at the course details here.

Join me to learn how to feel the amazing energy that comes from understanding how to think, eat, and exercise for your life stage and hormone levels because strong women, stay young.