Struggling Sticking to the Optavia 5&1 Program? Here's How to Turn it Around! 

Let's stop the madness is my PG version! HAHA! I am loving the book Chasing Cupcakes....It will help you understand your brain and why you did well the first time and are struggling this time.

Sounds like me. Absolutely.. don't know what time it starts.

YEAH!!! I'm glad it worked!

Thank you! How are you doing now?

How are you doing on program?

Sounds like you should join my macros and mindset courses that are starting on August 1. You can still do what you’re doing but it will also help you incorporate balanced choices out of the grocery store so you’re not feeling deprived and then need to chew and then going off track. Go to www.gwenpeterson.club.

I've heard the book the Pleasure Trap is excellent.

You've got this. Also, I've fallen in love with Elizabeth Benton's book called Chasing Cupcakes and her podcasts called Primal Potential. I bet they'd be right up your alley!

@@Gwen_Peterson_ omg yes! I started reading her book and listening to her podcasts from number 1! LOVE them!! 🙌🏼 You mentioned it in another video I think, so I started them. Thank you for that!!

@@KristySeeley Oh I’m so glad to hear it. Are you kind of hooked on those podcasts? I literally am eating every single one of them up. I listen to one and think that’s the best thing I’ve ever heard. Then I listen to the next one and think that one’s the best I’ve ever heard. LOL. They’re all incredible!

@@Gwen_Peterson_ hahahaha! Yes!! For real! Exactly how I feel!!

Wonderful! You've got this!

Oh I am so glad this served you. What did you decide to start listening to every day?

@@Gwen_Peterson_ EB’s podcasts. Also found my ‘pain point’. Journaling my story, and asking myself “why do you think that?”, and “what would happen then...?” I Realized that I had never before set a goal and worked to reach it. Losing 77 of the 100 lbs was terrifying ... reaching this goal would have made me someone else...someone I have never met. Though I am not on the 5/1 plan, I am using the fuelings to do intermittent fasting. Reading Chasing Cupcakes, listening to Gwen vids, and EB podcasts. All are transforming my thinking, which is essential to changing my body, and subsequently my life. Thanks for asking! ✌️🥰

You are so welcome!

Following up to see how things are going? I’m not sure if you’ve seen my other videos but I am doing macro and mindset courses to teach people how to eat balance out of the grocery store because when you learn how to eat what you want and pair it correctly with protein within the correct caloric intake, now you don’t feel restricted and you actually stick to what you’re trying to achieve. It’s pretty freeing. For more info go to www.gwenpeterson.club. The courses start on Tuesday, August 1.

Eloquent? HAHA! That is not a word normally used with the way I talk but I'll take it! HAHA! Framing your comment! LOL! I just try to keep it real...sometimes talking in circles to explain my thinking 5 different ways and hoping one sticks with someone watching!

You're so welcome!

How are you doing now? Are you at your goal weight?

You are so welcome

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We all have challenges. What we do with them is how we change our outcome!

You are welcome! How are you doing now?

You are welcome! 😘

Oh yes. You will never white knuckle it through this program. If you’re not listening to something with the mental component at least once a day, your toast. Dial in on that mental component and you’ll start seeing better days stack on top of better days and see more success on the scale.

I'm so glad!

You’re welcome

Haaaa! I’ve been maintaining at 138lbs but I resigned from Optavia on January 18th to pursue other passions. Go watch my last couple videos. 🤩 I’m impressed that your body is losing weight. It might be that your body just needed a few more calories to get the metabolism going enough to let go of the weight 🤔

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Yes!

Edit: Metabolic Adaptation is undesirable.

You are so welcome!

Glad it helped!

Oh! I'm glad it helped!

You've got this!

These are curse phrases that we say to ourselves all the time! It’s crazy!

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How are you doing now?

You are welcome. How are you doing on program? Give me your update when you get a minute.

I knew I wanted to make this video because this is exactly where a lot of my clients are. And with a few things brought to light or figure it out, they do great.

Our brains are CRAZY! If you do the mental component daily...then your goal is to have more good days than off days and your needle will still move in the right direction!

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I’m so glad this resonated with you. Most people keep trying to white knuckle it through the food and it has nothing to do with the food and everything to do with their mindset. How are you doing on your own journey since you made this comment about a month ago? Are you still moving in the right direction?

Thank you! 🥰

You are welcome. Glad this video resonated with you. How are you doing on your journey now?

Thank you!!

You are WELCOME!!! Which part spoke to you the most? How have you been doing on your own journey since watching this video?

You bet!!! If you’re already done with the Life Boob and the Habits of Health book, I love Chasing Cupcakes and the Beck Diet Solution books!

You've got this!

You are so welcome

Face the rough facts! UGH! But....once you know, you then know how to fix it right?

Oh I'm glad!

Sounds like you should join my macros and mindset courses that start on Tuesday. It will help you not be in that yo-yo mindset and give you some really applicable tools. www.gwenpeterson.club.

This is from nutrition support -IN DEPTH EXPLANATION OF FAT-BURN and WHY our program ROCKS!!! Understanding the Science of FAT BURN Is essential to your success! This is from our amazing Nutrition Support Dept. Ketosis refers to a metabolic state where your body is burning fat instead of its preferred fuel of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates exist in two forms when you are eating normally - "free" or accessible carbs, and stored carbs called glycogen. When your body needs fuel, it will burn the free carbs first (like when you drink a glass of OJ full of carbs). When all the free carbs are gone, your body will burn the stored carbs (glycogen). In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles, and contains carbs and water stored together. Once the glycogen and stored water is gone, your body turns to fat for it's primary source of fuel, thus creating a mild, safe FAT BURN. In the first week of this program, you will usually lose quite a bit of weight. Most of that will be as a result of using up the glycogen, because every gram of stored carbs ALSO stores 3 grams of water. If the glycogen is used, the water is released. Result? Large weight loss. This is ALSO why, if you have a high carb meal at some point, your weight goes UP UP UP. Every extra gram of carbs will be stored with an extra 3 grams of water. This is why if you eat 1 lb of chocolate, your weight goes up by 4 lbs (at least! 1 lb from the extra carbs + 3 lbs from the water). On a side note, when your body burns fat as fuel, ketone bodies are produced and are released in your urine, sweat, and saliva. You may notice a metallic or sweet taste in your mouth and your urine may smell slightly different. This is a good sign of fat burn. You may use sugarless gum to help offset the taste in your mouth if you choose. The program produces a MILD ketogenic, or "fat-burning" state. For diets that invoke a SERIOUS ketosis, like the Keto or Atkins diet, your carbs are limited to less than 20g per day. On our most popular program, we are eating between 80 and 100g of carbs daily - JUST enough to keep your brain functioning well, and JUST enough to put your body into mild ketosis. You will KNOW that you are in ketosis IF you have been 100% ON PLAN for 3 days. This is because your body only stores enough glycogen to provide fuel for 3 days. Once the glycogen is GONE, after 3 days, you will be in mild ketosis. Bottom line? To be in ketosis, you need to be 100% on plan. If you aren't, you will still lose weight (because you'll be eating fewer calories every day than normal) - but it will be much more slowly, and you will be hungry. The more CARBS you eat over 100g, the less BODY FAT your body will metabolize as fuel. Happily, once you're in ketosis, your hunger dissipates, and you get the best of both worlds: faster weight loss AND reduced hunger. Note that if you eat a really high fat diet - choosing to eat nuts or cheese or something else (and yes, even if it's no carbs) - you WILL stay in ketosis, BUT your body will metabolize the FREE fat from the nuts because it is more easily accessed than your stored body fat. Again, this means slowed weight loss, or even weight gain. Note also that alcohol is metabolized as FAT, so if you have a glass of wine, you will still stay in ketosis, but your body will use the wine as fuel instead of your body fat. Result? SLOW weight loss. Ultimately, the choice is yours. How fast do you want to get to your target weight? How willing are you to stay on plan in order to support that goal of a healthy BMI?-

@healthcoachgwen, THANK YOU. This explains it so beautifully, and is everything! I am so grateful you shared this with me. I’m so excited to get my books! Thank you!

@@Gwen_Peterson_ see above (or below, ha) it didn’t tag you properly!

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

Great job on the 40 lbs!!! Keep up the great work!

It's a marathon not a sprint. Give yourself grace and DIVE into the mental component DAILY!

I'm glad it resonated with you!

You got this!

Late nights can definitely be tough. What was your favorite tip from this video?

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Yes! Many of us are! How are you doing now?

Get on that mental component girl! That's the only way to keep the ball rolling! You can do it!

Oh I’m glad!!!

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That’s when you need to be hyper cuscused on listening to something with the mindset piece before your feet even hit the ground in the morning. Weekends are when our schedules are wacky, so if we don’t get that mindset piece in immediately, or toast!

I loaded a new video 3 weeks ago! I’m still in maintenance and doing awesome

Right! HAHAH

I love this cideo

That is most of us women! Did this video give you some good ideas?

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OK so what I think I hear you saying is, I don’t know that it’s hormone related, I think it’s consistency related. If you were doing the program 100% for four weeks and only losing 5 pounds, then I would say it’s potentially hormone related. But if you’re not being 100% on program for longer than a week or two, I’m not surprised you’re only pulling 5 pound months.

I think you have two really easy options. First, you can split your lean and green in half and bring half of it to school every day and eat it with a fueling or you could shift to a four and two and due to lean and greens, the second one at lunchtime, and the difference between the macros of the five and one and four and two is it you’re just getting an extra 15 g of protein which really is not going to slow down your progress

@@Gwen_Peterson_ Thank you so much for your reply. This helps a lot. I greatly appreciate it! I'm going to try splitting the L&G and see how that works :).

You are so welcome!

THANKS! I know this is a bit unorthodox but what I know is there are people struggling everywhere so if I can help them think around the all of nothing mentality, then maybe they'll have a shot at keeping their caloric intake lower.

You are welcome!

How are you doing now?

YES! How are you doing now?

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We all have negative dialogue! That's what gets to change in order to have success. It's a long road but worth it!

Have you listened to the audible Chasing Cupcakes yet?

I get to have a personal chef some day! HAH! I'd love for you to follow back up and let me know how that works out for you!