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Description: Why Your Diet Isn't Working | Top 5 Reasons There are several mistakes that can be made when working towards fat loss. Let's jump in, go over them, and talk about quick fixes. You'll be leaning down in no time! MISTAKE #1 Not tracking foods or not tracking them properly. You may be under eating or overeating. Without any idea as to how many calories you're taking in, you don't know if you need to cut calories or add them. Establish a baseline of intake using free apps like MyFitnessPal, and tracking is easy. Get a cheap food scale like this one: amzn.to/3kvqytp, and you'll be able to track with no issues. MISTAKE #2 Dropping caloric intake and not keeping your activity levels up. The body is amazingly adaptive. So, as you drop calories, your body will automatically decrease NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis). This is just the amount of calories you can burn by moving around. It can account for, on average, between 600-1000 calories per day! When your body auto-regulates to a caloric deficit, activity levels decrease, and you're essentially back at maintenance. Get up and move around to counteract this. MISTAKE #3 Estimated caloric intake either too high or too low. If you're eating too much, you won't lose fat. Try not to rely on wearables for calorie burn estimates. If you're eating too little, your metabolism may stall. This may cause you to hold water due to cortisol build up. You will still be losing fat, but in place of the body fat, your body will hold water. We typically hold water where we store fat. MISTAKE #4 Eating at the wrong times. Metabolism tends to be higher in the morning, so it can be beneficial to eat more earlier in the day. You can also focus on eating when you're most active. One of the worst things you can do is skip meals or restrict calories throughout the day - this can lead to overeating later in the day or at night (when willpower fades). The body typically isn't geared towards digesting large meals later in the evening, and this can cause stalled progress or even weight gain. MISTAKE #5 Not being patient. Results take time. Yes, you can see results within the first week, but know that progress isn't linear. If everything is on point, you will see results. Don't just weigh yourself - body composition is important! Take measurements and/or pics. This way you can see if you're gaining muscle while losing fat (recomping). The scale won't change much with recomping, but your proportions certainly will :) Thanks for watching! Please subscribe :) GET YOUR FREE AND 90-DAY PROGRAMS HERE: http:erinsternfitness.com BUSINESS CONTACT | erin@erinstern.com WEBSITE | erinstern.com INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/2x_ms_olympia PINTEREST | pinterest.com/erinstern5 TWITTER | twitter.com/erinfast FACEBOOK | facebook.com/fiterin Train hard, y'all!