Let Your Food Do the Work

​Waking up to certainty that the gym was closed, SolidCore was canceled, and I cannot exercise at home - I knew I had to rely on my food alone today.
 
Getting out of your walking or workout routine can cause body anxiety - it definitely did for me - that you’ll put on weight. That is when I didn't get the power of food.  
 
It is your most impactful lever you have.  Exercise shapes, sculpts, strengthens, and refines - burns fewer calories than you wish it did.  Thankfully, exercise is not the primary driver of fat loss, metabolic stability, or long-term body composition. Food is.
 
Food accounts for 80-90% of the total metabolic equation and the hormonal environment food creates. This means your progress is protected — if your food is correct.
 
Food regulates insulin, the primary hormone governing fat storage. When insulin remains stable, the body is slow to store energy as fat and has access to stored fat as fuel.
 
Cortisol is influenced by food. Proper nutrition lowers unnecessary cortisol elevations and creates a hormonal environment where the body can release fat and maintain muscle — even during periods of reduced activity.
 
Food regulates metabolic rate itself. Protein preserves lean muscle mass - primary determinant of resting metabolic rate; and supports thyroid function, mitochondrial activity, and cellular energy production.
 
Good news for days like these is you can fully preserve and even improve body composition — through food alone.  Understanding this is the foundation of lasting peace with your body composition, metabolic health, and lasting control.
 
Let the food do the work.