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How To Reduce Cortisol Belly Fat: A Science-Based Mind-Body Blueprint
The Quick Answer To reduce cortisol belly fat (clinically known as visceral adiposity), you will likely benefit from supporting your nervous system and reducing chronic sympathetic dominance, while maintaining a moderate calorie deficit. This requires a three-pillar Mind-Body framework: regulating the HPA axis (fight-or-flight) through mental wellbeing management, stabilising blood sugar levels, and prioritising strength and recovery-based movement like resistance traini
Coach Alan
Feb 2410 min read
2 Stone Weight Loss: Here’s How You Achieve it
How To Lose 2 Stone: The Quick Answer To achieve a 2 stone weight loss sustainably, you need to lose approximately 1 lb of body fat per week. Since 2 stone equals 28 lbs, the process requires a consistent daily calorie deficit of 500 calories over 28 weeks . This duration ensures the weight lost is primarily body fat rather than vital muscle tissue. Why Most "Quick Fixes" Fail You You’ve seen the ads: "Lose 2 stone in 8 weeks!" It sounds tempting, but there is a biological
Coach Alan
Feb 1912 min read
Calories aren't king
Weight loss is simple, but not easy: burn more calories than you consume . That is an unbendable law of thermodynamics. But you must be careful not to be tricked into thinking that calories are King. They aren't . A calorie deficit requires action . And action is dictated by three things: Your Biology. Your Psychology. Your Surroundings. Most people ignore the setup and jump straight to the "action." Then they wonder why they keep stopping and starting. If your mind, you
Coach Alan
Feb 142 min read
How Childhood Attachment Styles May Cause Emotional Eating in Adulthood
Why You Can’t Stop Emotional Eating: The Link Between Childhood Attachment and Adult Habits You don’t have a willpower problem. You have a regulation strategy that’s working exactly as it was designed to. We’ve all been there: The day started with perfect intentions; chicken, greens, and hydration. But by 10 PM, you’re standing at the kitchen counter, eating ice cream straight from the tub or finishing the kids’ leftovers without even tasting them. The immediate aftermath is
Coach Alan
Feb 109 min read
How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss (Without Needing to Be Perfect)
If you are struggling to stay consistent with weight loss, it is easy to assume that consistency itself is the problem. It is not. As a personal trainer with over 9 years of experience, I have come to see inconsistency as a symptom, not the root issue. I t is feedback that something beneath the plan, or the plan itself, is misaligned. When people try to “fix” consistency by applying more discipline, stricter rules, or greater motivation, they often make the underlying prob
Coach Alan
Jan 247 min read
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