Health and Fitness
Eliza Shed 30 Pounds in Six Months with Two Tips
She never gained them again.
This is the story of a friend who was desperate to lose fat. Eliza, in her 50s, met a new boyfriend. She raised three kids as a single mum.
I met Eliza when she was 40 years old. She was overweight and unfit.
When her tough coach, Adrian, asked her how serious she was about losing fat, her reply was an instant yes.
Adrian asked again how committed she was on a one to ten scales.
Eliza’s response was 10.
This was an excellent start to signing a contract between a service provider and the client.
Adrian was an extremely experienced coach. He trained hundreds of people. His success rate was 100% for committed people. He did not pursue the coaching sessions without signing a contract.
If one of his clients broke the contract, Adrian stopped his service and focussed on the next committed client.
Eliza found herself fortunate to meet this dedicated coach.
Adrian was a qualified coach and trainer with a double degree. He studied human physiology and mental health. He was also a certified nutritionist specializing in a ketogenic diet. His colleagues disapproved of his practice. However, he didn’t care about what others thought. His success rate showed he was on the right track.
He understood how the body and mind worked.
Adrian extended the contract to a medical professional.
Before starting the program, Adrian asked Eliza to get checked by her physician and obtain his approval for the program. Eliza’s family doctor ordered complete blood tests.
After reviewing the results, her doctor approved her cardio workouts and a new diet regime under the control of a qualified trainer and nutritionist.
Adrian’s weight loss framework was straightforward. It was based on two broad actions.
- The first action was practicing “fasted cardio” for 30 minutes every morning.
- The second action was eating only one high-protein meal once a day for the first 30 days.
Even though Adrian was uncompromising, he allowed Eliza one cup of coffee with no sugar and milk around 40 minutes before her fasted cardio.
Fasted means no breakfast. As plain coffee has negligible calories, it did not break the fast. Her previous trainers asked Eliza to do some resistance training, but Eliza did not like weight lifting or using resistance machines in the gym. However, she did not mind mild cardio. She loved walking in the mornings with her dog Cunny.
Apart from a cup of coffee in the morning, the only drink Adrian allowed her was salty bone broth and filtered water until her dinner.
Eliza was a meat lover and did not mind some green vegetables. Adrian recommended she increase her fat intake and stop all carbs except vegetables. He didn’t even advise fruits except for the avocado. Eliza loved avocado and butter on her steak and steamed non-starchy vegetables. She also loved porched egg yolks as a side dish.
She ate until reaching satiety. As soon as she felt satisfied, she stopped eating.
If she felt hungry later, she drank the bone broth.
Adrian checked Eliza’s heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood glucose, and ketone levels daily. They recorded the details in a spreadsheet.
Eliza’s body started producing a substantial amount of ketones within two weeks.
She started feeling very energetic and joyful. Her hunger pangs disappeared due to fat adaption and alternative energy sources supplied by ketones.
Within a month, Eliza became fully fat-adapted. She was losing actual fat. It was evident from the measurement of her waistline.
To ensure Eliza does not lose muscle, Adrian was adamant about sufficient protein intake from high-quality and bioavailable sources. Since Eliza loved red meat, chicken, eggs, and fish, her high-quality protein intake met her body's needs.
Since this regime stressed the body, Adrian added a 20-minute meditation to her schedule just after the fasted cardio.
Adrian asked for one more measurement to ensure Eliza lost fat and kept her lean muscles.
Eliza got a full Dexa scan showing fat percentage, lean muscle mass, and bone density.
Adrian kept a copy of the report.
They continued the regime for six months.
Eliza felt like the happiest woman on earth. When she checked her weight on the scale, it showed 30 pounds less than it had shown six months ago.
Adrian asked her to have another Dexa scan.
The report showed substantial fat loss with no muscle loss and the same level of bone density.
They both celebrated this with a cheat meal.
Even for the cheat meal, Eliza only ate ketogenic food.
She was not feeling hungry, even with one meal. Her leptin hormone worked correctly by informing her about her satiety level.
Eliza got another full medical check, and her doctor confirmed that all blood markers were at normal ranges.
I heard this story a decade ago when Eliza and I worked on the same team.
After ten years, we bumped into each other at a conference.
I did not recognize her, but she recognized me.
She was a joyful person who got an executive management role. Her kids had grown up and become independent. Eliza met a new boyfriend, and they are living in a dream house.
This story inspired me so much that I share it with my friends, colleagues, and readers.
After ten years, Eliza did not gain any weight, kept her lean muscles, and became a successful businesswoman.
She was kind enough to attribute her success to Adrian’s stringent and well-proven method.
A brief introduction to my fat loss journey
Eliza’s story resonates with me because it reflects several elements from my transformation program. For example, as mentioned in the attached story, I gained significant health and fitness benefits after simply skipping a meal.
In addition, replacing carbs with healthy fats significantly affected my health, as explained in the attached story.
I believe Eliza’s story because managing glucose, insulin, and cortisol are critical success factors for fat loss.
Adrian has helped many people to lose fat using this method.
In Eliza’s story, the key points included consistent 30 minutes of fasted cardio, one high protein meal, a high mineral-containing bone broth, and 20 minutes of stress-relieving meditation.
In addition, Eliza helped many people by educating and inspiring them. For example, she became a catalyst for Amber’s fat loss and health improvement success. Here is the story: Amber Reached Ideal Weight After Stopping to Count Calories.
Why & How Eliza Lost 30 Pounds of Fat in Six Months?
Here is a follow-up to Eliza’s story with more details.
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