1. What’s different if we have a lot of body fat to lose and what qualifies as ‘obese’?
  • BMI classifications for obese/overweight
  • We can be more aggressive in our deficit
  • How to set starting cals
  • Difference in Leptin/Ghrelin potentially
  • Easier to see muscle growth/ retain lean body mass in a deficit
  • We have a longer journey ahead of us
  • Often struggle with the ‘basics’ (walking, vegetables, not drinking your calories…)
  1. What sort of periodization/ stages are we talking about
  • Exactly what deficit are we talking about and for how long?
  • 4 step process to set up cals and macros
  • Why the breaks in between and how long for?
  1. Biggest struggles we see in those long journeys
  • Focusing on habit goals and wins instead of just the numbers, i.e. staying motivated after the initial results.
  • Environment and the people around often present the biggest hindrance to habit change.
  • Need to create a new identity.
  1. Additional supplements that may be necessary
  2. How to make sure we keep the weight off? (reverse diet, coaching throughout maintenance, practicing flexibility throughout and not restriction)

Links:

PHAT Muscle Supps- www.phatmuscleproject.com 

John:

IG: @teamgorman

Email: john@team-gorman.net

Lisa:

IG: @nutritioncoachingandlife 

Email: lisa@nutritioncoachingandlife.com

Website: www.nutritioncoachingandlife.com