Caloric Deficit and Not Losing Weight? DON'T WORRY!
Channel: Kelly Olexa
Date: 2022-07-06

Are you in a caloric deficit and not losing weight? Frustrated and wondering what is wrong with your body? I've been there, trust me. And it's all the more frustrating when everyone around you says that's the ONLY way  you can lose fat. While it is indeed where everyone should start and it is and always should be a primary focus-- I have now learned that for many WOMEN aged 40+ with metabolic damage from hormonal imbalance- specifically insulin resistance issues -- caloric deficit alone will likely not be enough to create weight loss. Sucks I know! 

The good news is, if you address your insulin issues with your diet the fat you want to lose CAN and will come off and far easier than you've ever experienced. I know this to be true because I've lived it. I talk about my history of dieting- when I first lost weight on a calorie deficit and learned the importance of counting calories, and when my body started fighting back and resisting weight loss around age 40. I share how I was working out and dieting and carb cycling and doing all the things but losing no LBS.

I know many of you will be able to relate to my history and I want you to know you aren't alone and better yet, that you aren't STUCK! I FELT STUCK for years. Thank God I found a great doctor who showed me the solution. I've lost 36 inches and 30LBS now and kept it off by adjusting my diet to a keto lifestyle. (Ironically at the exact same calorie range I was at before-- only with KETO the pounds came off easily...!!!)

Stay tuned for more on this topic and let me know what questions you have-- I'm happy to answer! Any ignorant hater comments will be ignored and deleted because I'm not here to argue. If you don't like what I have to say, change the channel. 

00:00 Intro
02:22 Who this video is intended for
02:40 How I see patterns in my past: when I first started gaining weight as an adult
03:13 Going on the Pill 
03:39 The first time in my life I recall really feeling I NEEDED to lose weight
05:19 The heaviest I ever was 178 pounds at age 24
05:55 My first foray into doing fitness/weight loss research during the lo-fat craze
06:35 When I discovered fitness competitors and started lifting weights
07:26 Because I was into fitness, I stayed not fat but never reached my goal weight
08:03 Was always dieting
08:57 Always dieting, never reached my goal *until now*
10:05 The first time I started counting calories for a caloric deficit
11:00 USAToday Article said an extra 100 calories a day would equal about 10lbs gained a year
14:01 Caloric deficit is where everyone should start-- it is the fundamental basis for weight loss
17:35 I exhausted all dieting efforts and decided to hire Alex Mazzurco as my trainer to do a reverse diet
18:13 I was dieting hard, training hard 6-7x a week, 1600 calories (deficit) and not losing weight. Totally inflamed. 
20:19 My last functional medicine doctor agreed to put me on the HCG Diet/Shots: 500 calories a day. 
22:00 I ate chicken breast deli meat and crackers for 8 weeks plus took the shots and had a body composition change-- looked like I lost weight, but on the scale, I only lost 2lbs. 2 POUNDS.
24:44 Started a reverse diet 2200-2400 calories for 10 months
25:07 did not gain weight
26:05 My functional med doc said we need to address your inflammation and insulin and that's when you'll lose weight
27:02 I was 1600 on keto and lost 36 inches and 30lbs effortlessly, whereas I was on 1600 calories with carbs previously and couldn't lose a pound. 

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