{"id":76386,"date":"2022-01-16T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T23:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=76386"},"modified":"2022-01-19T18:29:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:29:50","slug":"things-people-dont-tell-you-about-a-fat-loss-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/things-people-dont-tell-you-about-a-fat-loss-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"things people don&#8217;t tell you about a fat loss phase"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76386\" class=\"elementor elementor-76386\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2fbfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc2fbfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692b791\" data-id=\"692b791\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f9afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f9afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the temporary inconveniences that you might encounter during a fat loss phase\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>\u2026 and the ones that usually resolve when you start eating to your needs again. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>More mental energy spent on food:<\/strong> when am I gonna eat, what am I gonna eat, how can I manipulate this to fit my macros better? Sacrifice this now to have that later. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Gym plateaus:<\/strong> unless you\u2019re in your first couple years of structured training with progressive overload, you\u2019re probably not going to progress in the ways you\u2019re used to.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Eat out less often:<\/strong> it\u2019s tough to make restaurant eats &#8211; with all the oils and sauces work within your calorie deficit. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Operate on low energy:<\/strong> look, your body is trying to conserve energy! What used to feel easy to complete, might feel harder and more challenging.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Fewer \u201cextras\u201d allowed:<\/strong> dropping calories down in a fat loss phase means you\u2019ll cut items that you might not normally. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Poorer bandwidth:<\/strong> it\u2019s tough to regulate your mood when you\u2019re operating on less fuel which might mean a grouchier, snippier, and shorter-fused version of you.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Mental gymnastics over progress:<\/strong> you\u2019re watching metrics far more closely, which might mean you\u2019re having to talk yourself down off a ledge when things don\u2019t \u201cgo your way\u201d. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>Sacrifice peak performance:<\/strong> ain\u2019t no way you\u2019re going to be able to deliver your all in conditioning workouts when you\u2019re undereating for several weeks. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/><strong>More hunger:<\/strong> it\u2019s a biological response to eating less food. It\u2019s a fact you\u2019ll be hungry on occasion. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>\u2026but wait?\u2063 Is this your normal?\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Undereating your needs should be temporary &#8211; you should not be trying to live here forever. If you have been on a never-ending journey to lose weight, this might very well be how you feel most days of the week.<br \/>\u2063<br \/>If you want to know how much you should be eating (to THRIVE!) consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macro-calculation\/\">Custom Macro Calculation<\/a> with my team or download the free <a href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macros-guide\/\">DIY Macros Guide<\/a> in my bio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af4c4df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af4c4df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a69e5b\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">want a personalized touch on your macros?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc998d\" data-id=\"fcc998d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8049cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8049cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macro-calculation\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">hire my team for custom macros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a32c670\" data-id=\"a32c670\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91f978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a91f978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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