Stan Efferding

Anything you can do to challenge the muscles and progress that over time. is very important as we know now.

Absolutely. Yeah. And I ask those questions. When I work with a client, I send them a detailed questionnaire and ask them what kind of what their personal preferences are. Even send them a list, a very long list of foods and have them rank them from one zero to 10 as to which foods they like to eat. I'm not going to give somebody a diet that has foods in there that they don't enjoy.

Absolutely. Yeah. And I ask those questions. When I work with a client, I send them a detailed questionnaire and ask them what kind of what their personal preferences are. Even send them a list, a very long list of foods and have them rank them from one zero to 10 as to which foods they like to eat. I'm not going to give somebody a diet that has foods in there that they don't enjoy.

Absolutely. Yeah. And I ask those questions. When I work with a client, I send them a detailed questionnaire and ask them what kind of what their personal preferences are. Even send them a list, a very long list of foods and have them rank them from one zero to 10 as to which foods they like to eat. I'm not going to give somebody a diet that has foods in there that they don't enjoy.

Having said that, as you just mentioned, oftentimes people don't want to count calories, but calories do count. The types of foods count. And we talked about switching away from ultra processed foods into more whole foods that helps with satiety. Talked about getting sufficient fruits and vegetables. So you go from calories down to macronutrients down to micronutrients.

Having said that, as you just mentioned, oftentimes people don't want to count calories, but calories do count. The types of foods count. And we talked about switching away from ultra processed foods into more whole foods that helps with satiety. Talked about getting sufficient fruits and vegetables. So you go from calories down to macronutrients down to micronutrients.

Having said that, as you just mentioned, oftentimes people don't want to count calories, but calories do count. The types of foods count. And we talked about switching away from ultra processed foods into more whole foods that helps with satiety. Talked about getting sufficient fruits and vegetables. So you go from calories down to macronutrients down to micronutrients.

And many years ago, there were a lot of folks posting about flexible dieting. And I think it kind of got bastardized into protein powders and pop tarts. After a while, as long as you were getting the right number of calories and adequate protein, you could eat anything you wanted. And I think it was a straw man. It was a misrepresentation of what was intended.

And many years ago, there were a lot of folks posting about flexible dieting. And I think it kind of got bastardized into protein powders and pop tarts. After a while, as long as you were getting the right number of calories and adequate protein, you could eat anything you wanted. And I think it was a straw man. It was a misrepresentation of what was intended.

And many years ago, there were a lot of folks posting about flexible dieting. And I think it kind of got bastardized into protein powders and pop tarts. After a while, as long as you were getting the right number of calories and adequate protein, you could eat anything you wanted. And I think it was a straw man. It was a misrepresentation of what was intended.

But satiety signaling is hugely important, which is why you have to start picking those foods that we mentioned, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, fibers, etc., And then you can include some of your favorite foods. Some people can. Now, what you just said was very interesting. You said that some of your clients can't eat those kinds of foods because they end up binging.

But satiety signaling is hugely important, which is why you have to start picking those foods that we mentioned, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, fibers, etc., And then you can include some of your favorite foods. Some people can. Now, what you just said was very interesting. You said that some of your clients can't eat those kinds of foods because they end up binging.

But satiety signaling is hugely important, which is why you have to start picking those foods that we mentioned, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, fibers, etc., And then you can include some of your favorite foods. Some people can. Now, what you just said was very interesting. You said that some of your clients can't eat those kinds of foods because they end up binging.

You know, what's the Pringles commercial? Once you pop, you can't stop. I've had clients. I've told them, why don't you incorporate, you know, a measure of some of your favorite foods into your diet? And they said, oh, no, if I eat one, I'm going to eat the whole bag. And you have to be sensitive to the fact that that's the type of individual that can't stop.

You know, what's the Pringles commercial? Once you pop, you can't stop. I've had clients. I've told them, why don't you incorporate, you know, a measure of some of your favorite foods into your diet? And they said, oh, no, if I eat one, I'm going to eat the whole bag. And you have to be sensitive to the fact that that's the type of individual that can't stop.

You know, what's the Pringles commercial? Once you pop, you can't stop. I've had clients. I've told them, why don't you incorporate, you know, a measure of some of your favorite foods into your diet? And they said, oh, no, if I eat one, I'm going to eat the whole bag. And you have to be sensitive to the fact that that's the type of individual that can't stop.

And so what we often have to do is find swaps. You're more likely to eat these kinds of foods at night. You know, Netflix in the evening and you're relaxing. It's kind of that hedonic behavior of just chewing and it might not even be the eating. You might not even be hungry. It's not just hunger that drives people to eat. It could be boredom. It could be stress release.

And so what we often have to do is find swaps. You're more likely to eat these kinds of foods at night. You know, Netflix in the evening and you're relaxing. It's kind of that hedonic behavior of just chewing and it might not even be the eating. You might not even be hungry. It's not just hunger that drives people to eat. It could be boredom. It could be stress release.

And so what we often have to do is find swaps. You're more likely to eat these kinds of foods at night. You know, Netflix in the evening and you're relaxing. It's kind of that hedonic behavior of just chewing and it might not even be the eating. You might not even be hungry. It's not just hunger that drives people to eat. It could be boredom. It could be stress release.

It could be childhood trauma, social situations. There's a whole bunch of different reasons why people eat food. And if you're just sitting in front of the TV at night and that becomes something to pass your time, now what's available in the house? And here's where we try and create strategies, again, satiety strategies that help people stay on their diet.