"I'm not making much progress?"

Am I mad to tell you that one of the things I hear often from clients after a few weeks doing The Furnace is:

“I’m not seeing much progress”

So why am I telling you this?

Surely I want to tell you that my clients are making amazing progress after a couple of weeks?

But I think it’s important to share because this attitude is actually what *prevents* them getting the progress that they really want.

The first thing I reply is:

“Compared to what?” 

When we really dig deep on what “much” really means to them, they are usually comparing it to a diet that might have worked before in the short term, or at the expense of their health and/or social life.

In fact, if they were seeing really fast progress, I would probably suggest slowing down, as rapid fat loss can be detrimental to health and unsustainable.

That way, they can easily make it through the 12 weeks and beyond without even feeling like they are on a a diet - and that’s when sustainable fat loss occurs.

The other thing that we consider, is their concept of “progress”.

How are we managing progress to their goal?

If fat loss or aesthetics is their goal, perhaps they are looking at the scales instead of measurements or pictures.

If health and happiness is their goal, perhaps they are looking at measurements instead of journalling on the mental freedom they have from dieting hard, or all the things they’ve been doing to enjoy themselves.

Of course, if they still think they aren’t seeing much progress, then we will look at what to add in to their lifestyle (before sacrificing things) to help towards their goals.

And then, if they do need to reduce their calories - then we help them be clear on their values and what would be needed and let them decide what action they would like to take.

It is then up to the client to decide what to do. I want them making mindful and informed decisions.

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Thanks for reading,

Siobhan “slow and steady wins the race” O’Hagan