The hard work just isn’t paying off

There is nothing more frustrating than seeing a person that kills themself day in and day out at the gym, but doesn’t get results.

And the sad part is, I see people like this all the time.

I see women that spend 30 grueling minutes on the treadmill followed by some 2 hour Barbie weight training program whose bodies never change – no muscles gained, no weight lost.

And they are working super hard.

And they keep working hard – Repeating the same grueling workout at least 5 times a week and eating the same foods that they’ve always eaten. And they believe they are being super healthy yet nothing changes.

Sometimes I want to walk up to those people, shake them and say, “How’s that working out for you? Seriously, how is that workout and “healthy” lifestyle really working for you!?!”

I want to shake them because they are wasting their time doing something that obviously isn’t working.

And if they do decide something isn’t working, they usually blame the workout. They may then even hire a trainer who writes up a new and wonderful routine for them.

And they work hard every time they meet with the trainer and even go to the gym on their own.

But they still aren’t seeing results.

And why aren’t they seeing results? Well they will most likely blame the trainer and the workout routine. When in reality, diet (and potentially even overtraining) is what is leading to their lack of results.

When people want to lose weight or fat, they turn to exercise. They can depend so much on exercise in fact that they start training so much that they actually hurt their progress.

But exercise is really only 20% of the weight loss/body composition battle. The other 80% is diet.

So if you aren’t getting results stop doing the same old thing and killing yourself day in at day out at the gym. If you are working hard in the gym, maybe your diet is to blame.

Here is one recipe from the Recipe Box to help you kick-start a new healthy eating program that will help you get the results you deserve for all of your hard work!

The Meat House Country Scramble

Ok so this doesn't look beautiful but it tasted delicious!

Ingredients:

2 potatoes
1/2lbs of The Meat House Country Sausage
2 oz Wild Boar Salami (courtesy of The Meat House)
3 strips of bacon
1/2 onion
1 tsp cumin
Salt, chili powder and pepper to taste
4 eggs

In a pan, heat bacon and onions. When onions are translucent, add in chopped potatoes. When potatoes start to brown a bit, add in the country sausage. Season with cumin, salt and pepper and add in wild boar salami.

Once sausage is cooked and potatoes are golden brown and crispy, divide hash onto plates. Cook eggs in the same pan till over easy. Serve over the hash with a sprinkle of chili powder.

If you are looking to make this low carb, but equally delicious, cut out the potatoes.

P.S. We use salami from The Meat House because it is nitrite free. AND all of their sausages are made in-house and have all-natural ingredients while being gluten-free!! Please don’t substitute in any sausage or salami as it will deduct from the nutritional benefit of the dish!

Posted on March 4, 2012, in Diet, Recipe Box and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.

  1. I always believed that to make progress with my body, I had to work out longer or harder; essentially killing myself in the gym. It wasn’t until I did a lot of reading and saw that diet was the missing element in my equation. All the exercise in the world won’t do any good unless your diet is on-point. Once I starting paying attention to what I was eating, I started to actually see some progress. Very relatable article.

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