The Weight Loss Continuum

Knowing where you fall on the weight loss or fat loss continuum can help you devise the best diet and fitness plan for your body so you can shed pounds faster and without as many setbacks. According to Paul Chek author of Eat Move and Be Healthy, “you must never guess and always assess” before you ever get started with any type of weight loss or exercise plan. This has been the mantra that’s he’s been teaching for years to the thousands of trainers that he certifies through his organization CHEK Institute.

Why You Need a Comprehensive Assessment
Before Paul Chek’s holistic weight loss methods became mainstream weight loss and fitness experts assessed clients using a scale, body fat calipers, a tape measure and a quick questionnaire to determine goals and health history. The problem with this type of cookie cutter approach to assessing clients is that it did not provide the big picture of what people were dealing with when trying to lose weight including adrenal fatigue, chronic stress, postural imbalances, and other issues that make it very difficult for a person to lose weight. Fortunately Chek worked tirelessly to mainstream a more comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle questionnaire and that assessment is now used by all the best fitness trainers in the world to determine exactly what issues a client needs to address in order to lose weight. Once you know where you are on the weight loss and fat loss continuum getting results becomes much easier.

What Is The Weight Loss Continuum?
In order for a person to be healthy and at their ideal weight they must score high in all 6 areas of the comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle assessment outlined in Chek’s book. Those areas are: Diet, Stress, Sleep Cycles, Meal Timing, Digestion, Fungus & Parasites. Getting a high priority score in any one area indicates serious issues that are most likely blocking health, weight loss and fat loss. Here’s an example of how high priority scores can affect weight loss and fat loss: Back in 2005 when I first took Chek’s assessment as part of a certification course, I scored low or moderate priority in most areas but my stress and sleep wake cycle scores were through the roof which meant that I was suffering from low level adrenal fatigue. On a subconscious level I already knew this but was ignoring it. Instead of working out harder I needed to back off my workouts and get more rest. Having this information made all the difference in the world and allowed me to lose excess belly fat that no amount of exercise or dieting had helped me to lose.

Getting Results Depends on The Right Plan for Your Body
It’s impossible to get healthy, lose weight, and burn fat when you don’t know what areas you need to address. Many clients that I work with often ask me to "work them out hard" as if that is the only thing that matters. Others ask me to give them the "perfect diet" which is impossible unless you determine what is really going on with their bodies. Not knowing where you stand means you are guessing at weight loss. It’s only when you know what issues you must address that you can develop an effective weight loss plan that will improve your health and your body. Be sure to assess and never guess before starting any type of weight loss plan. Your results depend on this!
Get healthy and achieve your ideal weight faster with the comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle assessment in How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!