8 Tips To Help Reduce Fat Around The Thighs and Hips + RESULTS

Good afternoon ,

Hope you are good….. so today marks 9 years in business for me…. more on what I have learnt another time but now I really want you to have a look at this I thought I would share this with you.

Just a summary of the notes from a consultation I held a couple of weeks ago with a client who since taking the pill (to address a potential hormone imbalance) and being on antibiotics (for bad skin) has experienced weight gain (fat gain) around the hips and thighs……she has now taken herself off these two. But I thought you might find this information useful/insightful, even if you don’t use it personally you might be able to help someone you know with this.

Hi XXXXX,

Ok so to summarise what XXXXX and I went over today in terms of setting her off on the right track in getting this hormonal imbalance that appears to have occurred alongside the taking of the pill and antibiotics.

To summarise the key points we discussed.

1. Avoid squidgy water bottles as they contain xenon-oestrogens and try to consume Tulsi Tea later in the day to help with reducing total stress.

2. Consume good fats with out topping up that with sugars. Examples we discussed were

avocado
olive oil
almonds/almond butter (good combo with celery with is excellent for cellulite)
walnuts and pecans
pumpkin seeds, flax seed (linseed), chia seeds

3. Anti- Oestrogenic foods. Some of which have been mentioned above but here are some more

Cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower (mashed with garlic or grilled with spices to improve taste), Cabbage, brussel sprouts, spinach is good too.
Oily fish like wild salmon (not farmed), mackerel, herring, pilchards
Onion, garlic, red apples (they contain quercetin), grapes, oats

4. The additional use of blood sugar stabilisers such as tumeric and cinnamon.

We discussed adding cinnamon to greek yoghurt because XXXXX likes this.
Raspberries, strawberries and blueberries being full of antioxidants
Pumpkin seeds added to greek yoghurt to help blunt insulin response
Banana pancakes as an option/alternative to granola to get more balance of macronutrients (protein, carbs, fat) at breakfast.
Pineapple is good for the hormone balance and using cinnamon with this may be useful and tasty too.

5. Strength training – both bodyweight and resistance to help naturally bring up progesterone and promote a better insulin response.
(oh on that we actually have a NEW 12 Week LADIES ONLY Strength & Conditioning programme starting on September 25th. Check out this for more info….

http://www.mattluxtonhealthandfitness.com/new-ladies-only-strength-conditioning-programme/

6. Herbs- Oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary are all excellent to help de stress the liver and we discussed how the less stress on the liver the better as one of its jobs was to secrete SBHG (magnet like example) which mop up excess oestrogens. The liver can then also do its job of metabolising fats which it cant do if overburdened with sugar, oestrogen and other toxins.

7. AVOID all soya based products, which are oestrogenic and often used as its a cheap form of protein in processed foods. The other is liquorice products which have similar effects on oestrogen levels.

8. Lastly we discussed improving skin health, with vitamin E being important for the cell health. The outer layer of the cells are repaired and replaced regularly and vitamin E is important in this process. We mentioned the use of infra red sauna’s to help with skin quality which is available here at the studio for use. On that, Vitamin D3 was mentioned for winter months (October to April), I can help recommend when the time comes as you want to get one that is 5000IU per capsule and with fat as its a fat soluble vitamin.

My suggestion is that XXXXX does

1. Follow the above and keep a food diary for me to help her and for her to see what works.
2. 20-30 minutes (exc.warm up and stretches) – 3 -5 x per week of training which is predominantly resistance based.
3. Only to measure and not weigh in the early stages.

We also discussed how to calculate the amount of protein she needs per day to optimise muscle growth and repair and how to keep it simple by giving her examples of foods that
help her meet those needs. This is something Carys and I will be teaching as part of the new programme for the LADIES I mentioned before.

Results from this week so far……

Just yesterday……

Massive congrats to Gary for smashing 19lbs and 4 inches from his waist. Also taken his resting heart rate to 49 from 63 beats per minute. One of the things we discussed was that he didn’t find the training too strenuous……this I think is where sometimes things can go wrong in the “beasting” culture…..when you can apply the MINIMUM EFFECTIVE DOSAGE when training for health you will optimise the hormone response and likely see a balance between insulin, cortisol and the sex hormones responsible for growth and repair.

Here is what Gary had to say on social media……

“As some of you know 6 weeks ago I started out on Matt Luxton‘s Mansformation kickstart plan. Below are the results. I didn’t go in with any real targets just with a commitment to follow Matts instruction as best I could. I am over the moon with what I have achieved to date, much more than expected, but most importantly I now better understand how to live a more healthy lifestyle. Thanks to Matt for the kickstart and I would recommend the plan to anybody wanting to improve their general health.”

Then Veryan popped in for her ultrasound scan and 16 week check in…..10% body fat dropped in that time! Young baby and doing it all from home, two excuses that could have been made…..but instead….dealt with a reaping the rewards! Veryan was the 3rd lady this week that has had an assessment and before we did the numbers said ” I dont care what these numbers say because I feel great”…compliments from friends and family inspiring her!

On Monday I saw Karen and Maxine…..who had done my 6 week kickstart