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5 Tips For Sustainable Weight Loss

Published: Nov 28, 2021 By: Allianna Moximchalk Modified Nov 28, 2021

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One of the most common questions I get from clients this time of the year is around weight loss and weight management. While I love my treats, I also love feeling my best even more. A few years back I lost a decent bit of weight, since then I have been able to keep it off by following a few key principles. I have found the key to sustainable weight loss and management is by finding what works best for me. What I love about the concepts below is that it is a lifestyle rather than a diet. You can still enjoy all of the foods you love, within reason.  With that said, I still do not eat gluten or dairy. Not only do I feel terrible if I eat either of those foods, but my weight shoots up drastically which is an indicator my body is super sensitive to them. Cutting out foods the body is sensitive to is huge when it comes to weight loss-without it the body remains in an inflamed state which makes it hard to lose weight. Below are my go to 5 tips for sustainable weight loss.

before and after weight loss pictures

5 tips for sustainable weight loss:

  • Balance your blood sugar!-I often get asked what this means. For simple terms it means to eat real whole foods and stay away processed foods. To help balance your blood sugar I like to do what I like to call always eat in pairs, see below.
  • Always eat in pairs-When in doubt eat a protein with vegetables. If you see what I eat in a day below you will see I never eat foods alone. The body works best when we eat foods in certain combinations, hence why i always eat in pairs. When we eat foods alone the body does not know if we should store that energy or burn it, which can result in weight gain. One other thing to note, when I eat fruit alone it spikes my blood sugar significantly, however when I eat fruit with a fat my blood sugar is stable.  I talk more about this in a blog post about managing PCOS with diet HERE. 
    • Example of what I eat in a day:
    • Breakfast-2 eggs, handful of greens, avocado oil spray
    • Snack 1-1 tbsp of raw nuts, 1 fruit (banana, orange)
    • Lunch-4 ounces of protein with a cup of vegetables. If i am really hungry and working out here I will add a slow acting carb in like a sweet potato or squash (usually an Allianna’s Kitchen meal)
    • Snack 2-½ avocado and a fruit or repeat snack 1
    • Dinner-4 ounces of protein and 1 cup of vegetables 
  •  Be aware of your relationship with alcohol-It was impossible for me to heal and balance my hormones while having a         drink every weekend. I had to give it up to really give my body what it needed. Anytime I would drink I would immediately be faced with anxiety the following day due to the change in my hormones.
  • Do not skip meals-I do intermittent fasting from around 6 pm-8am that is 14 hours and that is the perfect intermittent fasting window for me. I previously did fasts where I was only eating twice a day in the past and that was never sustainable for me. I found myself hungry and wanting to binge. Eating well balanced regular meals really helped me with this. 
  • Eat mostly home cooked meals-Even if I stay away from the foods I am sensitive to when I eat out, I still notice a change in how I feel when I eat out vs. in. Most restaurants use highly inflammatory oils which can lead to weight gain and overall inflammation in the body. In other words, home cooked in the way to go! I have hundreds of home cooked recipes on my blog and also run a paleo meal prep company where everything we make is home cooked. We are starting to ship nationwide January 1st 2022, be sure to join my email list HERE to stay in the loop when this happens! 

If you like this blog post, you will love my other wellness blog posts:

  • How I Recharge
  • Managing PCOS with Diet & Lifestyle
  • What Happens When I Eat Gluten & Dairy
  • How I Lost 30 Pounds From Intermittent Fasting

About Allianna Moximchalk | Hi, I’m Allianna. A few years ago my friend introduced me to the paleo diet and since then it has changed my life! I went from taking over a dozen medications a day to managing all of my symptoms with diet and lifestyle. My mission is to help others do the same.

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4 comments

  • Kathy Deegan
    December 4, 2021

    Hi Allianna, I wanted to say thank you for sharing your experiences with losing weight. I also have joined Dr. Cole’s program and have learned so much. I follow you to get your delicious recipes as I have to cook my own meals in order to lose the weight to keep my inflammation down. This is going to be a long journey for me but definitely so worth it. I feel better and need to be healthy again. Keep up the great work you do and thank you for helping me with my journey. Blessings to you.

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    • Allianna Moximchalk
      December 4, 2021

      Hi Kathy! This makes me so happy to hear! I am so glad to have you here! xoxo-Allianna

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  • Madeline Theis
    December 17, 2021

    fantastic blog! Many thanks for sharing such useful information. We can lose weight without any supplements. I was surprised to learn this. Your blog showed how you lost weight.

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    • Allianna Moximchalk
      December 17, 2021

      Thanks for reading!

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Hi, I’m Allianna. In my junior year of college I turned to Sarah Ballantyne’s Paleo Protocol and it saved my life. During that time I completely shifted and started to manage my autoimmune disease with food and lifestyle. Since then I have made it my mission to share my clean and real food recipes with you. On Allianna’s Kitchen you can expect to find paleo, Whole30, and AIP recipes as well as things I have learned along the way as my body has healed. I’m so excited to have you here.

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