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25/04/2026

🔥Metabolism POST 4 - Why fat loss often slows down, even when you’re still being good

As you lose weight, your body needs less energy to keep you alive and less energy to move around.

That means the amount of food that helped you lose weight before can eventually become the amount that now maintains it.

It does not always mean your metabolism is broken.

It often means:

👉 your body is lighter
👉 you burn fewer calories doing the same things
👉 your old calorie deficit is now smaller than it used to be

This is one reason progress often slows as people get leaner.

That’s also why the answer is not always “eat less and less”.

Sometimes the smarter move is improving daily movement, keeping protein high, and doing enough strength training to hold onto muscle while losing fat.

Your body changes, so your calorie needs change too.

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24/04/2026

☀️ Not every session happens in the gym…

But it’s still part of it.

Same people you see training each week,
just without the weights for a change.

👉 A few laughs
👉 A catch-up
👊 And once a few beers have kicked in, a chance to share some honest thoughts on Dan… 🍻

😂 Looking forward to it

Tomorrow’s our Spring Social 🌿

Nice reminder that it’s not just about the sessions.

23/04/2026

Metabolism POST 3 – Why weight loss slows down

Weight loss almost always slows down. That doesn’t mean what you’re doing has stopped working.

When there’s less of you, you’ll burn fewer calories.

Most people assume they just need to eat less.
👉 In reality, your body is adapting.

Here’s what’s usually happening:

You’re burning fewer calories than you think
Not because you’re doing less on purpose
But because you’re moving less across the day

The same routine is costing you less energy
Your body becomes more efficient over time
So workouts and habits burn fewer calories than they did at the start

Your body creates a new normal
It adapts to your current intake and output

What once worked for weight loss now maintains your weight.

Small changes start to creep in
A few less steps
Slightly more food
Less consistency

👉 enough to slow progress

💡 So it can feel like your metabolism has “slowed down”

When actually:

👉 your body has adapted to what you’re doing

This is the key point:

To keep progressing, something needs to change again.

Trying to push harder
or just eating less

👉 often makes this worse, not better

Small adjustments
and better structure

👉 are usually what get things moving again

22/04/2026

🔥 Metabolism POST 2 – What actually affects your metabolism?

Metabolism isn’t something you’re stuck with. It’s influenced by how you live day to day.

Daily movement (≈15–30%)
How much you move across the day, not just workouts
Steps, time on your feet, general activity

This works alongside your training, not instead of it.

You can burn a lot in a hard session…
but often move less afterwards or the next day if you’re fatigued

So the overall effect is sometimes smaller than expected

👉 consistency of movement across the week tends to matter more than occasional high-intensity efforts

Muscle mass (part of your baseline ≈60–70%)
The more muscle you have, the more energy you use at rest

It’s built over time through strength training
Small increases here make a difference long term

Muscle also gives you the capacity to train harder and do more work

👉 which increases how much energy you use over time

This is one of the reasons weight training tends to have a bigger long-term impact than cardio

Cardio burns energy while you’re doing it
Strength training helps increase how much energy your body uses all day, not just during the session

How you eat (≈10%)
Consistency matters more than extremes

Regular meals and enough protein support energy, recovery, and muscle

Aggressive dieting often reduces movement and makes consistency harder

👉 which lowers how much energy you use overall

Recovery (indirect but important)
Sleep and stress affect your energy and decisions

Poor recovery often leads to less movement and lower consistency

👉 which then impacts everything above

Put simply:

Your metabolism reflects your habits.

That’s why two people of the same age and weight
can have very different metabolisms.

Next post:

Why fat loss slows down, even when you’re trying.

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21/04/2026

🔥 What is metabolism… and why doesn’t mine feel like it’s working for me?

Over the next few posts, I’ll break this down in a simple, practical way.

First, what actually is metabolism?

👉 It’s the energy your body uses each day to function.

And that energy is roughly split into:

• 60–70% → keeping you alive (organs, brain, basic functions)
• 15–30% → daily movement (steps, general activity)
• ~10% → digesting food
• ~5% → structured exercise

👉 Most of your metabolism is happening all day, every day, not just in the gym.

And importantly:

👉 your metabolism isn’t fixed

It’s influenced by:
• how much you move
• how much muscle you have
• how you eat
• how well you recover

Age plays a role…

👉 but not in the way most people think

Metabolism doesn’t just drop off on its own.

What usually changes with age is:
• less daily movement
• loss of muscle
• more inconsistent routines

👉 all of which lower how much energy your body uses

Keep these in place as consistently as you can, and your metabolism can look very different.

Over the next few posts, I’ll cover:
👉 what actually affects it
👉 why fat loss slows down
👉 and what you can do about it

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20/04/2026

🚫 Not sure where to start in the gym?

Most people don’t avoid it because they’re lazy.

They avoid it because they don’t want to walk in, not know what to do… or risk hurting themselves.

💡 That’s exactly why we created 50 Strong

👉 4 coached sessions over 2 weeks
💷 £50 to get started

You’ll have a coach there every session guiding you.

No guessing.
No being left on your own.
No trying to piece it together.

You won’t be thrown into a class.

You’ll follow your own plan, with support every step of the way.

🎯 By the end, you’ll understand what you’re doing and feel confident walking into the gym.

💬 If you’ve been thinking about starting, this is a good place to begin.

👉 Message us to get started
👉 Or sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IHQ1T8iL8bBWKwDhMnaT10dvZCIOCRiMbhuau0JxxdI

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19/04/2026

💡 Most people don’t fail because their plan was bad.

They fail because they didn’t stick to it.

On Saturday 9th May, we’re running an Open Day at Absolute Fitness so you can see how we help people stay consistent.

📈 An average plan, done consistently, will beat an “awesome” plan that gets abandoned after two weeks. Every time.

Because results don’t come from what could work.

They come from what you actually do, week after week.

⚠️ This is where most people get it wrong.

They chase better plans instead of better follow-through.

🤝 That’s why accountability matters.

Not motivation.
Not willpower.
Accountability.

👀 Someone expecting you to show up.
🎯 Someone guiding you when things stall.
📅 Someone keeping you on track when life gets busy.

🔁 Consistency creates results.
🔒 Accountability creates consistency.

That’s what we’ll show you on the day.

📍 Absolute Fitness, St Brelade
⏰ 9:30am – 1:00pm

Come down, have a look, and see if it feels right for you.

18/04/2026

🚀 Start small. Think big.

You don’t need to do everything straight away.

💪 A single session
🚶‍♂️ A short walk
✅ One good decision

That’s enough to get started.

🔁 That’s how momentum builds

And if that’s where you are right now…
👊 you’re doing it right

But while your steps can be small…
your thinking doesn’t have to be.

👉 Bigger goals give you direction
👉 They create urgency
👉 They pull you forward when motivation dips

Because when the goal matters…
you show up differently.

👉 Small steps get you there

Start small.
Think big.
🔥 Keep going

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17/04/2026

🚨 Low energy series: Mental load & stress (Part 5)

👉 Mental load and stress drain more energy than most people realise.

Not always in an obvious way.

You’re not always panicking.
You’re not always overwhelmed.

But your brain never really switches off.

👉 thinking about work
👉 things you need to do
👉 people you need to reply to
👉 problems you haven’t solved yet

That constant background noise?

👉 it’s exhausting

Even if you’re physically doing very little.

Here’s something I’m guilty of myself:

If I’m cooking, walking, driving, doing anything that doesn’t need much focus…

👉 I fill it with noise

Podcasts.
Audiobooks.
“Something productive.”

And don’t get me wrong, that can be great.

But there’s a point where it tips over.

Where more input isn’t helping…

👉 it’s just adding to the load

I don’t always notice when I’ve crossed that line.

And the irony is:

👉 my best thinking happens when I switch it all off

No podcast.
No input.
Just letting my brain do its thing.

That’s usually when things feel clearer.

Here’s the bigger issue:

Your body doesn’t separate physical and mental stress very well.

👉 It all counts

So even if you’ve slept…
Even if you’ve eaten well…

👉 you can still feel drained

Because your brain hasn’t had a break.

And most people never give it one.

Just constant input:

• phones
• emails
• notifications
• noise

👉 all day

Over time, that builds up.

And it shows up as:

• low energy
• poor focus
• irritability
• feeling “flat”

Here’s what actually helps:

📵 Create small breaks in your day
Even 10–15 minutes with no input

🚶 Get outside without distraction
No phone, no podcast

🧠 Write things down
Get them out of your head

🌙 Wind down properly at night
Not straight from screen to sleep

Because your brain needs recovery…

Just like your body does.

16/04/2026

🔥 We’re gearing up to launch online personal training.

Before we roll it out properly, we want to get as much feedback as possible on what people actually want.

📝 So we’ve put together a short survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19m-lB5dlVLj9ZOxEWhh0Ss6ePvdqbV7Xhl6r_mN71mY

📍 This service will offer a monthly in-person session built in to help keep you on track.

🙌 We’ll also be opening 5 early access spaces before full launch.
2 are taken already.

📩 If you’d like to be considered, drop us a message and we’ll send you the details.

15/04/2026

🚨 Low energy series: Hydration & daily routine (Part 4)

👉 Hydration and routine have a bigger impact on your energy than most people realise.

Even mild dehydration can feel like:
• low energy
• brain fog
• headaches
• constant hunger

👉 and most people don’t spot it

They just feel “off”.

Then there’s your routine.

Your body doesn’t need perfection.

👉 It needs consistency

When your days are all over the place:

• eating at random times
• drinking very little
• moving some days, not others

👉 your body never settles

And that shows up as low energy.

A simple example:

⏰ Skipping meals
Going long periods without eating

👉 leads to low energy
👉 then overeating later

This can work…

But only if it’s consistent.

Your body can adapt to almost anything:

👉 4 meals a day
👉 1 meal at the end of the day

But it struggles when it changes every day.

Same with hydration:

💧 If you’re barely drinking all day
Then trying to “catch up” later

👉 it doesn’t work like that

Energy dips early…
And stays low.

Here’s what to focus on:

💧 Stay hydrated
Don’t wait until you’re thirsty

🍽 Build meals, don’t snack randomly
Include protein, carbs, fats

⏰ Keep some structure to your day
Not perfect… just repeatable

Because your body runs best when it knows what’s coming.

Not when it’s constantly guessing.

14/04/2026

🚨 Low energy series: Movement & strength (Part 3)

👉 Strength training isn’t about lifting heavy things in the gym.
It’s about making everything outside the gym feel light.

The other day I had to move a drain cover.

Someone said, “careful, watch your back.”
Because to them, it would have been heavy.

To me? It wasn’t.

Not because I’m anything special…
But because I regularly lift more than that in the gym.

👉 So my body just handled it
👉 No stress
👉 No second thought

That’s what strength actually does.

It makes normal life feel easier.

If things are starting to feel harder than they should:

• carrying shopping
• getting up and down
• walking longer distances

👉 it’s usually not age
👉 it’s capacity

🏃 When you build strength, everything costs less energy

You move better
You last longer
You recover quicker

👉 Your baseline energy goes up

Start simple:

Move a bit more
Build some strength
Stay consistent

Because your body adapts…

Right now, it might just be adapting to doing less.

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