This was seriously a mind blowing moment for me! I have no idea why it never dawned on me that I should do a reverse diet when I meet my weight loss goals! I've yo-yo'd so much over the years because I didn't know what to do when I met my goal! Thank you for sharing this!

This makes so much more sense. My trainer gave us a diet of 1600 calories. I went from 2200 right down to 1600 for 6 weeks I was EXHAUSTED I went to a nutrition store he told me to bump up to 2100 and now after about 5 weeks I feel so puffy and bloated!!!!! So with this video I will surely weekly do a deficit of 100 calories and see how my body changes. I'm so excited!! THANK YOU

This was so helpful! I lost 80 pounds and put 40 back on just by not paying attention to what I was eating after dieting. I had no clue about reverse dieting. I will use this once these 40 pounds are gone.. again! Thanks Mari!!

your videos have given me so much more strength to continue on my weight loss its been so hard I started at 250lbs and im 5ft 4in I have lost 70lbs so far its been 10 months since I've started my journey and I still have 30lbs to go and this video really helped explain some things for me for after I reach my goal lots of notes written down and so many thankful vibes. KZread has been my best friend in this whole process.

Mari😍I love your videos. This one just woke me up in my health and fitness journey. I’m 42 years old, 5’0 135 lbs and I’ve been to yo dieting since I was 12 years old. I just lost 5% body fat and 20 lbs. in 6 weeks. I’ve lost weight this fast before but maintaining is just difficult. I love working out and this time I want to stop this cycle of up and down because I’m tired of the mental agony and I know it’s not good for my heart heart. I’m 2 weeks into my maintenance phase and I’m doing pretty good with staying within my caloric intake. This video just eased my mind in maintaining my weight loss. Reverse diet😍 I’m using MyFitnessPal pall to add calories into my meals. Thank you!!!!! I’m trusting the process 🏃🏽‍♀️🏋🏻‍♀️😍😍😍😘Mari!!

OMG!! ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS YOU'VE MADE SO FAR. Thank you Mari

I’ve never watched something more informative regarding this topic!! I can’t wait to start my guides next week!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for making this. I never would have known about reverse dieting and it makes so much sense! Cant wait for your next video!

Wow! I think that just solved my problem. I've been in a continuous cycle of gaining and losing 30 pounds. I would diet and workout and lose the weight and then start eating "normally" i.e. 2,000 calories and gain all the weight back! Thank you sooo much for this information!!!

Reverse dieting is such a necessity to maintain results but so few people utilize it or even know what it is! Great video!!!

THISSSSS IS LITERALLY SO HELPFUL!! thanks so much for putting out great content, love your channel💕💕

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

YAY :)

This has been so informative! Thank you for helping me figure out what has been happening to me when I lose and then gain weight and then lose and gain. So helpful!

Thank you for such a useful video! After losing weight for 2 years, it great to hear about how I can get back to eating the food I love more and start to put on the muscle I really want ❤️❤️

Such a great video, so informative. As always, brilliant! Thank you, Mari! X

Please do more of these!!!!! Loved this kind of educational video.

Seriously, the best weight lifting/dieting videos. When I watch other ones I always compare to yours. Great vibe

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Slayton Thank you so much Jennifer!!!

Wow! I learn something new every time I watch your channel! Thank you!

Wow I had no idea that this was a thing, it makes TOTAL sense!! I was wondering why I was gaining the weight I lost so rapidly in the last 6 months. Super helpful, thank you!

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

Bridgit Alexandra so happy it helped girl!!!!

That was so good info thank you! I have a history of having pretty big weight losses and then quickly gaining it all back and I am scared to loss again because I don’t want to keep that cycle going this is so reassuring that I can keep off whatever I lose

This was awesome!! I had no reverse dieting was a thing. Thank you! x

Hi Mari! This was super helpful. Thank you!

That was amazing mari!! thank you so much !!

This is so helpful thank you!!! My mom is losing weight but also needs to gain a lot of muscle because of a degenerative disease she has and she has been very concerned about when the diet and increasing her calories for muscle building.

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

aemiller12 I’m so happy to help love!!!

Reverse diet is something I have never heard of and I used to work in the gym business. So I really appreciate the fact that Professor Mari 😉 explained what it was with a visual example. Your the best!!! I do have a question though, wonder if you did this at a much slower process? Like three month have your calories reduced to 1300 and then incorporate the reverse dieting to 2000. Would this be effective at all?

Thank you for all these information it was really informative and interesting 🧡🧡

So helpful! Thanks for all the info!!

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

YAY!! :)

Hi Mari! First off, I love you and your instagram and your channel! I have a question. Do you always always count all of your calories? I used to count calories and it helped me but I also burned out of it because I found it exhausting and causing a little anxiety about what I eat. I feel I need to start doing it again because I’ve been on a bad spiral with my diet. Any tips about counting calories and how it was for you? Thanks so much! ❤️

Love this!! Also, where is your sweater from? It’s so cute!!

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

P Soldevila thanks girl!! It’s from princess Polly!

You explain things so well. Really good stuff tx

Thank you so much for sharing! I seriously needed this weight 101 lesson lol

This was great and very informative! Thank you.

Soooo helpful!!! Thanks chica!! 💕

I learn so much from you!!!

What a great video!!!! I needed this! Just one question...I'm currently doing trim healthy mama lost 30, 30 more to go, but currently doing your at home gym guides. Thoughts? Since I'm not losing weight then reverse dieting, instead trying to lose and gain muscle at the same time. Thank you sooooo much😘😘😘😘

This was very informational, thank you! I was just wondering, during the reverse diet period, do you do your normal workout at the gym or do more than usual?

I have lost weight in first 2 weeks bulking and eating more calories as well after a plateau! Thanks for the information!

Loved this! Thanks!

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

Alison Monroe so happy to hear that!!!!

This was great! Thanks for sharing! 😎

Thank you for this video. I think my metabolism is already shot and I'm only a quarter of the way (if that) through my weight loss. To meet my macros I eat low cal already-at a level that I should be losing 2-3 lbs and I'm only losing 1; if that.

You just helped me so much!

Great information!

Sooooo helpful!!

great tips and very usefull video

What’s the best way to get rid of cellulite? I’ve been lifting for about a month now, which I know not too long, but it hasn’t touched my cellulite on anterior thighs. I can tell I’ve gained a lot of muscle, but I thought it would shed off my cellulite but really hasnt

Where is your sweater from?? It’s sooo cute

I’m still a little confused with where I’m supposed to be. I don’t love my mom belly, but everywhere else I’m ready to gain muscle and I’m slowing gaining some muscle, but not much. So should I just be eating more food? I’m naturally tall and lean with an athletic build, lifting weights at the gym, Little to no cardio. Is there more I should be doing? I am trying to eat cleaner most of the time.

So in order to loose weight is it best to do calorie deficit then do the reverse dieting?

Thanks for explaining this! Do you also add 100 cals per week in a bulk?

Hey Mari! So I'm currently in a carb cycle and plan to finish it off this month (for a total of 2 months on the cycle). I would like to bulk afterwards to grow my glutes, but wouldn't want to grow my thighs any further since they're pretty thick already (if anything I would want to tone them). Would you recommend a bulk anyways? Essentially the goal is bigger, toner glutes, but i know I can't have the best of both worlds here lol.

Hahah the white board and the big tea ! I'm reaady

@Nsuxx

5 жыл бұрын

By the way Mari, I binge-eat myself to death these days and feel bad right after. I purchased your guides and I was super happy when I was doing that, I feel like I need to achieve this for myself and for you ( cause the facebook group doesn't let me to fall down alltogether with all that positive posts). I hope i will be DM'ing you with my transformation some day, i really love you and thank you ! Huge hugs from Turkey 💪🏼💞

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

Ahh you got this girly!!!! We're here for you

Is It the same thing bulking and reverse dieting?

Hey I was just wondering what were u workouts like when u were trying to loss weight ?

Why have I never heard of this!!

Preach!!!!

thank you !

Mari,how do I start weight lifting? I dunno what to do and where to start

How did you learn the proper lifting form? Did you hire a Kinesiologist or Personal trainer initially to get the form down or?

woww you doing really amazing i love to watch ur videos all the time superb n very very cute best videos huge n more love n hugs to u dear always....thanks for the video keep rocking

I have a question and I'm not sure if you ever addressed it but did you end up with loose skin? I've already lost some of my weight but I'm worried that by the end I will have some loose skin I only had like 60ish pounds to lose I lost 20 of those so I'm on my way I just want to know what to expect

Can you make a video talking in detail about the macros and calorie deficit please? I have been using my fitness pal and synced it with fitbit and I'm a little confused on the calorie deficit part. On fitbit I chose the plan with 750 calorie deficit and on my fitness pal the target calories are 1370, but somehow in sync with my calories lost from fitbit, daily calories that I can eat increases. So what is it that I should follow. My goal is to lose weight (50 pounds).

@hannahballstaedt5335

5 жыл бұрын

Your fit bit is tracking your exercise and that’s why it’s telling you to eat more. I don’t track my workouts in MyFitnessPal but I try to keep in mind how many calories I’m burning; and if I feel my body needs food, I eat a snack that’s high in protein. In this video Mari talks about increasing your caloric intake by 100 calories each week. My suggestion to you would be to essentially cut 100 calories per week. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to manage cravings and hunger when you’ve cut 700 calories out of your diet cold turkey. If you can handle the challenge, the results will be great; but you’ll have low energy and possible headaches and hunger pains. The best kind of diet is one that is sustainable, meaning that you can keep it going for a long period of time. The amount of calories cut is different for everyone but I would suggest cutting about 200 at first (2000-200=1800) and then follow that strictly for about 2 weeks. If you’re not losing weight, cut 100 more, and so on.

I tried so many different things to loose weight but it just seems nothing is working .Can you help ?

I didn’t understand something... you said you did a diet for 9 months and then started reverse dieting. So do I need to be on a diet first (to reach my goal weight) and then start reverse dieting to avoid gaining the fat back and start building muscle? Or can I start with reverse diet to reach my goal and maintain and build muscle?

Nice information.

did it take you a while to get comfortable in the gym? i'm no stranger to the gym i used to love going in high school because i was fit from sports and at the beginning of college, but since then I've gained a considerable amount of weight i see myself sticking to the same things when i go back because i am scared to venture out into heavy weights in fear of looking like an idiot lol. is that something you struggled with at all? and if so, how did you overcome it and how long did it take?

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

Laura Sacco at first definitely!! I was embarrassed of how I looked and afraid of being judged. I’d wear a hat, big headphones and keep my eyes down! I learned that no one else really cared, everyone is there for themselves! ❤️

@brittanyhayes6792

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know how it was where you went to college, but at my school, the gym is full of baseball/soccer players who hog all the machines *insert eye roll* It makes it so hard to consistently work out because you never know when they'll be there or what machines/racks they'll be using. It's the worst

Wait but how im gonna have a cheat meal once a week if u said eating from 1200 to 2000 calories will hold as fat? so i shouldn't have it at all ??

Do you use protein shakes?

Hey! Do you subtract calories burned in the gym in your calorie goal? My fitness pal said I should I eat 1800 cal a day, but if I burn 500 at the gym, that’s 1300. Should I be eating 1300 on my days off? Does that make sense?! Ahah

So I’m not sure if this works, but could you, instead of dieting and THEN reverse dieting, reverse diet the entire time you’re trying to lose weight? Say you start at 1200 calories at 200 pounds and then add more calories as you lose weight till you get to your ideal caloric intake and weight, say 2000 calories at 150 pounds, all the while increasing the amount you workout in order to actually lose the weight. Could you do that? That way you’re not at a caloric deficit at the end of your weightloss and there’s no starvation mode etc? Or is that just not how it works? 😅

Are you big on meal prepping or do you just cook as you go?

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

I cook as I go but I also work from home- in the past I would meal prep my proteins!

Hi Mari, I have a concern. Let’s say.... hypothetically.... that I may or may not weigh 150 lbs currently... and I want to lose 35ish of those pounds to weigh what I used to weigh, at 115 lbs... buuuut in the past I had practiced intermittent fasting and water fasting and I had cut my daily calorie intake to a super low number when I did eat and basically just unintentionally wrecked my metabolism completely, all to lose that weight (which in the end only helped me to get down to 145 lbs at the lowest...and I gained it all back anyway so it wasn’t even worth it). Basically what I am trying to say is: what should I do if I am starting near the beginning of my weight loss journey (it’s week 2 and I haven’t lost a single pound) and I already have an EXTREMELY low and destroyed metabolism???? Like how could I possibly scoop my calorie intake any lower when my daily calorie intake is already like 1100 at the most and I STILL am not losing weight? Like what am I supposed to do then? Thank you so much 🙏🏻

@brookesharee-88

5 жыл бұрын

How tall are you

@alulabunny3064

5 жыл бұрын

maybe try looking into the keto diet it has done some wonders for me.

@tope2386

5 жыл бұрын

This is late, but you should check out Natacha Oceane. She specifically talks about recovering from a damaged metabolism after heavily restricting food intake in some of her videos.

Here I am in 2021,watching this video and realizing that I will be ok after I'm done losing weight and ready to eat like normal

hey Mariiiii

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

HEY GIRL!

@sonyamajewski9838

5 жыл бұрын

great video, very informative and to the point. as always the mood and tone of your video is very relaxing and enjoyable to watch. keep going girl xo

When you did a calorie deficit diet. Did you do a lot of meal prepping ?

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

I would often prep my proteins!! Cooking chicken all the time is annoying haha

@rachelgunderson8607

5 жыл бұрын

Mari Fitness that’s is one of my struggles is finding time to meal prep lol

I'm struggling SO MUCH with fat loss! I'm getting crazy because my vacations are in 2 months, I don't know if I'm going to achieve my goal :( I'm training harder, I'm trying cardio after my workouts, I'm eating much more fiber, and eating more carbs, cutting fats, I just don't see the results I want, and I'm feeling so disappointed and angry with myself :(

@PursuitOfWellnessPodcast

5 жыл бұрын

Alejandra Garcia hi love! 2 months is plenty of time. I’d recommend playing around with your macros on my fitness pal, and move around as much as possible! Take walks, take the stairs etc. and push yourself with those weights! ❤️

@AlejandraGarcia-lk1hl

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mari, I'm putting extra effort on this

One thing: it's not SO much that your metabolism slows in a long diet. A large part is that your daily caloric needs for maintenance decreases after you lose a lot of weight. For example, in your case you lost 70 pounds, so your daily caloric needs to maintain your 'new' weight goes down by a few hundred calories per day. As you said, the best way to counteract this is build muscle as those muscles will burn extra calories all day every day. I lost 44 pounds so far in 9 weeks :) you look grrrrate!

I lost 15 pounds kept that off for almost a year then ended up gaining 50 back!