Your body cannot be fooled.
The long term power of the 5 Pillars of Health: Diet. Rest. Exercise. Stress Mastery. Supplemental Therapies for sustainable health and weight loss is possible when we use them to retrain our metabolic controls (Metabolic Approach) vs. manipulate them in a Calories In, Calories Out (CICO) approach.
Same lifestyle pillars.
Different approach.
Different strategies.
Different results.
If you have tried keto or low carb, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, NutriSystem, Quick Weight Loss, Medical Weight Loss, you name it mainstream weight loss program:
- have gained all the weight back and more
- feel stuck in an extreme diet
- still have all the same health issues
then the CICO model has failed you and D.R.E.S.S. strategies were used for math only.
The secret to long term weight loss is not in the math.
It’s in the metabolics.
Here’s the difference:
| METABOLIC APPROACH | CICO APPROACH |
| Whole person customized plan | Only math customization, if any based on calorie/points/macros |
| Food quality matters the most | Calories only matter & sometimes macrosPre-packaged foods or shakes/bars or restrictive diets, etc. |
| The function of the body is the focus | Intake and output are the focus |
| Heals the gut – rebalances the microbiome | Gut health isn’t even considered |
| Detox is a strategic process that is personalized to client to build a detox lifestyle routine | Detox is a cookie cutter, low calorie strategy that could do more harm than good |
| Creates a sustainable process of healthy living that’s freeing | On plan or off plan – “being good”- diet mode |
| Addresses the root cause of weight issues | Surgery to relieve “symptom” of weight is an option |
| Supplement to stimulate function: to support the body’s own ability to create energy, detox, balance hormones, release weight, etc. | Supplements or injections to decrease appetite, mimic hormones, creates dependence and “tricks” the body short term |
When we EAT to:
- Balance blood sugar and lower insulin
- Burn fat for energy
- Reset the mitochondria of our cells
- Lower our toxic burden
- Heal our guts
- Signal hormones
When we REST to:
- Recover mitochondrial energy
- Align with God’s design
- Renew our hormone balance
- Detoxify our thinking
- Lower stress levels
- Rebuild our emotional resilience
When we MOVE to:
- Stimulate cellular energy to build more mitochondria
- Build more lean muscle to maintain strength as we age
- Help remove toxins from tissues
- Lower stress levels
- Maintain excellent mobility and bone health as we age
- Prevent serious injury or illnesses
When we DESTRESS to:
- Lower cortisol dominance
- Renew mindset
- Balance hormones
- Decrease stress related inflammation
- Improve sleep quality/quantity
- Make good choices
When we SUPPLEMENT to:
- To support cellular energy
- To stimulate fat burning & metabolic flexibility
- To lower blood sugar / insulin
- To heal gut, lower inflammation, activate GLP-1 naturally
- To detoxify cells
- To balance hormones
Then… we are using D.R.E.S.S. from a metabolic approach!! When it comes to D.R.E.S.S. don’t be fooled into another CICO approach. Shift your mindset and begin using D.R.E.S.S. to retrain your metabolic controls instead!
Learn how to do that in our NEW Free Course!!