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Leigh Townsend Metabolic Precision Nutrition, Sunshine Coast (2025)

30/04/2018

I've just turned 50 this year and although I used to think 50 was this major magical milestone in one's life where you turn a corner (towards what I don't know), I now feel it's a bit of a let-down really. 50, the half century, over-the-hill age is now just a number. Sure my body has a few more aches than I used to have 10/15 years ago, but besides that I am still wearing the same type of clothing (whether a right or wrong choice), doing the same type of exercise (actually am doing things I didn't dare do 10 years ago), and feeling just as young as I used to 10/15 years ago!

When I asked a doctor, 8 years ago, why I was putting on so much weight when I was doing the same exercise and eating the same; she responded with "we're all getting older and our bodies naturally gain weight, you just have to accept it!". Now I could have accepted this statement and figured 'oh well, that's my lot in life and now I just need to face the fact that I was just going to get bigger as I get older'. Instead I got angry and decided that, that was 'not my lot in life' and I'm not settling for that excuse!

I know this was the right choice I made, but let me tell you that I don't think I made the right choices in the following 7 years to prove the doctor wrong. I tried every diet thrown my way! I starved myself, abused my body with excessive exercise, tried various 'magic' formulas, spent thousands of dollars on programs that promised I would turn my life around and each time would find myself miserable and eventually back at the same place I started at or worse.

I have become very cynical and sceptical in my 'old' age now after so many disappointments so when I decided to follow Metabolic Precision, it wasn't on a whim or without a lot of prior thought and research. I looked at all the thousands of testimonies of people who are on the program (yes, I say are, because most people stay on it as a way of life because of the sustainability and sensibility of it), and the community of these people around the world, and then looked at the support given from all the coaches/trainers and decided that following Metabolic Precision might just be a different program than any other I had tried.

The fact that I didn't have to go flog myself more at the gym, or hit the pavement and run hundreds of kilometres was a bonus; but the main thing that sold me was it was a program that taught me about the synergy between exercise and nutrition. You don't exercise to work off what you eat; you eat to fuel your body so you can afford to exercise correctly!

After being on the program for 6 months I was so excited about what Metabolic Precision had taught me that I decided to become a qualified MP nutrition coach and help other people who would like to change the way their bodies look and function.

If anyone would like to know more about following the Metabolic Precision program, please leave a comment or private message me for more information. Also please share this with anyone you think may be interested.

18/04/2018

Feeling good, being healthy, enjoying life. What does all this really mean to everyone? Is it the same for all? Does one size/answer fit all? I think not. We all have different expectations of ourselves and life in general. For instance 'being healthy' might mean eating a nutritious meal and doing a bit of exercise to one, but it might mean being free from viruses or medical issues to another. Feeling good might mean being happy and content with what you are doing or how you look, but it might mean being free from health issues to another. Enjoying life might mean you look forward to each day and like what you do every day, or it might mean you are happy and grateful that you have life no matter what you do or where you are.

When we say "I just want to be healthy and happy and feel good", does this really have a definitive destination or will we know when we have reached that goal? Is there a point where we can say "ok I am now at a point in my life where I am everything I wanted to be"? And what if there is that point, then do we stop there? What do we hope for next?

I've been pondering these thoughts lately and realise that life is one big journey. If we arrive at one destination it's good to enjoy what that destination has to offer then move on to the next when we are ready and keep life interesting. If we stayed in the same spot for too long we are going to get tired/bored of it and life starts getting us down. Sure, some places we wish could stay the same forever, however this too will become monotonous or boring over time, you know "the same old, same old syndrome!" Moving in different directions ensures we don't get 'stuck' in a rut. There are often challenges thrown at us along the way, but this only makes life more interesting and usually we can learn something from them. If everything in life was easy or handed to us without having to work for or accomplish it, we would all be very bored with our lives and there would be nothing to look forward to. I think this is why a lot of wealthy people who have 'everything' they could wish for get depressed and lonely; they have nothing to look forward to or strive towards. Would these people even have a 'bucket list' to dream about?

I am writing this because I question why we pursue a desire to look or feel better about ourselves. I know that not everyone will have these same desires - we are all on our own journey. I have been asking myself these questions;- Why do I continue following Metabolic Precision lifestyle? What do I hope to achieve? When will I be content with where I'm at?..... etc. Well, I think the answers are - MP gives me a way of life that works towards giving me the best possible chance of being healthy, happy and content with my body whilst enjoying what I eat and not resenting any part of the program. Sure there are challenges along the way, but they are the learning blocks that make me stronger if I face them and overcome them. When will it end? When I've finished my journey. There should always be something to strive towards and work for so once I have reached one destination, I'll look forward to the next.

04/04/2018

So many people are under the misconception that in order to lose weight and stay fit and healthy you need to do more exercise and work harder. I have also heard countless amounts of people say they would like to get fit or lose weight and so they say they are "going to start eating healthily". What does that mean? In todays age where there are a million and one diets, fads, gimmicks, eating styles etc how would one know what 'healthy eating' is? We are all bombarded with the latest crazes or fads out there on the market and so choosing something that is 'going to work' for us is very confusing.

I was one of these people and know all too well how frustrating it is trying to find something that is going to 'stick'! Something that I could do that wasn't going to require me to exercise more (I was already doing up to 10 hours a week - how much more could a then nearly 50 year old do and maintain without falling apart???) Something that wouldn't require me to only eat a certain amount of calories, or a certain type of food or feel deprived of enjoying a coffee or a wine. I wanted to feel like I could still 'live' a normal life and not resent the fact that my metabolism wasn't functioning like I would like it to.

Metabolic Precision is that 'something'. The program has been successfully running for over 20 years and so is not a new fad but is rather a scientifically developed and clientele proven way of life. I do not feel deprived of any food, am never hungry (unless I have inadvertently missed a meal) and do focussed exercise for 3 hours a week. Sure, the weight hasn't just fallen off like it did on some of the diets, but at least I know that my body is changing gradually as my metabolism improves and I know I can sustain this way of life as it is a new healthy normal for me now.

15/03/2018

How do you stop being a serial weigher? What do I mean? Well for 30 plus years I formed a habit of weighing myself every day, which I know was and is an unhealthy habit as it determines what kind of a mood I was going to be in that day. I relied on the scales to tell me whether I had eaten badly or not exercised enough the previous day and I even started weighing myself before and after a strenuous workout. Nuts I know but it was an addiction. I know I'm not alone in this as I have met people just like me and it's a habit built up over years of worrying about your weight, size and health. I thought I was justified in my addiction as I put on weight just by looking at food! It was not uncommon for me to gain 2kg in one weekend of splurge eating and so a fear of food developed as a result of this.

Why do I feel I need to tell you this? Well I can say I have now kicked the habit/addiction and I am free of being under the influence of a mood meter! MP has taught me that is not about the numbers on the scales but about how I feel and what I do. I have learnt that food is not the enemy but can be the solution if you learn what to eat at the right time. I am able to eat an abundance of food at regular intervals all whilst getting leaner. I don't have to exercise to excessive amounts in fact I've gone from doing about 10 hours or more of exercise a week to 3 hours a week and am as fit as ever but stronger.

If you would like to know more about learning how to live a MP life like me please let me know, I would love to help you.

05/03/2018

Have you ever had a membership to something because you have big intentions of doing something to change, only to waste hundreds of dollars on it because you never followed up with the membership?

I'm sure I am not the only one who has had all the intentions in the world to "get fit" and have signed up for a gym membership only to waste it and attend a handful of times. How about the 'no joining fee' memberships where you feel a little bit more in control because you don't have to pay for a year up front? How long has that lasted??? With me not very long.

So what is it that causes us to have these intentions, spend the money only to waste the money? Why do we do this?

Accountability! If we don't have to be accountable for anything then it is very easy to make excuses not to do something - i.e. "I'll start next week", "I'm too tired today", "I'm too busy this week", "I should rather be doing....", "no-one will notice...", "just a little... won't hurt", "I'll make up for it next week", and the list goes on and on.

Don't worry I know all the excuses, I'm the queen of them!

I've hired exercise equipment, tried taking myself for swimming sessions (I used to coach swim squad so I know how to do a session on my own), taken out numerous gym memberships (I got to a stage of actually forcing myself to the gym and lying on the gym mat not doing anything, hey at least I was 'going' to the gym!), tried all sorts of diets but because I didn't have to be accountable to anyone I failed in the long run (sometimes in the short run) with all of these.

Metabolic Precision is great as the program is done online and there is some form of accountability required each week. As a MP coach I will be advising on changes that might need to made, encouraging progress and assessing or critiquing weekly tasks. By completing the tasks each week you become aware of what you have learnt or what you need to look into a little more. I will know when tasks have been completed or not therefore will be encouraging all my clients to complete them as part of their accountability.

If you think you need to start on a program that will help you transform your body and want accountability then feel free to enquire about MP nutrition any time.

01/03/2018

Last year I reached a snap point where I thought enough is enough and set my mind to do whatever it took to getting my body back on track to being and looking healthy. I was not going to accept the old excuses; I'm getting older it's to be expected, my hormones are out of whack, I've tried everything and nothing works........ and so on! I was determined I was not going to sit back and think "well this is my lot in life". My father passed away at a young age of 60 having struggled with the complications of type 2 diabetes and after seeing what he went through I didn't want to give that disease any leverage in my life!

I had heard and knew about Metabolic Precision for a while but to be honest thought it as "just another diet or fad" so hadn't look into it further. I looked at all the people I knew that had done the MP program and continued to live the lifestyle and decided that they all looked fit, healthy and happy, just like I wanted to.

I cannot lie. It hasn't always been easy and I've had my little tantrums every now and then but thankfully my coach was patient and understanding and kept me going as I was and am still on a journey to seeing how MP can change the way I look and feel. So far I feel good and someday I know I'm going to feel great, it's just a matter of time and living the MP lifestyle it's not something I feel I ever want to give up.

27/02/2018

I have tried every diet I have come across and lost count of how many I have been on. I was always looking for the next best thing that was going to get me to look the way I wanted, and although many of them "worked" I always managed to put all the weight back on again and more.

As an international swimmer growing up I never knew how to eat to fuel or refuel my body and no matter how hard I trained I was always 'chunky'. As an adult I competed at the top level in outrigging and trained intensively but still struggled with my weight and starved myself to try get lean.

Last year I found Metabolic Precision which has taught me how to eat to establish an efficient metabolism whilst doing less hours of exercise I have ever done and eat more delicious food than I have ever done. I turned 50 this year and feel great.

I believe in all that Metabolic Precision nutrition has to offer and have done my Metabolic Precision Nutrition certification so that I can help others transform their bodies in a realistic, sustainable and healthy way.

*no gimmicks
*no magic potions
*no product sales
*no calorie counting
*no portion weighing

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