hey guys Cassie here today we are going
to talk about bloating I talk about the
subject a lot on my Tick Tock because
after I've had an incredible dessert
full of added sugars Dairy refined carbs
um lots of gluten my belly will turn
into a food baby and sometimes it's kind
of cute and I'll turn to the side and
put my hand underneath my low belly and
pretend I am with child and sometimes
well most of the time it's really
uncomfortable it makes me sluggish
lethargic I just feel really weighed
down and my clothes fit terribly and I
just feel not myself and it is the worst
when the bloat stays for a day or two
when I really just you know overdone it
now of course when I'm eating that
dessert I am making a conscious decision
to eat it knowing that the consequence
will be a bloated belly and the
sluggishness that comes along with it so
today's video we're going to talk about
what bloat is how it's different than
belly fat what causes bloat and what you
can do to get rid of flow so if you're
ready to dive in let's do it
let's talk about where you feel bloated
so when you guys are eating a big meal
and you tend to feel super full that's
when our stomach which is right
underneath our chest is getting filled
up with food then when it moves down a
little bit more into your small
intestines and then your large
intestines eventually that's where we
tend to feel bloated and that's where we
feel that food baby and then kind of
feel like we are with child so why do we
get bloated in the intestines well you
guys when your food is being broken down
and digested in your intestines there is
gas being produced while it's being
broken down and then the food also needs
extra water to be in the intestine area
to help push it through so with that
mixture of gas and extra liquid that is
what creates the bloat so what it means
is that as long as you're eating you're
going to feel a little bit bloated and
that's totally normal everyone is going
to feel that but if you you get the kind
of bloat that makes you feel really
uncomfortable and lethargic and sluggish
and really just not your best then
that's the kind of blow that I'm talking
about here because that's the kind of
look that I get when I'm feeding my
bodies with the foods that do not
nourish it in the right way now that you
know that excess water and air is giving
you that bloated feeling let's go over
some common things that you could be
doing to add in that extra air and water
into your intestines swallowing air
through chewing gum or drinking through
a straw eating too fast eating too much
eating fatty foods eating foods that
create gas constipation also some
medical conditions like lactose
intolerance Crohn's disease celiac
disease and irritable bowel syndrome can
make it harder to digest food but what
if you're not doing those things and
you're still getting bloated isn't that
the worst well you guys sometimes there
are healthy foods that make us bloated
too and as you know everybody body is so
different and reacts to food differently
but here are some common healthy foods
that might make you bloated raw
cruciferous veggies like cauliflower
kale cabbage brussels sprouts onions
unfortunately these things as much as I
love them sometimes too much of them can
make me make me really bloated
especially a lot of cabbage
fruits like apricots apples pears
peaches and prunes beans and lentils and
whole grains and then some of your more
obvious float foods like greasy fatty
foods foods with artificial sweeteners
look for sorbitol on the label
cut beverages the air bubbles and salty
foods and processed foods that tend to
be really high in sodium so things that
are canned and a lot of times lots of
frozen food so back to the healthy foods
list why in the world would a healthy
food make you bloat well it's because it
has a lot of fiber which is awesome but
what that means is that it is a little
bit harder to digest than other foods
which means there might be a little bit
more gas production when the body is
trying to break down the food and these
Foods tend to draw in more water so
there you go again with the extra air
and the extra water you get that bloated
feeling so how can you tell the
difference between bloat and belly fat
so you guys have you ever had a super
indulgent meal and then you decide to
weigh yourself afterwards not the best
idea but I've done it before and I've
gained up to like seven pounds after one
crazy meal
but so fun because no one can ever
believe that I can eat that much but I
actually can't eat that much anyway dear
friend's story for another time you guys
if you have just one indulgent meal it's
not actual fat that you're gaining that
extra weight on the scale is excess
water the literal weight of the food
that you just ingested and you guys it's
excessive calories over time that is
going to make you gain body fat not one
indulgent meal so if you are thinking
that you gained a ton of fat from one
meal that's not true that is most likely
bloat and you kind of just need to go
the bathroom and you'll be back to
normal maybe your face might be a little
puffy from the excessive sodium and
stuff but drink a lot of water with
lemon and you're gonna be fine so when
is it belly fat well if you are not
being active regularly
if you are sleep deprived if you are
stressed out if you're eating an
excessive amount of calories and you
kind of just feel like you're not at
your best well that's probably the belly
fat that is coming into play it happens
over time and does not happen overnight
here are some common questions to ask
yourself if you're not sure if it's
bloat or belly fat let's go through this
quickly is my belly suddenly bigger than
it was a day or two ago probably bloat
does my tummy slim back down the next
morning
probably bloat however you guys when I
eat a crazy dessert at Night My bloat
doesn't go away the next morning at all
it stays all day the next day and then
goes away the following day so it
actually takes my body two days to
recover from an intense indulgent meal
when did I last go to the bathroom if
it's been a day or two it's probably
bloat are you on your period probably
bloat are you dehydrated probably bloat
basically it's probably blowed unless
you've noticed changes all over your
body and again gaining belly fat is
going to take time and also is a
reflection of your current lifestyle not
just one indulgent meal now that you
know what causes bloat how do you get
rid of it you guys you know I am a huge
fan of journaling and through my 90-day
journey I was able to figure out exactly
the things that bloat me so if you're
not sure how to do that basically you
can start journaling in any notebook and
get the 90-day journal or you can do it
on a piece of paper or a spiral notebook
whatever works for you write down what
meals you're eating throughout the day
and then write down how you feel after
each meal and how you feel the next day
because I did that it was so precise
with what I ate I noticed that anytime I
had Dairy I would break out with pimples
any time I had gluten or refined grains
I would bloat really intensely and feel
super sluggish and anytime when I feel
like I wasn't eating enough I'd be super
hangry so literally write down what
you're eating and how you feel because
this is how you are going to figure out
what foods work for your body and what
foods do not and again it's going to be
different for every body this is your
individual journey and this is something
you need to discover for yourself that
is obviously something that's going to
take extra time and effort but if there
are some things you want to implement
right now the first thing you can try
doing is try to eat more slowly so that
you're swallowing less air as you're
eating your food you could also try deep
breathing to stimulate the digestive
tract and also to relieve the pain and
discomfort you can also sip on a warm
beverage or drink some prune juice if
you're feeling constipated I just really
want you to stay away from laxatives as
well as stimulant teas like those skinny
teas and fit teas because you can be
really dependent on that and if you do
rely on that to go to the bathroom it's
going to make it harder to go naturally
in the future so please please try to be
really nice natural about this you can
also give yourself a colonic massage to
move that food waste in your intestines
along it might just need a little bit
extra physical stimulation you can also
strengthen your core and if you're
dealing with more intense bloating
issues it might be a good time to
contact your doctor and walk through
some other options that might be good
for your body now you understand what
bloat is but if you are still dealing
with belly fat or combination of belly
fat and bloat well let me tell you how
you can get rid of belly fat so first
thing to understand is that you cannot
spot reduce
fat you definitely can spot tone and
work on a certain muscle group but when
it comes to Fat you guys are going to be
losing fat all over your body at once
okay maybe at different rates in
different places like for example for me
I lose fat easily in my arms but my low
belly is really hard and you know what
when you lose fat you can't choose
you're gonna lose fat from your face but
also from your boobs and your butt you
know guys it all comes all together
melting all at once but how do you do it
it's a combination of your workouts your
nutrition your sleep levels and your
stress levels working all together and
basically you guys what you need to do
is make sure that you are active at
least a few times a week I like to work
out pretty much every day because it
makes me feel good because when I feel
good my body is moving my mind is sharp
it makes me just more motivated in life
okay so that is The Workout Part make
sure that you are enjoying it and that
is something that is making you stronger
mentally and physically because that is
really important okay and look it
doesn't even have to be my workout
videos it could be any workout video out
there that makes you happy and that
makes you feel like you want to wake up
and just do it because that is going to
be the most important thing consistency
all right let's talk about that
nutrition so I just released a 90-day
meal plan guide and if that is something
that you need a little bit extra help on
I wrote it with my Rd so you can follow
that there's four different types of
meal plans you can choose what works for
you and your dietary preferences but in
there you will learn how to calculate
your caloric needs for your goals for
your activity level for your height and
age and gender and all that kind of
stuff because it is going to be
different for every person but the main
thing to understand here is that even if
you are eating healthy but you are
eating excessive calories
you are going to find that it's going to
be hard to lose weight and that is
something that I dealt with because I
just like to eat a lot and yeah maybe I
eat a lot of kale chips or eat a lot of
cauliflower rice but when you eat a lot
it still becomes excessive energy in
your body which then makes your body
hold on to extra fat now totally it
depends on what your goals are if you're
totally happy with where you are then
good but if you feel like you have extra
belly fat or extra fat to lose then you
are really going to want to dial it in
and figure out what is it that is making
you hold on to that stubborn fat and you
know what you guys it's not really a
simple calories in calories out
situation has a lot to do with your
hormones too and that's why the sleep
and the stress comes into play because
when I was really on my game when it
came to workouts and food and I just
couldn't change my body it was because I
wasn't sleeping enough and I was super
stressed out due to not sleeping enough
and working too much and my body was
just out of whack and it just wasn't
like an equation anymore so make sure
you are really paying attention to
how you're working out making sure that
it makes you happy
how you are eating eating for your goals
but also making sure that your food
makes you happy because if you're not
happy and we stress and if you're
stressed you can't change your body so
you know it all plays together okay you
guys so pretty much that is the whole
story on bloat and belly fat I hope this
video helped you understand better what
the difference is and what you can do
about it and lastly I just want to say
that if you're feeling bloated it's okay
it's normal just like I said but if it's
making you feel uncomfortable there are
things that you can do about it and at
the end of the day I just want you to
look in the mirror and love yourself
whether it's with a cute food baby or
without it love every inch of your body
because our body is fluid it reacts to
food food is More Than Just Energy it's
cultural it's delicious it's Joy so
allow that beautiful relationship and
interaction with food to happen and yeah
I don't know sometimes when I have an
amazing meal I do like to look down on
my belly and be like yeah you did a
really good job and you know just give a
nice little Pat I don't know you guys
just enjoy what you're eating and enjoy
your fitness journey and just know that
you're amazing I love you so much and if
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keep watching and I'll see you in our
next workout okay you guys I'll see you
later bye