Cindy Owada Nutrition

You might not ACTUALLY be stuck.
You’re just measuring the wrong things.
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Weight can go up when you start exercising regulary, because muscle holds water during recovery. That doesn’t mean you’re failing.
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And fat loss doesn’t happen in one specific area just because you want it to. Spot reduction is a myth.
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This is why I coach Body Recomposition. Not just chasing lower numbers, but building muscle, supporting your hormones, eating enough, and moving with intention.Then entering a proper deficit phase when your body is ready. ✨
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Also, let’s not normalize being in a deficit all year round, keep your body at maintenance for the majority of the time and then get a serious 8-12 weeks deficit and be done with it to get back to your maintenance level ✅

When Intemittent Fasting, OMAD, and other form of fasting were (and probably still are) viral among women, I chose to stick with my regular schedule of eating
I know how amazing IF works for many women in terms of fatloss, and I can say I did experience the same amazing results back then UNTIL it stopped working. And yes your body can change, what worked back then might not work now and it’s not because our body is broken, but it’s just signs that our body needs something else
PCOS taught me something important: it wasn’t a discipline problem. My body simply didn’t respond well to extreme fasting. The more I forced it, the worse my cravings and mood became.
That’s when I stopped copying what worked for everyone else and started learning what worked for my hormones.

As always, i’ll be sharing more details on how I reverse my PCOS systems slowly but surely - as many women came to coaching with me because of the similar struggles that we are facing 🤍
Flares ups of acnes, gut inflammations are 2 things that I’m still learning day by day HOWEVER, the greatest win of this journey is I’m able to have my regular menstrual cycle back and it’s ALWAYS ON THE DOT 30-35days length✨💪🏼
Just a quick reminder, fatloss will be IMPOSSIBLE / EXTREMELY HARD if your reproductive system (including your me**es) is not in the safe & healthy cycle - so please make sure never ignore this sign!! 🙏🏼

“If you don’t plan to have any baby soon, just take this birth control pills,” said an OBYGN on my consultation of my first PCOS diagnosis back in 2021
I don’t know how many times I went to a doctor and made feel like I was ‘just another patient’ - questions that were being asked were very minimal as if they can already assume what I am and what I go through 😅
But the experience was different here, the questions that were asked were not common things you’ll hear from a modern medical doctor. They deep dive into my behavior, detailed questions, way I do things in life because a health issue is not only a physical issue, but also related to lifestyle , mindset and emotional
Really grateful to and team for the experience 🤍

Growing up, i have always had all kinds of stomach/digestion issues - from bloating after eating food that are just so normal for other people, heartburn from skipping an 1hour of my usual meal timing, or constipation for 2-3days
Then PCOS came around and my PMS symptoms are most of the times pretty intense with cramps, joint pain, constant fatigue a week before my cycle starts
And when I was in Bali, i learned that my stomach & spleen are weak, and that’s when I learned a lot about TCM medication from an acupuncturist in Bali (shoutout to )
I’m looking forward to find a local acupuncturist and TCM clinic here in Dubai to continue my treatment locally, if any of u has recommendations, feel free to drop them below 👇🏽
and what do you think of TCM, have u ever tried / been in the process? Feel free to share down here ☺️
📍 Jin Gui Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
Guang Zhou China
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