Loren Allison Coaching

Feeling bloated can be frustrating and annoying because it can happen so randomly but there’s usually a reason behind it.

Small things throughout your week can quietly add up like extra salty foods, alcohol, foods you’re sensitive to, poor digestion, stress, or even where you are in your cycle.

Before assuming you’ve “gained weight,” zoom out and look at the bigger picture. Your body doesn’t suddenly change overnight.

Not every increase is body fat. Sometimes your body is simply holding onto water.

If you want to reduce bloating, focus on eating less processed foods and prioritize whole foods and healthier habits🙌🏽

Nice little trip to the Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum!

What a blessing it was to get to see some real fossils of Dinosaurs! Not something we have the privilege of seeing in South Africa

And as a kid my dream job was to be a Paleontologist!

They have a T-Rex skeleton here that is one of the most complete specimens ever discovered🤩

So I totally nerded out while we were there lol.

It’s so important for mental health to take the time to do things that bring you joy outside of the gym.

Health isn’t just training and eating healthy food.

It’s finding joy in the small things that boost your mood and help you feel alive!

Ever got yourself into amazing shape?

Inge was active
Running regularly
Following YouTube strength workouts consistently.

But her body wasn’t reflecting all of her effort.

Her days looked like this:

Up early
Straight into mom life and work

No breakfast fasting until midday
First meal at midday depending on what was available

She was lacking structure with her food during her day at the office

Weekends were social runs or gatherings, eating out and no real structure to fall back on.

And this is where most people get confused 🤔

Because from the outside
it looks like you’re doing a lot right

You’re active
You’re training
You’re making “healthy” choices

But without structure
your results stay inconsistent

We simplified everything

👉🏼Built structure into her day
👉🏼Gave her anchor meals she could rely on
👉🏼Adjusted her training so it actually progressed
👉🏼Made it work around her schedule as a mom

Now?

She feels in control of her routine
Her energy is more stable throughout the day
And her physique is finally reflecting the effort she’s been putting in

If your routine looks like this…
busy days, inconsistent eating, training hard but not seeing change

That’s exactly what needs fixing

Message me “STRUCTURE” and let’s sort it out💃🏻

Structure Isn’t Restriction

Most people say they want structure
but the second it feels too planned
they pull back

Because they think it means
no flexibility
no freedom
having to be perfect all the time

But what they don’t realise is

When you don’t have structure
you end up thinking about food all day
pushing meals back
then trying to figure it out when you’re already tired

That’s where things start to slip

Structure isn’t there to control you
it’s there to take pressure off

So when your day gets busy
you’re not starting from scratch every time

You’ve got something to fall back on
instead of relying on willpower

And that’s what actually makes this work long term

You’re going to the gym 4–5 times a week…
so of course it’s frustrating when your body still looks the same.

You’re showing up and you’re trying.

But deep down it’s what am I missing?

Most of the time it’s not the effort.
It’s that your effort isn’t actually moving anything forward.

You’re doing the workouts but not progressing.
Eating “healthy” but not with structure and kinda winging it.

The weekends throw everything off.

So it ends up feeling like you’re constantly starting over.

And that’s exhausting.

Don’t do more.
Rather tighten up the small things that actually make a difference.

Because once you do
your body does start to change.

If this feels a bit too familiar
message me “RESET” and I’ll help you if you’re serious about real lasting change.

Undereating feels productive because it looks like discipline.
But most of the time, it’s just fear dressed up as control.

Fear of eating more.
Fear of slowing down.
Fear of committing to a process that actually requires consistency, patience, and trust.

So instead, the brain gets busy making excuses…
Tweaking, cutting and delaying everything.
Anything except doing the boring, uncomfortable, effective thing.

And here’s what changes everything:

Progress comes from eating enough, training properly, and repeating that long enough for your body to respond to that.

Are you someone who can commit to that and finally let results catch up?

I used to get so caught up in the things I didn’t do.
Missed a session. Ate differently than planned. Ran out of time.
And in my head, that was it the week was done.

What I didn’t realise back then is how much power I was giving that internal voice. The one that zooms in on one moment and lets it define everything else.

Now, when that thought shows up, I slow myself down. I remind myself that a week isn’t a pass or fail test. It’s a collection of choices and I’m still allowed to make a better one next time.

Consistency doesn’t come from being perfect. It comes from not spiralling when things aren’t. From choosing not to punish yourself for being human. From adjusting instead of quitting.

I’ve learned that you can make the change in how you interpret the situation. You can talk yourself into staying stuck, replaying what went wrong or you can adapt, reset your focus, and keep moving closer to what you actually want.

Same week. Same reality.
But a mindset that levels you up instead of holding you back.

And that’s where progress really comes from.