I’m so glad that science has come as far as it has that now I can swab the inside of my mouth and no longer have to guess what will work best for me.
Genetics are complicated but I spent so many hours trying to eat right and workout where my body would respond the best. I think most of us realize that we are all so very different and what works for him/her won’t necessarily work for you. That’s why some people thrive off of Keto and some are just miserable and make no progress at all. Well I took this DNA test and found out so much about myself. Lets dig into some of what I learned, below is the topics the report covers.
I’ll just pick out a few of the topics that either surprised me the most or I personally found the most interesting.
So here is my “fat loss with exercise” page. Major bummer but not a shocker that I am the least efficient at losing fat with exercise. For a long time I would do a 20 minute easy workout and wouldn’t see results. Well genetically it makes sense now. In order to see the best results for me I need to have more intensity in my workouts and need to do both cardio and strength training (which I now do). If you are one of those research types you can even research the genes they tested and get further details (located in the orange box).
The couple times I really tried to workout before being consistent with it I would get so sore and the people I worked out with didn’t seem to complain or were ready to workout again way before I was. Well no wonder! I have slow recovery. This part of my report said that it’s common for me to have soreness up to 72 hours later, that I need to stretch and use foam rollers to help. I also added a quality post workout drink which also helps with soreness (you can find it here if your interested: https://betransformed.idlife.com/shop/products/fitness/postworkout)
Medium sensitivity to carbs
Medium sensitivity to fats
Since I have a medium sensitivity to both Carbs and Fats a keto diet won’t work well because the fats would be too high. These sections break it down to very precise percentages I should consume daily of each which is awesome if you are wanting to tackle this with precision.
These are just a few of the ~40 pages of data about me and my genes. Breaking down each section to the science, the action steps and how to improve your results. Since genes never change I also don’t have to worry about this stuff changing and my report will always be valid. If you’d like to order your own DNA test you can find it here: https://betransformed.idlife.com/shop/product/05-0005
If you do please let me know, I’d love to hear about what you learned about yourself!
All my love,
Stephanie