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Zero-calorie foods.  Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? But zero-calorie foods do genuinely exist. Now, don’t get too excited, you probably won’t want to exclusively eat these foods, but if you are trying to lose weight, including all … Continued

I get it. You want to lose weight as quickly as possible. You’ve probably got a holiday, or a wedding, or something coming up that you’d like to look a bit better for, and you want to know how much … Continued

Yes, of course, we all want to lose weight as quickly as we possibly can  I mean, Why Wouldn’t you? Who in their right mind thinks ‘wouldn’t it be great to get to my goal as slowly as possible? Unfornatutely, … Continued

I know, you want to lose weight as quickly as possible. We all do. Life would be so much easier if we could get the job we wanted straight after leaving uni, get everywhere you wanted to go in 10 … Continued

A calorie deficit is the ONLY way to lose weight. If you don’t know what that means by now, being in a calorie deficit means eating fewer calories than you use on a daily basis, consistently, over a long period … Continued

Skip breakfast, don’t skip breakfast, we’ve all heard it before; this is one of the oldest and tiredest debates in nutrition but what’s the truth? Does skipping breakfast really help you lose weight? Or is eating breakfast actually better if … Continued

Do you feel like you’re not losing weight in a calorie deficit? You’re doing everything right; eating less calories, exercising, drinking plenty of water, getting 7-9 hours of sleep per night and managing stress, but despite all that, you’re still … Continued

You can eat whatever you like and lose, as long as you’re in a calorie deficit, but there are certain foods that will help you stick to your calorie target because they’re filling and satiating. These foods tend to fall … Continued

Calorie. F**cking. Deficit. You’ve heard it all before right? If you want to lose weight you need to be in a calorie deficit. You know that means if your body uses approximately 2000 calories per day, you need to eat … Continued

Tracking calories can be really easy, but sometimes it can also be really f**king difficult. For example, let’s say you go to the shop and grab a bag of Beef Jerky. You scan the barcode on the back with My … Continued

If you want a quick answer, the average person should be aiming to lose between 1-2% of their body weight per week. This means an 80kg person would need to be in a deficit for 10 weeks (2.5 months) to … Continued

I get it, almost all of us want to lose weight. But it’s a bit more complicated than that. We don’t necessarily want to lose weight, we want to lose fat, ideally without losing any muscle. Hell, a lot of … Continued

Most people are getting familiar with the fact that a calorie deficit is the underlying principle of weight loss. The law of thermodynamics dictates that you need to be using more calories than you take in over a long period … Continued

For the vast majority of people, a sustainable rate of weight loss will be approximately 1% of their current body weight per week. This means if you currently weigh 100kg (220lbs), you should be looking to lose around 1kg (2.2lbs) … Continued

This happens to a lot of people, and there are a few good reasons for it, and even more reasons why it might not be happening at all, but let’s quickly summarise why this could be happening, or at least … Continued

The key to effectively managing your body composition (the ratio of fat to muscle you have) comes from knowing roughly how many calories you need to eat to either lose weight or build muscle. The gateway to finding this number … Continued

A 1000 per day calorie deficit is relatively aggressive but certainly achievable for most people, in the short term at least. In theory, a 1000 calorie per day deficit would result in around 1kg or 2lbs of weight loss per … Continued

Yo-Yo Dieting is the reason most people claim that ‘diets don’t work’. The fact is, all diets work so long as they result in a calorie deficit. Unfortunately, what happens for most people is that they reach their target weight, … Continued

When most people want to get leaner, the goal is to look better naked, feel better and fit into your clothes. Most people refer to this process as ‘losing weight’ rather than ‘losing fat’.  That might be because we don’t … Continued

TL;DR. In the long term, yes, but you still need to ensure you’re in a calorie deficit What is a Diet Break? No, it doesn’t involve Kit Kats. Although it could if you wanted it to… A diet break, otherwise … Continued

TL;DR: If you want to stick to one or the other, always weigh raw because that’s how calories are listed on food labels, but there may be some situations when it makes more sense to weigh cooked Tracking calories in … Continued

Is weight loss as simple as just calories in vs calories out? Yes and no. Ultimately, if you want to lose weight, you need to expend more calories than you eat over a period of time, BUT, the amount and … Continued

TL,DR; No The ‘calories burned’ number in FitBit, Apple Watch and My Fitness Pal is often very inaccurate, and more often than not overestimated, meaning that if you eat the calories ‘back’, you could be undermining your original goal; if … Continued

TL;DR – You’ll only lose weight if you expend more calories than you eat on a daily basis over a long enough period of time. Tea can easily fit into a diet that produces weight loss results, but if you … Continued

TL;DR. You may be eating ‘healthy’, exercising and thinking that you’re doing everything right but unless you’re in a ‘calorie deficit’ (expending more calories than you take in) over a long period of time, you won’t lose weight. WHAT DOES … Continued

WHAT IS A CALORIE DEFICIT? A calorie deficit is a state where you’re taking in fewer calories than you burn, over a given period of time. So, if on a given day you burned 3000 calories, but only ate 2000 … Continued

18 GENERIC WEIGHT LOSS TIPS YOU DON’T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT Weight loss is simple – you just need to eat less calories than you expend on a daily basis over a long enough period of time, i.e. create a healthy … Continued

You’ve probably been told by Karen from accounts that you ‘need’ to do 10,000 steps a day to lose weight. This is wrong. There is no ‘magic’ amount of steps per day that will result in weight loss. Weight loss … Continued

In September 2020, the UK government announced it would be rolling out a free soup and shake diet for people in certain towns and cities suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. This is largely motivated by the covid-19 pandemic, because overweight … Continued

Another day, another fad diet. But is OMAD really a fad or could it genuinely help you lose weight more quickly, and in a more sustainable way than other diets you tried before? Very possibly. Let’s take a closer look. … Continued

What Is Calorie Balance? Calorie balance is the difference between the number of calories you eat and the number of calories you burn over a given time period. A positive calorie balance (eating more calories than you burn) will result … Continued

Know anyone who’s on a diet at the moment? Let me have a guess what was the first thing they decided to ‘cut out’… Carbs? Of course, after all, carbs make you fat, don’t they? Well, no. If you want … Continued

There is no objective definition of a ‘cheat day’, but for the purposes of this post, I’m going to assume that most people treat it as a specific day in which the meal(s) eaten might have a significantly higher calorie … Continued

TL;DR: No. Just make sure you hit your calorie targets, then your protein target. After that your carb/fat ratio doesn’t matter that much. OH NO I DIDN’T! Yeah, I went there, your macros DON’T matter. Ok that might be a bit extreme, … Continued

To lose weight, you HAVE to create a calorie deficit (burn more calories than you eat) over a period of time. There’s no two ways about it. This is true whether you chose to count calories or not. While calorie counting offers, in my … Continued

TL;DR if you’re in a calorie deficit (consistently burning more calories than you eat on a daily basis) then any diet, regardless of whether it’s the ‘Mediterranean Diet’, or the Krispy Kreme diet will make you lose weight. So no. … Continued