This is a list of all my posts that relate to weight loss in some way. Weight loss is a very simple mechanism that’s been overcomplicated by individuals and businesses trying to monetize the weight loss industry by selling people ‘magic’ diet plans or pills that don’t get to the bottom of how weight loss really works; i.e. calories in vs calories out.
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For a lot of people I coach that want to lose weight, protein seems to be an afterthought in most meals. Think about it; what does a typical breakfast look like for most people? Toast, cereal, a pastry, maybe just … 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
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. 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