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.
If you’re still stuck and you want some 1-2-1 online weight loss coaching, visit this page, or take a look at all of these posts – I can almost guarantee your question is answered somewhere!
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people struggle with their weight in the UK. According to a 2021 Parliamentary report, 28% of UK Adults are Obese and 36% are overweight, meaning in total, 64% of the population are NOT … Continued
I speak a lot about methods vs principles in my blog post, emails and on social media. A method of dieting is ‘Keto’, or ‘Vegan’ for example, but a principle is calories in vs calories out. While you can use … 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
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
If you want to lose weight, you need to eat fewer calories than you burn over a long enough period of time, i.e. you need to be in a healthy calorie deficit consistently; probably over a period of several months. … Continued
For most people, a calorie deficit of between 500–1000 calories per day is perfectly healthy, provided you’re not already a healthy weight (or underweight) and that the deficit isn’t sustained for extended periods of time. This is a blanket rule, … Continued
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