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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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
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