Fitness

REAL REASON YOU LOST WEIGHT You engaged calorie defi cit

 ADAM SIMPSON

IT can be very easy to get caught up in the hype of a new diet or nutrition protocol.

There are confusing messages everywhere about why the next diet is the latest and greatest thing to solve your weight loss issue. However, there is no miracle.

There is only one way to lose weight and that is to be in a calorie defi cit (burning more calories than you consume). In saying that, there are many “diets” or nutrition protocols that you can use to get into a calorie defi cit.

I have my own personal views on better options, but in reality, the best diet is the one that you can actually stick to long term. So, before you jump onto another fad diet.

Try to understand what the diet is doing to help you get into a calorie defi cit and then ask yourself is this something you can do consistently for a long period of time.

Below are some common examples of diets / nutrition protocols that I often see people doing and the reason why that may lead to a result.

You cut out bread, rice and pasta from your diet (Cutting Carbohydrates)

You removed a large portion of things you over ate in your diet, therefore put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

You quit chocolate and sugar

You removed a large portion of things you over ate in your diet, therefore put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

You quit alcohol

You removed a calorie dense beverage from your diet that you previously over consumed, therefore put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

Eating bread, pasta, rice, chocolate, sugar and drinking alcohol didn't cause you to gain weight. Over consuming them did!

You started taking a fat burner

You started training and became more careful with what you were eating, therefore put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

You did the 5:2 diet

You started eating less 2 days per week, therefore put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

You started intermittent fasting

You started eating food in a smaller time period throughout the day, which meant that you ate less food in total. Which then put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

You replaced 1-2 meals per day with a meal replacement shake

By replacing those meals, it meant that two meals were approximately 200-300 calories, which was less than what you were previously consuming. In turn, you put yourself in a calorie defi cit.

You started doing “Keto”

You removed a large portion of things you over ate (carbohydrates) from your diet, followed a strict meal plan and were much more mindful of what you were eating. Which then put yourself into a calorie defi cit.

I stated above there are many diff erent ways to get yourself into a calorie defi cit. If you understand what each diet is trying to achieve and how it works. You can combine diff erent aspects of each to make sure that you don’t overconsume on calories.

I hope this has been helpful, if you have any questions or need help devising a strategy that may work for you. Feel free to email me at adam@repetitionspt.com. au and I’ll be happy to help you out in any way I can.

Adam Simpson is lead trainer and founder at Repetitions Group fitness and Personal Training. Visit: www.repetitionspt.com.au