15 surprising things you DON’T need to do to lose weight

Are you confused about food, fitness, health and weight loss?

Are you on any form of social media?

Scrolling through social media can be a minefield for anyone trying to lose weight and get healthy. There are so many conflicting and confusing messages. Its enough to drive a sane person crazy.

A lot of the sensational headlines were driving me so crazy that I wanted to scream into my computer screen. I wrote this little rant instead.

15 things that you DON’T need to do to lose weight and be healthy.

 

confused by weight loss advice

You don’t need to…

  1. Eat clean
  2. Eat super-foods (the term super foods is a marketing term, made up to raise the prices of food)
  3. Eat 5 – 6 small meals per day
  4. Prepare every meal in little Tupperware containers and keep them with you at all times
  5. Quit sugar
  6. Quit any food or food group
  7. Go low carb
  8. Exercise every day
  9. Exercise so hard that it feels awful
  10. Drink green smoothies
  11. Take supplements
  12. Use protein powder
  13. Go Paleo
  14. Eat vegetarian
  15. Use meal replacement shakes

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This list doesn’t mean that you can’t do some of these things if you WANT to and if they suit you and your lifestyle.

But, please know that you don’t HAVE to do any of them in order to lose weight and be healthy.

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So, what do you need to do to lose weight and be healthy?

  1. Use up more calories than you consume (technical term is a calorie deficit). This is how all weight loss works
  2. If you want to make sure the lost weight comes from body fat and not lean muscle, then make sure you consume enough protein and veg in your new calorie budget
  3. Move your body often in whatever way you enjoy
  4. Do exercise that gets you a little bit out of your comfort zone a couple of times per week
  5. Use all of your muscles a couple of times per week

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Check out my FREE video lesson that explains it all in a super simple way