The Biggest Diet Hacks For Fat Loss

Having spoke to hundreds, if not thousands of people over the last 13+ years regarding their diets, the two most common struggles I hear are:

"I don't know what to eat."

"I get bored of eating the same things, I need variety."

Most people know what types of food to (and not to) eat to get healthier and drop body fat.

The internet has millions of recipes and is an endless resource for nutrition information.

If you were asked to list the ideal diet of the version of the person you're trying to become, you'd probably be able to do it.

In my honest opinion, most people know exactly what to eat, but for the most part don't (consistently), because they can't be arsed.

I say this, because it's different, and we naturally seek comfort.

The easiest way to get started on the path to building your new diet and seeing progress with your body composition, is to treat it the exact same as your training program...

Start from where you're at, and gradually make improvements each week. Just like you wouldn't go from a 40kg squat on week 1, to a 100kg squat on week 2.

Focus on being consistent with one meal of your day. This could be your evening meal for example, when you may have more free time after work.

Or it could be as simple as reducing the portion of carbs on your plate for one meal, and replacing it with equal amount veg.

Once that is consistent for 1-2 weeks, make the next change.

And to the second point of 'getting bored' from eating the same thing. It's usually because it's the exact same thing.

For example, if you follow my personal Instagram page, you'll notice most days I post my first meal of the day, around 2pm.

4-5 days per week i'm eating chicken and rice.

Because:

✅ I enjoy it

✅ It fits my needs for building muscle

✅ is super quick/ simple to prepare

"I couldn't do what you do and eat the same thing everyday."

If I had the same variant of that everyday, I would get bored too.

Instead, I rotate:

• Seasoning flavour; piri-piri, katsu, smokey bbq, korean bbq, salt & pepper...

  
  

• Low kcal condiments; hot sauce flavours, tzatziki, humus...

  
  

• Veg/ salad; beetroot, salad tomato, cucumber, lettuce, carrot, red onion...

I could also switch out the rice for potato, or sweet potato, flatbread, tortilla wrap, sourdough bread - or just double up on veg instead for even lower kcal.

It just comes down to putting in the effort to prioritise your nutrition, and experimenting with different meals, so that you can build your own menu... being arsed, basically.

A menu that you enjoy, fits your goals and you can prepare easily.

Gym sessions will make up at most 2% of your entire week, they won't 'burn fat'.

Getting on top of your nutrition and lifestyle will.

The simplest hack that works every time, is deciding on 2-3 options for each meal of the day, and rotating between those consistently.

I hope this helps if you have similar struggles, and inspires you to start making the first positive changes to your diet.

If you'd like more detailed guidance to improving your own diet, get in touch and learn how we can have you making massive progress in just 6-weeks.