How to lose weight without going on a diet - and you can still eat pizza
The last of the summer sunshine has gone but it won't be long until our thoughts turn to Christmas party season - and how we'll fit into that outfit.
But rather than embarking on the latest fad diet, Instagram sensation Graeme Tomlinson, AKA the Fitness Chef, insists there's another way. That's right, you can shed the pounds without going on a diet. Not only that but you can still eat your favourite foods, including pizza, chocolate and ice-cream.
Graeme, from Aberdeen, has hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and has even launched his own book in a bid to get his message out as widely as possible. He wants to make losing weight as easy to understand as possible and demystify the diet industry. Graeme explained: "I wanted to break it down so people can understand it.
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(thefitnesschef_/Instagram)"There is so much rubbish out there and I wanted to tell them that there's only one way you can lose weight and that's with a calorie deficit. People feel deprived and that's when they give up and start to binge - but you don't need to feel deprived." So, what's the secret to losing weight without going on a diet? It's super simple - just eat fewer calories than you use.
And, insists Graeme, it doesn't matter where you get these calories from. So gone are the grim diets, eating nothing but lettuce, you can still tuck into your favourite pizza. Worried about going out for a curry? Don't be, just make sure you eat fewer calories in the days leading up to your treat.
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But the absolutely vital thing you have to be able to do to make this work for you is to know exactly how many calories there are in the foods you eat. The former professional cricketer admits this can be tricky at first as some so-called 'health foods' can actually be laden with calories.
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(thefitnesschef_/Instagram)And the calories in every day treats, like your morning coffee or that office biscuits or even sauces, can soon add up. But Graeme says as soon as people start to make themselves aware of how many calories are in most of their food, it becomes easy very quickly. He explained: "The best diet for people to follow is the one they can stick to.
"People need to be more aware of the nutritional aspect of the food they are eating. It does time initially to work out how many calories are in what you are eating but eventually it will come naturally and you'll be able to tell just by looking." Before launching his hugely successful social media carer, Graeme worked as a personal trainer.
It was the sheer volume of companies selling diet products and plans that inspired him to offer his own advice on his own page. His inspirational posts cover everything from how many calories are in your favourite fast foods, to coffees to so-called super foods. Graeme makes it clear that nothing is off limits - from chocolate and ice-cream to bread and burgers - as long as you know how many calories they contain and adjust your diet to make sure you're in a deficit.
He explained: "People start looking at eating chocolate as bad but if they know it's 250 calories and they know what their calorie allowance is for that day and they know it's not great nutrition, they can eat something more nutritious later in the day." Graeme won't classify any food as bad for your but he does admit the protein rich foods will fill you up for longer and make you less likely to eat too much.
These include lean meat, chicken or fish, eggs, beans and legumes and seeds and nuts. Exercise can also help burn extra calories and burn off what you've put into your body. Graeme said: "Exercise and any movement is key but that doesn't mean you have to join a gym or get a personal trainer. Walking 10,000 steps a day is a great way to burn calories and you also burn calories just by breathing a talking and sleeping - everything you do requires energy."
To follow Graeme on Instagram, click here, and to buy his book, or visit his website, click here.
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