Fat loss relies on one thing: eating fewer calories than you expend.
But nobody wants to sit and count calories all day.
Most peoplecanlearn to track them successfully, but some might need a different strategy altogether.
If tracking has given you a headache in the past, consider giving this a try.
Tracking calories is justas much of a skill as learning a language.
2.Hit an adequate amount of protein daily.
Protein is the most satiating of all macronutrients, which usually translates intomore diet success.
Still, were presenting alternatives because people find diet success in different ways.
Ive found that those who arent motivated by numbers might fare better through keeping things incredibly simple.
The instructions below allow you to create a satisfactory caloric deficit without the need to count.
This isnt to say one cannot overeat the food items above, but its incredibly difficult.
Dont worryunless you have pre-existing kidney issues, eating a diet high in proteinisnt dangerous to your health.
Next, split that amount evenly between the number of meals that youll have in a given day.
Contrary to popular myth, this numberdoesnt really matter, so you should base it on personal preference.
Some people might want to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Others, like myself,prefer to skip breakfastand just eat lunch and dinner.
Lets say our hypothetical woman eats three meals.
She would then eat 40 grams of protein per mealor the equivalent of five ounces of cooked chicken breast.
This is fine if youre accounting for them, but that defeats the purpose of this method.
Including in a few whole eggs is fine as well.
Be Mindful About Fullness
After each meal, you should feel satiated, but never stuffed.
Determining your appropriate level of fullness (or satiety) requires practicing a bit ofmindfulness.
Unless youre a complete asshole, youll probably eat at an appropriate pace.
You should be aiming for a 6-8.
How to Succeed With This Method
Finally, track your weight and waist measurements consistentlyusing our guide.
If you find your weight increasing, then decrease the amount of food that youre eating at each meal.
On the other hand, if your weightis decreasing too quickly, you may want to increase the amount.
Lets be clear: Creating a caloric deficit isnecessary for fat loss to occur.
Were not claiming that calories dont matter, like manydiet booksdo.
You may find this style of dieting is overly restrictive.
Furthermore, this may only work for a short period of time until yourweight starts to stall.
At this point, you may need to switch back to tracking calories for keep progressing.
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