Best Fast Loss Strategy

The Best Fat Loss Strategy – Here’s everything we know about fat loss in one sentence:
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Eat a sub-maintenance number of calories, choose quality foods that keep you satisfied, fueled, healthy, and hormonally in check, and pair your diet with weight training, a little cardio, and a lot of moving around outside the gym (NEPA).
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That’s it. But that’s actually a lot to unpack. Some people lose fat and keep it off forever, but a lot more struggle for years. So what differentiates them? A new study may have found the answer: those who self-monitor what they eat will succeed.
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Researchers had 142 people participate in a behavioral weight control intervention for 6 months. They met online once per week with a dietician and kept an online food log. Those who lost the most weight were the most consistent at logging their intake – counting calories. Their success wasn’t linked to how detailed their food logs were, but rather how many times per day they logged in, and how consistent they were. The researchers concluded: dietary self-monitoring is the number one predictor of fat-loss success.
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It’s the most boring advice you’ll ever hear: keep a food log. But that advice works best for newbies AND very experienced physique athletes. Newbies need to do it, at least for a while, because they have no damn idea of how much they’re eating. Advanced lifters need to log their intakes when they start a strict diet with the hopes of getting either contest-ready or just ripped for summer. When your mind starts playing tricks on you 10 weeks into a diet, those hard numbers will set you straight. There’s no guessing and no winging a diet that gets you into the single digits. If it goes into your mouth, write it down.
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I do believe that many folks take this too far. Some can become obsessive. But there’s little doubt that tracking your food intake works. One thing the researchers may have missed? Accountability. Subjects in this study knew their dietician could see their food logs. Sometimes people who struggle with fat loss need (in the beginning at least) some outside accountability.