Diets. Do they work? Is there a magic solution?

No.

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Oh but actually, if you're interested, you might read on.

Actually I guarantee that you'll lose weight if you follow my instructions.

And you won't have to pay me a bean in order to do so.

Here's the deal, in scientific terms. If you take in fewer calories than you expend on a daily basis, you will lose weight.

It makes absolutely no difference whether you eat cream cakes or doughnuts or cheese or crisps, or raw carrots or starve, if you take in fewer calories than you expend, you will lose weight.

I worked with Dr Mike Stroud (many moons ago) on his trip with Sir Ranulph Fiennes, to the Antarctic, looking at this very issue. They took on some 12,000 calories a day, mostly in the form of fat, and, because they expended it in the form of energy and exercise they lost weight. And, interestingly it (by being mainly fat)  had no negative effect upon their metabolism or blood sugar levels. Essentially, because they were consuming the 'fuel' they remained healthy.

The question is, do you want to? Really? Are you prepared to forgo the snacks, the chocolate the chips, the alcohol in order to achieve what you want? If you're not, then stop telling evreyone that you're on a diet. Because you're not. It's like buying a 'Big Mac' and a diet coke. Pointless.

Or, will you walk several miles a day, or go to the gym, to 'work off' that snack bar, that chocolate?

If not you are just cheating yourself. And you might tell us all that you're on a diet, but you won't get anywhere. You'll still be the fat girl.   

I posted a thing earlier this year - actually last year - about feeding someone for £53 a week. You'll remember the furore about that I'd guess. It was about how anyone could possibly survive on that  amount of money for a week?

I demonstrated - and proved I think - that I could feed three people for £53 a week. here's the piece 

And there are some recipes in that post. That work and are healthy and easy to cook. There's no alcohol. No meat. But they're very healthy and affordable. I have some more recipes for you if you're interested? I'll post them tomorrow if there is any interest.

The bottom line is that diet and weight loss is not about some magic formula. It's about mindset. I can make it easy for you to enjoy an interesting and healthy diet. You just need to ask.


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