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If you want fast, healthy, real weight loss which actually sticks, you don’t need complicated diets or starving yourself!!
Master three simple things — and the results follow.
You don’t have to cut carbs — just choose better ones.
Swap simple carbs (white bread, white rice, sugary snacks) for complex carbs (wholegrain breads, brown rice, quinoa, oats, beans).
Ask the internet and ChatGPT for high fibre alternatives to your favourite addictions....
There was a stage where I couldn't go a day without chocolate, and since making these switches I have not only curbed cravings but have also hardly much interest for it anymore because of how great the difference in how you feel will impact you!
I found that purely be researching "why do I crave _x_?" we can often satisfy ourselves in way more effective manners.
Complex carbs fill you up longer, stop blood sugar spikes, and naturally make you eat less because the fibre keeps you full. Fibre is honestly your foodie bestie.
A few quick hacks:
Regular consumption of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and other plant products is negatively correlated with the risk of developing chronic diseases. Vegetables are essential for health as they provide the body with vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals. They are a rich source of vitamin C, carotene (provitamin A), vitamin E, several B vitamins, polyphenols and minerals, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium, and iron. They are among the products that deacidify the body. A direct link exists between consuming fruit and vegetables and their disease-preventing effects. According to analyses based on 95 studies, consuming 200 g of fruit and vegetables per day can reduce the risk of diseases by 13%, while with an intake of 800 g per day, the risk reduction reaches almost 30%!!
Google Scholar <---- Scientific Studies
And here’s the fun part: once your body adjusts, you’ll be grossed out by how sluggish simple carbs used to make you feel.
Most people panic because of the scale — but if you’re weighing yourself daily or even weekly, you’re basically tracking water retention, hormones, inflammation, and your cycle… not fat loss.
For women especially:
Better indicators than the scale:
And yes — drink more water. It reduces water retention, improves mood, clears brain fog, and regulates your appetite.
Combine fibre + hydration and you already unlock fast, healthy, sustainable fat loss without doing anything extreme.
You can munch fruit and veggies all day — even 10+ fruits daily — and scientific studies show it’s not associated with weight gain.
NUTRITION FACTS IS THE MOST WORTHWHILE INFORMATION SOURCE
If there’s one habit which guarantees long-term fat loss, it’s walking. Not HIIT, not marathons — walking.
Aim for 10,000 steps a day, but even half of that is better than none.
You can:
Personally, I’ve lost body fat even when life was insanely busy by relying mostly on fibre + hydration — though adding walking accelerates all of this.
Two long weekly walks are also great, though the daily step count is king.
Switch to complex carbs, hydrate, and walk.
These three things alone produce fast, healthy, and sustainable weight loss — without dieting, restriction, guilt, or burnout.
https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/whats-the-best-weight-loss-and-disease-prevention-diet/
Master three simple things — and the results follow.
1. Swap Simple Carbs for Complex Carbs (Your First Game Changer)
You don’t have to cut carbs — just choose better ones.
Swap simple carbs (white bread, white rice, sugary snacks) for complex carbs (wholegrain breads, brown rice, quinoa, oats, beans).
Ask the internet and ChatGPT for high fibre alternatives to your favourite addictions....
There was a stage where I couldn't go a day without chocolate, and since making these switches I have not only curbed cravings but have also hardly much interest for it anymore because of how great the difference in how you feel will impact you!
I found that purely be researching "why do I crave _x_?" we can often satisfy ourselves in way more effective manners.
Complex carbs fill you up longer, stop blood sugar spikes, and naturally make you eat less because the fibre keeps you full. Fibre is honestly your foodie bestie.
A few quick hacks:
- Eat an apple before chocolate (or, even better, a coconut sugar or low sugar chocolate) — the fibre will satiate you and bring down the sugar spike.
- Add a salad to your burger — studies show leafy greens reduce post-meal blood pressure spikes.
- Don’t cut bread or rice — swap them for better versions and watch how quickly you notice the difference.
Regular consumption of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and other plant products is negatively correlated with the risk of developing chronic diseases. Vegetables are essential for health as they provide the body with vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals. They are a rich source of vitamin C, carotene (provitamin A), vitamin E, several B vitamins, polyphenols and minerals, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium, and iron. They are among the products that deacidify the body. A direct link exists between consuming fruit and vegetables and their disease-preventing effects. According to analyses based on 95 studies, consuming 200 g of fruit and vegetables per day can reduce the risk of diseases by 13%, while with an intake of 800 g per day, the risk reduction reaches almost 30%!!
Google Scholar <---- Scientific Studies
And here’s the fun part: once your body adjusts, you’ll be grossed out by how sluggish simple carbs used to make you feel.
2. Water Weight, Your Cycle & Why the Scale Is Lying to You
Most people panic because of the scale — but if you’re weighing yourself daily or even weekly, you’re basically tracking water retention, hormones, inflammation, and your cycle… not fat loss.
For women especially:
- Weigh monthly if you want accuracy.
- Be aware of PMS water retention (it can swing your weight by 1–3kg easily).
- Muscle mass will also push the number up even while your body tightens and shrinks.
Better indicators than the scale:
- Measurement tape
- How your clothes fit
- How your body feels
And yes — drink more water. It reduces water retention, improves mood, clears brain fog, and regulates your appetite.
Combine fibre + hydration and you already unlock fast, healthy, sustainable fat loss without doing anything extreme.
You can munch fruit and veggies all day — even 10+ fruits daily — and scientific studies show it’s not associated with weight gain.
NUTRITION FACTS IS THE MOST WORTHWHILE INFORMATION SOURCE
3. Walk. Seriously. Just Walk.
If there’s one habit which guarantees long-term fat loss, it’s walking. Not HIIT, not marathons — walking.
Aim for 10,000 steps a day, but even half of that is better than none.
You can:
- walk while scrolling
- walk while watching Netflix
- walk while on phone calls
- walk in nature
- walk on a treadmill when the weather is rubbish
Personally, I’ve lost body fat even when life was insanely busy by relying mostly on fibre + hydration — though adding walking accelerates all of this.
Two long weekly walks are also great, though the daily step count is king.
Bottom line:
Switch to complex carbs, hydrate, and walk.
These three things alone produce fast, healthy, and sustainable weight loss — without dieting, restriction, guilt, or burnout.
https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/whats-the-best-weight-loss-and-disease-prevention-diet/
