Thread by @mradjenkinson1

New Years Day health reminder.
1. Don’t go on a low calorie diet to lose weight, it only trains your metabolism to be more efficient.
2. Do change the type of food you eat... this can change your weight set point and lead to permanent and not temporary weight loss

3. Stop (or cut down) eating sugar and refined carbs like pasta, bread etc.
4. Throw away your vegetable oil - these are NOT health for you and cause inflammation and insulin resistance (and therefore obesity).
5. Cook with olive oil or a natural saturated fat like butter or ghee

6. Lower your glycaemic load (this is the total amount of carbs in your food) down to 100g then 80g then 60g but don’t go keto.
7. Do NOT avoid natural saturated fats (ie red meat and dairy products)... these do not cause obesity.
8. Fat does not make you fat - carbs do!

9. Untangle work and life stress if possible. Stress and high cortisol make it difficult to lose weight.
10. Reduce your evening ambient light and sleep well. Melatonin improves insulin function (meaning weight loss) by reducing cortisol.

11. Exercise 3-4 times / week. Do something you love.

If you are carrying 5-10kg extra weight and make these changes you will most likely loss that weight over a year

And remember to order the new paperback version of Why We Eat (Too Much). Out on 14th Jan! #whyweeat #whyweeattoomuch #diet #weightloss #obesity
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