👙 Compared to those photos of glistening bikini-clad models, obesity expert @drnickfuller’s interval weight loss strategy is a touch less glamorous. But that’s the point.
📉 If you started following it today, you’d only have lost a maximum of 2kgs (4.4lbs) by the end of July
📉 If you started following it today, you’d only have lost a maximum of 2kgs (4.4lbs) by the end of July
His programme is divided into four-week cycles:
⭐ Week 1 ⭐
You aim to lose nothing in order to “wash out” any effects of a diet or over-eating
⭐ Week 2 ⭐
You aim to lose 2kg
⭐ Week 3 ⭐
You aim to maintain your weight
⭐ Week 4 ⭐
You aim to lose another 2kg
⭐ Week 1 ⭐
You aim to lose nothing in order to “wash out” any effects of a diet or over-eating
⭐ Week 2 ⭐
You aim to lose 2kg
⭐ Week 3 ⭐
You aim to maintain your weight
⭐ Week 4 ⭐
You aim to lose another 2kg
His theory is that you need to lose weight gradually in order not to trigger the survival mechanisms your body has evolved over the years which eventually lead to weight gain over time 
"There are physiological changes that happen within a person’s body when they lose weight. Your metabolism will go down. Your appetite hormones will change, telling you to eat more. And all of these systems work against you to take you back to your starting weight, and beyond"
📈 Studies pitch the number of dieters who end up gaining more weight than they lost in the initial stages at around 90%
Between 22 - 49% have experienced weight gain during lockdown and that weight gain was more prevalent among people who were already overweight or obese
Between 22 - 49% have experienced weight gain during lockdown and that weight gain was more prevalent among people who were already overweight or obese
🧠 “We have to tell people to stop what they’re doing because they’re ending up in a worse-off position, not only physically because of the weight regain, but the psychological ramifications that come with dieting and food restriction are enormous"
⭐ During the “weight loss” months ⭐
⭐ During “weight-maintenance” months ⭐
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