The Only 3 Things You Actually “Need” for Sustainable Fat-Loss

No, not cardio, intermittent fasting, or quitting carbs

Neeramitra Reddy
In Fitness And In Health
6 min readNov 10, 2023

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Picture of a ripped middle-aged man with a lean and fit young woman hoisted on his shoulders
Source: Pickpik (Colored and upscaled with AI)

Today’s sea of B.S. (overcomplicated) fat-loss advice boils my blood.

Trendy restrictive diets. Endless cardio and spine-straining crunches. Hard-to-pronounce supplements. Wallet-burning fat burners. Artificial (and fatal) liposuction.

None of that is necessary (or optimal).

Who am I to claim so?

Someone who lost 50+ lbs, built a six-pack physique, and maintained it (almost) year-round for 3+ years now.

Fat-loss transformation and maintenance photos of the author
Before vs. After 6 months vs After 3 years (Collage made with BeFunky)

At its core, (sustainable) fat loss is ridiculously simple — its whole essence distills down to only 3 things:

  • The Right Calorie Deficit — research has repeatedly proven that an energy deficit is the sole “necessary” factor for fat loss — a nutrition professor lost 27 lbs with a junk-only diet to prove this!
  • (Hormonal) Health Protection — while you “can” lose fat eating solely junk, it’ll murder your health and hormones. That’s where realistic & balanced nutrition (and workouts) come in.

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Neeramitra Reddy
In Fitness And In Health

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