The Only 3 Things You Actually “Need” for Sustainable Fat-Loss
No, not cardio, intermittent fasting, or quitting carbs
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6 min readNov 10, 2023
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.
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.