It seems a new fad diet comes out each day, whether you're going on a juice cleanse or simply going keto. You're going to experience some amazing weight loss on the scale in the first few days. Afterwards, hunger will spike and you'll inevitably experience the upward part of the yo. Why is this? What causes the amazing weight loss at the start? I assure you it isn't fat loss. In this episode, we explore yoyo diets and look at the science behind the all too common trap in dieting. 

Link to referenced article:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6917653/

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Every decade, there seems to be a new enemy of the diet. Firstly it was fats, spurring a massive amount of low-fat food to be produced, once fat was cleared of the blame, we attacked cholesterol, once cleared of the blame, well, you get where I'm going with this. So where are we at today? Who is to blame and why should you care? Is this enemy any different to the last 10? Well yes, evidence is much stronger in this case. We'll tackle this, and more - such as 'Which is better, a low fat diet or a low carb diet?' and 'soft drinks vs diet soft drink vs water – the answer will surprise you'. All this and more, in today’s episode ‘Sugar – This Decade’s Enemy’

Have you ever wondered why you feel angry and tired when you wake up in the morning, but wake up to pee in the middle of the night feeling totally fine? In today’s ‘Topic of Interest’ we will discuss the answer to that question and many more. Stay tuned to the answers to such questions as: Why do we need sleep? Is my snoring affecting my health? How does sleep affect my weight loss, and what is sleep paralysis? 

In this episode I caught up with a previous client named Josh who had some great success with his diet due to the foundational basics that I preach. We spoke about maintaining a diet long-term, counting calories and where to start and the goals after weight loss. Josh is a great success story and truly demonstrates the ease of which weight loss can occur, if one has even some basic motivation.

For our first episode, we were joined by John. John has a history of yoyo dieting and wants to make a sustainable change going forward. We discussed the 5:2 diet, fasted cardio, health vs weight loss, and much more. Tune in to learn about the ins and outs of dieting and how you can follow a simple approach to sustainable weight loss.