Unfortunately all these quick fix fad diets really don’t work.  I had a conversation with a client yesterday about doing a certain diet that restricts you to 800 calories a day, for up to 12 weeks, hence why I’m writing this email.

This person is incredibly well known former doctor, and to recommend to people to eat this amount of calories is simply outrageous. 

Get this right, no matter what your sex, age, size or activity levels are, you’re being recommended to do this… It’s bonkers.

An average female burns roughly 1,600-2,400 calories per day… An average male burns roughly 3,100 per day.

Fuelling your body with only 800 calories for that amount of time will help you lose weight, but there’s a high possibility it will make you ill, both physically and mentally.

Let’s talk physically, food is your fuel, just like diesel for a car, if you don’t fuel your car, it stops working, so will your body.  Please don’t be scared to fuel your body…

Now lets talk mentally, you’re not just cutting out the foods you like, you’re cutting out most foods in general to keep under 800cals. Let’s be honest, that’s pretty miserable, there is no need to do it.

Fad diets don’t work, ridiculously low calorie diets are the devil.  Find out how many calories you need as an individual, this is based on your age, weight, height and activity (look how much goes into working out what you should be consuming), if you need any help with this follow this calculator:

So, in summery, stop following fad diets and don’t be afraid of food, you NEED it! 

Ed