WHY MOST DIETS

DON’T WORK (and what will)

DIETS ‘WORK’ FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Ketogenic DIET
Because Low Carb DIET
Eat almost no carbs, some Eat fewer carbs and more
protein and mostly fats foods rich in protein & fats

THEY CREATE WEIGHT WATCHERS

Intermittent Fasting
Restrict your eating period A CALORIC Points-based system of
eating to help with portion
to only a few hours every day
DEFICIT control

Low FAT DIET Paleo DIet

Avoid foods high in fats and eat Eat only minimally-processed
mostly protein and carbs
By “paleolithic” foods

omitting food groups or creating

restrictions/rules around eating
Deprivation is never the answer for long-term weight loss.
Dieting often leads to unbalanced meals and can lead to malnutrition. When
you lose weight in this way, you sacrifice both muscle and fat. But when you
gain weight back, you gain more fat than muscle: a detrimental cycle.

Eat balanced Focus on how Your Maintain a

meals
• Eat about 3 meals per
day
• Make your meals rich in
fruits and vegetables. Aim to
make half your plate fruits
and vegetables
• Avoid eating high sugar or
artificially sweetened foods
regularly
body feels balanced lifestyle
• Make sure to get 7-8
• All bodies are good
hours of sleep each night.
bodies!
• The key to burning fat is to
• Rather than focusing on the
build lean muscle while
scale or external markers of
expending more calories
‘success,’ try tuning in to
than you take in. The more
how your body feels.
muscle you have the more
• Food and the amounts calories you burn.
you eat should give you
• Strength training should be
fuel and energy, not make
part of your exercise
you feel sluggish and
routine but even a brisk
bogged-down.
walk counts!