The Easiest Way To Lose Weight and Keep It Off Forever Without Giving Up Your Favorite Foods

The word “diet” is typed into the Google search bar every day by thousands of people.

I don’t believe in diets.

I believe in eating strategies that get you to your desired weight in an easy, quick and healthy manner.

Most diets make you go on an extremely low calorie torture.

Not only is this unnecessary, but it doesn’t work!

Sure, you’ll lose weight initially, but it will always come back.

Why?

Because not only is your body starved for nutrients, but your metabolism is ruined.

To lose weight the right way, and keep it off, the first thing you must NOT do is eat less.

This might come as a shocker since that’s the first thing everyone will tell you to do…eat less!

Yes, you need to be in a caloric deficit in order to lose weight, that’s a given.

However, you do NOT achieve this by eating less.

You achieve this by following these 5 steps: 

• Eat breakfast later than usual 
• Eat at your maintenance calories
• Have a low calorie lunch
• Eat a big dinner (This is the fun part)
• Walk one hour per day

Don’t worry, I’ll explain this strategy in detail.

By the end of this article, you’ll understand how I manage to easily maintain my weight without giving up my favorite foods, and how you can lose all the fat you desire, and maintain your weight, without feeling like you’re on a diet.

Sounds good?

Let’s begin!

Eat breakfast later

If you’re like most people, you eat breakfast within an hour of waking up.

Does this guarantee you won’t lose weight?

No, of course not.

However, it does guarantee that you won’t lose weight as FAST as you could, and that you won’t maintain your desired weight as easily as you could.

Here’s why…

There’s a hormone in your body called insulin.

When you eat, your insulin levels rise.

When your insulin levels rise, your body gets kicked out of fat burning mode.

Until your insulin levels go back down, your body is in a state where it can’t burn fat.

That means that the moment you eat breakfast, your body stops burning fat!

“OK Alex, so what you’re telling me is that in order to lose weight, I have to completely stop eating?”

No, my friend…that’s insane.

What I’m telling you is that you have to give your body MORE time to burn fat by postponing when your insulin will be raised.

Makes sense?

Your insulin levels are down usually 8-10 hrs after your last meal.

After those 8-10 hours, your body uses pure body fat for energy.

Do you know what that means?

Your body literally turns into a fat burning machine until you eat.

So, how do you take advantage of this?

That’s an easy question.

If you usually eat breakfast at 8am, begin having it at 10am-11am instead.

By doing so, you’ll give your body an extra 2-3 hours every day to burn fat.

That’s an extra 14-21 hours of fat burning per week!

“But there’s no way I can eat breakfast later, Alex! I’ll starve!”

No, you won’t.

Have a cold glass of water, some black coffee (no sugar, no cream), get busy with work, and enjoy your breakfast when it’s time.

Eat a small lunch

You’ll never succeed at losing weight unless you’re allowed to eat your favorite foods.

Period.

Countless people have proven that it’s possible to eat your favorite foods DAILY and still lose/maintain your weight.

With that said, there’s a small commitment you must make: Eat a small lunch every day

By “small” I mean 300-400 calories max.

The reason for this is that you’ll burn 300-400 calories during your daily walk, which we’ll discuss in a few.

Since you’ll burn off those calories, your lunch won’t count towards your total calories for the day.

Technically speaking, the only meal you’ll have all day, before dinner, is breakfast. 

Are you following me?

This means that you’ll be a HUGE caloric deficit by dinner time, therefore, be able to eat a BIG, satisfying meal.

What happens when you’re allowed a BIG, satisfying dinner?

You get to eat your favorite foods every day and still make progress.

Does that sound like a diet that you can stick to?

Easy answer.

Maintenance calories

Your maintenance calories are the total calories that you’re allowed to eat every day to maintain your weight.

To figure out your maintenance calories, multiply your goal weight by 15.

For example, if I want to maintain my weight of 170 pounds, my formula would be 170 x 15, which would give me 2,550 calories.

Easy enough.

If at the end of the day, my total calories equal 2,550, I won’t gain or lose weight.

With that said, if your goal is to lose weight, you’ll want to subtract 500 calories from your maintenance number.

In my case, it would be 2,550-500 = 2,050.

By eating 2,050 calories per day, I would lose 1 pound per week.

But, like I said, the goal here isn’t to eat less, it’s to eat at maintenance and burn off the extra 500 calories.

The reason why eating at maintenance works better is because it keeps you full.

When you eat at a caloric deficit, you experience hunger, low energy, and even moodiness.

Remember how much your mood was affected last time you went on a diet?

Exactly.

If you truly want to succeed with dieting, don’t EVER eat less than your maintenance calories.

Trust me.

Eat a big dinner

Let’s say that your maintenance calories are 2,500 and that you eat a 500 calorie breakfast.

This means that you’d have 2,000 calories leftover for dinner if you’re looking to maintain your weight, and 1,500 calories if you’re looking to lose weight.

Remember that you don’t count your lunch calories because you’re going to burn them off.

Do you have any idea how much food 1,500 and 2,000 calories is for just one meal?

Here, I’ll give you an idea…

For 1,500 calories, you can eat about 5-6 slices of cheese pizza.

For 2,00 calories, that number increases to 7-8 slices.

Of course, you shouldn’t have pizza every night, but I’m trying to make a point here.

Typically, you’re most hungry during dinner time.

Right?

It’s the end of the day, you’re trying to relax, and your body is craving a delicious and satisfying meal.

Let’s be honest, the LAST thing you want to eat for dinner is a small meal consisting of only lean proteins and vegetables.

The reality is that these kind of meals aren’t satisfying.

It’s better to eat these kind of meals for lunch.

By leaving your big meal for dinner time, you’ll be satisfied and sleep like a baby.

Not bad, huh?

Dieting becomes much easier when you’re allowed a big meal every day, especially if that meal is dinner.

If you count your calories correctly, you can literally eat whatever you want for dinner.

You want pizza?

Go for it.

You want sushi?

Go for it.

You want a burger and fries?

Go for it.

Just make sure your total calories at the end of the day are where they have to be so you can eat like a king, but still make progress.

Commit to walking one hour daily

Walking is the easiest exercise you can do.

Inside my book Dominant Discipline, I explain the countless benefits of walking one hour per day.

Some things include: better sleep, stress relieve, and better moods.

One of the obvious benefits of walking is weight loss.

On average, people who walk one hour per day, at a 3.5 mph pace, burn about 300-400 calories.

That’s an extra 300-400 calories that you can eat every day and still lose or maintain your weight.

Makes sense?

Walking one hour per day for weight loss has more to do than just burning calories.

Like I mentioned above, it helps you sleep better, relieve stress, and have better moods.

If you want to lose or maintain your weight, your quality of sleep, level of stress, and moods will have a huge impact on your chances of success.

In order for your body to burn fat at its HIGHEST capacity, your quality of sleep is extremely important.

Getting adequate sleep also prevents an increase of appetite.

If you’ve ever been sleep deprived, you know how hungry you get the next day.

Believe me that if you’re not getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night, you’re stalling your weight loss.

If you truly want to succeed with your weight loss goals, and/or maintain your weight, you must make sleep a priority.

End of story.

Putting it all together

So why is this is the best strategy to lose weight and keep it off?

For starters, you get to lose and maintain your weight without giving up your favorite foods.

It’s also easy, fun and maintainable.

The fact that you get to have one big meal a day that includes your favorite foods, simplifies dieting.

One of the main reasons that people fail with diets is due to feelings of deprivation.

By following this strategy, you avoid those feelings.

There’s no reason why you need to deprive yourself of your favorite foods or spend countless hours in the gym.

All you need to do is follow my 5 steps above and I guarantee that you’ll lose weight and never have to worry about gaining it back.

Sounds to good to be true?

Give it a shot so you can prove it to yourself.

Talk soon,

-Alexander Writer