Why Weight Loss Diets Work, and Some Big Red Flags

We’re not anti-diet, across the board. We’re anti-bullshit.But, the diet industry is fucked up. There’s a lot of bullshit out there, and a lot of red flags that should serve as warnings to you if you’re diet shopping. So today, we’re going to walk you through just some of them.If you’ve ever successfully lost weight on a diet, there’s a reason. It’s not because you were in ketosis. It’s not because you cut out gluten.It’s because you put your body in a sustained calorie deficit.Today, we talk about what that means and how you can get into one without going insane.We also talk about some reasons our bodies and the scale are constantly fluctuating, and why it’s a complete waste of energy to worry and obsess over those fluctuations.“Diets that cut out an entire food group just teach you that you need to be afraid of that food, and there’s no reason to be. As long as you’re in a calorie deficit, you can eat whatever you want, you just may not be able to eat all of it all the time.” - Iris“How do you want to live? Do you want to live in your own world of restriction, fear? Where all you can think about is food, where you obsess over food? No, probably not. You want to be able to go out and enjoy a meal with your family and not sit there and obsess. Should there be nutritional compromises if you want to diet? Absolutely. Nutritional compromises and restrictions are two different things.” - BrookeThis week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:·     Some basic dieting terms: what is a deficit, maintenance, surplus, BMR, NEAT?·     The difference between compromises and restrictions·     The difference between weight loss and fat loss·     If you keep going back to a diet because “it worked” – did it really work?·     Why the scale fluctuatesThanks for listening to this week’s episode of Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media and join us on Instagram (@getyouabrooke (https://www.instagram.com/getyouabrooke/) & @irisdeadlifts (https://www.instagram.com/irisdeadlifts/)).