Hi

I (Gary) have just started dieting ahead of my summer holidays. Shallow goal, I know, don't judge me! As I was thinking about my approach, I thought it may be worthwhile sharing some of my thoughts on how to approach a diet without suffering as many of the "negative" side effects that people experience. 

Some of these side effects include low energy, poor sleep, lower stress tolerance, uncontrollable appetite, increased cravings, strength loss, lack of motivation to train and in some cases, even loss of libido or amenorrhoea. Now, there are more, but I don't want to get fixated on the wide range of symptoms that people experience. Rather, I want to give you some practical advice to apply to your own dieting phase(s).....

First things first, when it comes to my current dieting phase, I am being more "aggressive" than I would normally be. Why? Well, because I am only dieting for a short period of time (5 weeks). The severity of your caloric deficit is generally going to be inversely proportional (not in a perfect statistical sense, you nerd) to the time you spend dieting. Therefore, for shorter periods of dieting, you can afford to be more aggressive, whereas if you have a lot of weight to lose and need to diet for longer, being less aggressive may be a better approach.

So, that would be tip number one I guess; if you want to diet aggressively, make the time period in a calorie deficit shorter (in my case, I am consuming a deficit of ~800 calories per day for 5 weeks) and vice versa. Aggressive dieting has its place, but if you are someone who really struggles with dietary adherence, it may not be for you.

I am going to cover other action points over the next few days, so do stay tuned to make sure you keep up, as I am going to give you a little bit of detail on WHY the tips are actually important. 

Yours in Health,

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