Weight loss: Personal trainer on why ‘trendy diets will not work’

Weight loss occurs when the body is in a calorie deficit. This means that in order to lose weight, a dieter must be eating less calories than they are burning. While this may seem simple, there are several diets on the market to help slimmers stay committed.

Fad diets tend to be popular because they work for a short amount of time, meaning people will often see results quickly.

However, important nutrients may not be being consumed as well as weight sometimes piling back on when returning to normal eating.

Personal trainer, Angel Rivelles, explained: “After working all these years in the fitness industry and seeing some crazy diets and procedures that people follow to lose weight, I got to the point where trendy diets will work for those who believe in fairytales, meaning, it will not work.”

While following certain diet plans can help slimmers lose weight, others are often hard to stick to and result in yo-yo dieting.

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Some foods such as protein and vegetables are recommended to stay fuller for longer as well as being low in calories.

Angel went on: “Following a clean diet, eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, high fibre foods, high protein, and yes you can eat carbs.

“For example, a banana is a type of carb, do you really believe a banana will make you put on weight?

“Of course not, but maybe 12 bananas at once will.”

Dieters can work out their calorie deficit using various different tools online and the NHS recommends following a deficit of around 200-500 calories each day.

Angel added that exercising alongside eating a healthy and balanced diet will be helpful for weight loss.

Exercising regularly can help provide the body with a larger calorie deficit as well as various other health benefits.

Some people even aim to hit 10,000 steps each day as part of their exercise routine.

The NHS said: “Adults should aim to do strengthening activities that work all major muscle groups on at least two days a week…do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week or 75 minutes of vigorous acuity a week.”

Walking, riding a bike, tennis, dancing, hiking and rollerblading all add to an adults weekly exercise goal.

The expert concluded: “Stick with the process, believe and achieve.”

source: express.co.uk