500 Calories a Day Just From This?

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Let’s look at this weeks discussion ⬇️

Most people I talk to regarding health and fitness never drill down into the details, the big things like ‘eating healthy’ and ‘getting to the gym more often’ are the big stumbling blocks that people try and deal with first.

It should actually be the other way round, the first conversation I have with prospective clients is all about removing the easy stuff first. I typically use the example of Tea and Coffee, but the same applies to Alcohol also (and will give you better results quicker!)

Let’s break it down:

• A typical cup of tea or coffee with whole milk and two sugars = ~100 calories

• Have 5 cups a day? That’s 500 calories—just from drinks!

The fix? You don’t have to quit caffeine cold Turkey. Here are a few simple swaps to save serious calories:

• Cut back to 2-3 cups/day

• Swap sugar for a natural sweetener or skip it altogether

• Switch to low-fat milk or plant-based options

• Or try going black—zero calories and full flavour!

• Flat White, great tasting and only ~ 70 calories

Little changes like this add up. Cutting 500 calories a day could help you lose 1lb a week—without overhauling your whole lifestyle.

To reiterate that point, the larger targets of ‘eating better’ and ‘exercising more’ all have component parts that you need to start with to make your life easier.

So what will be the first thing you reduce to get your first Kilogram loss?