{"id":180649,"date":"2020-12-01T10:05:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T10:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=180649"},"modified":"2020-12-01T10:05:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T10:05:12","slug":"5-diet-tips-that-work-for-everyone-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/12\/01\/5-diet-tips-that-work-for-everyone-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Diet Tips That Work for Everyone \u2013 Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will this help me lose weight? It depends. That\u2019s a very common answer to most questions in nutrition. But don\u2019t despair. There are some tips that should work for almost anyone, at least that\u2019s what the sum of scientific research suggests. Let\u2019s take a look at what it says about weight loss.<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nIt all comes down to one equation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if you go vegan, low-carb, keto, gluten-free, paleo or any other diet, science always knows how you lost weight. The equation is the same for everyone. You must expend more energy (calories) than you take in to lose weight. We know this because the energy balance equation comes from the first law of thermodynamics: energy can\u2019t be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred from one state to another.<\/p>\n

But all calories are not equal, right?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If this is true and weight loss is only about energy and calories, then why does it matter what I eat? Whether I eat 100 kcal of cake or 100 kcal of salad, it still counts as 100 kcal towards my intake. That is true. But, unfortunately, or maybe thankfully, we aren\u2019t robots that can only eat 100 kcal of cake and be done. Most people will eat more like 1,000 kcal of cake if you offer it to them. But the same people will probably eat a lot fewer calories from a salad. The types of food we choose can influence how much we end up eating in a day. But food choices<\/a> aren\u2019t the only thing that influences the equation.<\/p>\n

\"Cake\"<\/a>
Would\u00a0 just 100kcal of cake be enough for you?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What influences the calorie equation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are four main factors that influence how many calories you will take in. It will help with weight loss if you understand them well.<\/p>\n