The Only Two Diets That Work

by Matt Marshall on January 12, 2012

Relax. I'm gonna make it easy for you.

A quick search on Amazon reveals 115,924 results containing the word “diet.”

That’s 115,924 different ways to lose weight, burn fat and let those long-lost abs finally see the light of day.

I find that amusing because there are only TWO diet strategies that work.

In this article, I’ll reveal the only two diet strategies that actually work – and how to pick the right to help you achieve your weight loss goals.

It’s Your Choice: Eat Without Cheating? Or Cheat Without Eating?

Losing weight is simple – you just need to burn more calories than you consume over a consistent period of time.

Notice I said “simple”, not “easy.”

Because we’re basically hard-wired to overeat. This presents a challenging dilemma. If we’re hard-wired to over-eat… yet we need to “under-eat” in order to lose body fat… how do make that happen?

The first method I call…

“Eat Without Cheating”

By this I mean eating “anciently.” In other words, just eat the kinds of foods your ancestors would have eaten thousands and thousands of years ago. Basically, meat, eggs, chicken, nuts, vegetables and a bit of fruit.

When you eat in this manner, it’s more difficult to overeat because these foods are naturally filling.

Now this method works like gangbusters for many people. Because there’s very little thought involved … and you don’t have to be hungry.

It’s a simple matter of eating as much as you want of the acceptable foods, and eating NONE of the forbidden modern foods like cakes, candies, grains, cereals, etc.

But let’s be honest: What if you simply don’t have the willpower necessary to swear off ice cream, cake, candy, etc? Then what?

Luckily, there’s another strategy.

I call it…

“Cheat But Don’t Eat”

Again, remember what we have to do to lose weight: We have to eat fewer calories than we burn each day.

So how can you do that while still enjoying high-calories snacks, like pizza and cake?

The solution is to shrink your window of eating.

If you eat junk food all day long, you’ll get fat.

But if you give yourself only a short window of time, you can eat ALMOST whatever you want and still lose fat.

For example…. if you skip breakfast, skip lunch and eat only two meals at night… well you don’t have to eat perfectly clean at night and you’ll still lose weight.

Sure, you’ll be hungry during the day. But as time goes on, the daytime hunger will fade into the background and you’ll find it’s a small price to pay for the reward of eating almost whatever you want at night.

The Promised Land: Eat And Cheat?

If someone has absolutely no willpower at all, then simply switching back and forth between these methods can work well.

Feel like eating during the day? Then stick to the approved foods. (Meat, eggs, veggies, etc.)

Feel like eating junk food and desserts? Then abstain from food during the day and eat what you want at night.

Sounds simple but this approach works like magic for fat loss.

For more proven fat loss strategies, check out my book How To Build A Classic Physique.

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

Thomas January 13, 2012 at 2:58 pm

“Eat Without Cheating”-I wished this always worked, but not everyone finds it difficult to eat too much when eating all the “right” foods. We are, as you said, hard wired to overeat, and this hard wiring was there long before modern, industrialized, processed foods came about. And for those who want to get real lean (like when you can see your abs) you MUST pay attention to how much you eat, no matter what you eat.

Atman February 18, 2012 at 11:52 pm

are you still alive homie?

Matt Marshall February 21, 2012 at 10:03 am

Yes, the blog is getting carpet-bombed with spam comments lately so I haven’t really been checking the comments much. More blog posts coming soon.

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