Hey Ann,
Meal plans often involve eating the same “clean” and boring foods every day at the same time. But this typical approach to meal plans just doesn’t work for two reasons.
The first reason is that many “health” foods we’re told to eat are very calorie dense. For example, a “healthy” breakfast of eggs, avocado toast, and a banana on the side with peanut butter racks up to over 1,000 calories!
Reason two is that most meal plans expect you to eat the same bland meals day in and day out.
A recent 2021 study took a group of resistance trained males and females, and had them follow a strict meal plan for 10 weeks. Throughout the 10 weeks, they were able to successfully lose about 7 lbs of fat, but then re-gained much of that as soon as they went off their meal plan after the study was over (PMID: 34187492).
Today, I'm going to give you a 4-step plan to set up your next weight loss diet. Step by step we’re going to be filling in a planner for your meals.
You can eat a diet that you enjoy…
Go here to watch the video or here to read the article.
Best,
Jeremy & The Built With Science Team
PS: Many times just having a meal plan can increase your willpower because you’re setting your intention to do the right thing. If you’re ready to get in the best shape of your life and have the physique you’ve always dreamed of, take our free fitness analysis and see where you should start. The BWS programs give you the plan to accomplish the goals that mean the most to you. All you have to do is follow it.
