Woman drops 3st in six months by avoiding ingredient that is 'the devil' for women's weight gain

Emma started by getting Lucy into an effective exercise regime. She hit the ground running with HIIT workouts, as well as weights and resistance workouts four to five times a week.

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Lucy then had to work on improving her diet, with her personal trainer stating, "You can't outrun a fork".

The personal trainer told GB News: "I coached her on ditching the treats, drinking more water, and starting to think about what was actually going on her plate."

Emma broke the key "rules" of weight loss down into manageable goals, focusing on one habit per week.

In week one, Lucy was tasked with drinking more water, doing more exercise and ditching treats.

Lucy's weight loss steps

1. Drink more water
2. Intermittent fasting
3. Eat more protein and greens
4. Earn carbs
5. Pure protein days
6. Meat-free days

In week two she learned the benefits of intermittent fasting, practising this for 14 to 16 hours daily.

The personal trainer shared that Lucy would ideally fast overnight and exercise in the morning in a fasted state "to get the maximum benefit". Lucy also learned the true skill of "breaking your fast with a great meal full of fuel with lots of protein".

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Week three of Lucy's weight loss journey saw her up her consumption of protein and greens. She also reduced her sugar intake "as this tends to be the devil for most women’s body/belly fat".

Next, the slimmer had to learn about when to eat her carbohydrates. Her personal trainer said: "If you want to lose weight, shape up then you should earn them first, ie eat the carbs post-workout, ideally within 90 minutes."

Week five of the plan focussed on purely protein days. Personal trainer Emma said: "If you can introduce one to two days a week of pure protein this can be an amazing game changer. Many of my clients have achieved the best result through this."

In addition to purely protein days, the expert recommended meat-free days (week six). Emma said: "It’s vital to give your body a rest, boost, clear out & shake up to ensure you're getting the right balance of everything in." By week seven, she said that these new habits became Lucy's "norm".

The personal trainer concluded: "In just six months Lucy achieved an incredible 3st weight loss. But more importantly, as a young woman, her eating habits were addressed by learning to fuel, not starve her body, and that lifting weights will give her the best shape ever."