Weight-Loss Made Simple!

With the internet providing us with seemingly endless reams of information it’s no wonder that the modern day exercise enthusiast can get completely lost when trying to find information on losing weight. With so many different regimes and new revolutionary products I empathise with the majority of people. It’s easy to get lost between all the different diets; high protein, low glycaemic, acai berry, low fat, every two hours of the day and who knows what else!

Putting this information aside there is one basic principle which, when applied correctly, could help every single individual in the whole world who is struggling to lose weight make a change. This very simple principle is called your energy balance. An individual’s energy balance put simply is the amount of energy one person consumes vs. the amount of energy expended. When energy consumed is equal to energy expended an individual’s weight remains constant.

So if you find you have been gradually gaining weight over a period of time then this is due to a change in one of the above factors. You are either eating slightly more or expending slightly less or both; either way the small daily surplus builds up and is stored by the body as adipose tissue (fat).

To achieve sensible weight loss of 1-3lbs per week you need to create a DAILY DEFICIT of around 500-700 calories. This deficit will cause the body to use stored energy (including body fat).      

For more help/motivation with working out your own daily expenditure for weight loss please speak to or email

Daniel Byrne: djb@tonridge-school.org

Tonbridge School Centre Personal Trainer