#164 // 5 Ways To Make Your Diet Suck LESS
Fitness Stuff (for normal people)
Tony and Marianna
4.9 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Today on Fitness Stuff for Normal People, Marianna and Tony are getting in the trenches to talk about something we all know too well—dieting sucks. There’s no sugar-coating it, and there’s definitely no way around the discomfort that comes with a deficit phase. But the goal of this episode is to make it suck less. They’re breaking down real, actionable strategies to help you navigate your diet in a way that actually feels doable, so you can make it through without completely hating every second. Come to this podcast for research-based conversations that cut through the noise and help you do fitness the smart way.
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Timestamps:
(6:01) Learn How to ACTUALLY Cook
(11:21) Eat a High Protein/Fiber Diet
(19:39) Mini Cut vs. Normal Cut
(24:33) Don’t cut out all the foods you enjoy
(35:33) Play with meal timing
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today, we're getting into the trenches. Diting kind of sucks. There's really no way around that, but the goal of this episode is to make it suck less for you guys. We want to break down how to navigate a diet or deficit phase with specific things you could do to not hate it every single step of the way. Before we get into that, if you want more after each episode, like bonus, |
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