You're listening to Biceps After Babies Radio, episode 272.

Hello and welcome to Biceps After Babies Radio.

A podcast for ladies who know that fitness is about so much more than pounds lost or PRs.

It's about feeling confident in your skin and empowered in your life.

I'm your host, Amber Breezyky, a registered nurse, personal trainer, wife and mom of four.

Each week, my guests and I will excite and motivate you to take action in your own personal fitness.

As we talk about nutrition, exercise, mindset, personal development and executing life with conscious intention.

If your goal is to look, feel and be strong and experience transformation from the inside out, you my friend are in the right place.

Thank you for tuning in. Now let's jump into today's episode.

Hey, hey, hey, welcome back to another episode of Biceps After Babies Radio.

I'm your host, Amber Breezyky and today is going to be another rant episode.

You guys like these? It's kind of where I just talk freely.

Sit down like we're just hanging out in between reps and just shooting the breeze, talking about the things that bug us.

So today's topic is cookie cutter diets.

And let's just start with a definition of what I mean when I say a cookie cutter diet.

I simply mean a diet that is universal in its application.

There are certain rules, there are certain requirements.

And the whole point of the diet is to cross your fingers and hopefully create a caloric deficit.

So let me back up.

In order to lose weight, you have to follow the laws of thermodynamics, which means you have to consume less calories than you burn.

And I think most people understand this concept.

It's why we've been told for years that we need to eat less and move more.

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