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today. I'm John Hammond, and this is Megan Murphy. Hi, everyone. In this episode, we are going to

uncover some surprising ways that your, quote, low-calorie efforts may actually be working against

you. A little counterintuitive, no? Exactly.

So, I mean, maybe you've nixed the sugar from your morning coffee, cut your portions in half,

and swap out your evening pasta for a hearty salad. But despite any of your efforts to cut back on

calories, you're still not losing weight, which is super frustrating. So what is going on?

That's what we're going to uncover today. And the fact of the matter is it's more than just a numbers game, right? We get so focused on like low calorie. You're just focused on the calories. But if, you know, if you think that a low calorie option or a snack pack is going to help you win that weight loss battle like you're talking about, it might help you. It's not going to help you win the war.

Yeah, not long term.

You might win the moment and you have, but if you're not satiating yourself and eating, like if you're focused on low calories, but the calories you are eating aren't nutrient dense and healthy, then you know, you're just going to eat a lot of low calorie meals, which at the end of the day adds up to a lot of calories. So with these tips, we're going to help you,

you know,

write that wrong. then you're just going to eat a lot of low calorie meals, which at the end of the day adds up to a lot of calories.

So with these tips, we're going to help you, you know, write that wrong.

We're not just going to help you win the battle, but you will win the weight loss war and just know that it's like strong and steady. And that's what's going to get you through this. And these tips will help. So like we said, the first tip is, is that, you know, you're being too strict.

Don't, don't be so hard.

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