What Have You Got To Lose?

MF’s Jon Lipseywascynical about body transformations–until he tried one and lost 10kgof fat in just eight weeks. Here are the nutrition principles that helped him go from lardy to lean.

I was never a big fan of body transformations. The main reason for that? Because I thought that they encouraged unsustainable ways of eating. My preconception was that to make a big change in a short space of time, you have to eat in a way that’s unappealing and also unsustainable. I know that’s not the case because I recently completed a transformation programme that saw me go from being overweight to becoming aMen’s Fitness cover model in just eight weeks, and I did it by using a system that was both surprisingly simple and built for the long haul.

The system I used – outlined in detail in the New Body Plan book – has a simple but powerful concept at its heart. It’s flexible, which means you can eat the food you like, rather than having to shove endless florets of broccoli down your neck because the restrictive meal plan tells you to. And it doesn’t ban either whole food groups or individual foods.

If you’ve ever considered doing a body transformation but been put off because the food side of things is unappealing, you’ll be pleased to know that making a positive change to your body doesn’t have to make you miserable. To give you a flavour of what’s involved, I’ve outlined some the big-picture advice that I used to lose 10kg of fat in just eight weeks, as well as some other practical bits of advice that helped me to get a result than I never thought was possible. And if my experience inspired you to start your own transformation journey, please say hi at @JonLipseyMedia or @NewBodyPlan on social and let me know how you’re getting on.

NUTRITION ESSENTIALS

PROTEIN FIRST