D IS FOR DEFICIT

If you are looking to lose body fat, you’ll need to be in a calorie deficit, explains Emilia Thompson, sports nutrition lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. ‘That means, simply, that you’re burning off more calories through exercise than you’re taking in.’ Not a fan of tracking every morsel? Thompson recommends ruling out post-dinner snacks as a low-effort way to stay within your caloric budget and, ultimately, maintain your deficit.