Clark - The Meal Prep King Prep Yourself Slim

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First published by Michael Joseph in 2022

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Photography copyright Jamie Orlando Smith, 2022

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Hello and welcome to the brand-new cookbook.

Its been amazing to see so many of you change your lives with the first book ditching the fad diets and regaining control. The before and after pictures I get sent on a daily basis showing your results have been nothing short of incredible. You have been asking for more recipes, so we have put together this new cookbook with the most requested recipes from our posts and some new ones and they are all under 500 calories. We hope you love this cookbook as much as the first one.

When people think about losing weight, they assume they will be restricted to bland, boring foods that they literally dread eating. With this cookbook, we show you this simply isnt true; you can eat what you like, within reason of course. Charlotte and I have lost a combined 15 stone and we eat everything from spinach to salmon, burgers to pizza. Our aim is to help you achieve results that are both practical and sustainable, and we are living proof that what we do works.

You may be starting out on your weight-loss journey for the very first time, or you may be one of those people who have been yo-yo dieting for years, in search of something more long-lasting. When the weight just doesnt seem to stay off, it can leave you desperate and confused about what works and what doesnt and often leads you ultimately back to the fad diet or plan that failed you the first time round. You are not alone; I have been there and so has Charlotte we have tried them all.

We hate the word diet as it signals theres an end, when in reality there is no end to needing food! Instead, its about creating a lifestyle that lasts a lifetime; lifestyle is a term we would much rather emphasize. Weight loss is as much about mindset as it is the foods you eat and we aim to give you top tips to help you achieve long-lasting results.

Lets get started!

John

Theres a few need to knows when starting your meal prep journey, especially as understanding why meal prepping works helps to keep you on the right track.

In basic terms, the way to lose weight is to create a calorie deficit a reduction of calories consumed relative to the number of calories your body needs to maintain your current body weight. In a deficit, your body is burning off more calories than you are taking in and so has to turn to its energy stores any fat you might be carrying to fuel your day-to-day activities. And the more active you are, the more calories your body will burn, increasing the deficit.

For example, to lose 1lb of fat, you need to create a caloric deficit of 3,500 calories over a week.