Should you start the keto diet, paleo diet, carnivore diet, or maybe just eat in a calorie deficit? I hate to break it to you, but there is no“best diet” for weight loss.

We live in a world full of misinformation, where fad diets promise quick results, but the truth is much more complex. Sustainable weight loss is about understanding your body and more specifically the reason why you are putting on weight.

Why Does Our Body Gain & Lose Weight?

Our bodies break down food into nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, which fuel countless biochemical reactions every single day. These reactions help us:

✔️Produce energy
✔️Strengthen the immune system
✔️Regulate hormones & emotions
✔️Support gut health & microbiome balance

Yet, we often oversimplify weight gain as just “eating too much.”

While excessive calorie intake—especially from ultra-processed foods—does playa role, weight gain can occur due to many other factors, such as:

🔹Emotional eating (stress, boredom, or trauma-related eating habits)
🔹Hormonal imbalances (thyroid issues, insulin resistance, PCOS)
🔹Gut microbiome dysbiosis (an imbalance of good vs. bad bacteria)
🔹Genetic predisposition (some people store fat more easily than others)
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“There isn’t one reason for weight gain, so why do we think there’s one solution for weight loss?”

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Ultra Processed Food & Weight Gain

Modern diets are full of ultra-processed foods, which have been scientifically designed to affect your brain and hormones so that you don’t feel full. Many of these foods are high in:

❌Refined sugars (causing blood sugar spikes & crashes)
❌Unhealthy fats (linked to inflammation)
❌Artificial additives (altering hunger hormones & cravings)

Studies show that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is strongly linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic conditions.

The key to healthy, sustainable weight loss isn’t extreme dieting—it’s choosing nutrient-dense, whole foods that support your body's natural metabolism.

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