If you want to stay healthy and lose weight, you might think that you need to cut off your favorite snacks and desserts while following a tasteless diet. But the legendary icon of the bodybuilding world, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is here to prove your thinking completely wrong.

In Arnie’s daily newsletter, Arnold’s Pump Club, he revealed that you can lose weight and stay healthy while following the same diet you have been following. Schwarzenegger isn’t simply saying this, though. He has the support of evidence-based research to prove his claims. Let us see what the research showed.

How to stay fit while eating carbs and fats

The Austrian Oak shared research conducted by ScienceDirect that analyzed two groups of people. One that followed a typical diet and ate the same thing regularly. The other group followed the same diet, but their caloric intake was doubled once every week. The scientists named this approach planned hedonic deviations.

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The outcome of the research was surprising. The group whose calorie intake was doubled per week seemed to enjoy their reward meal. The reward meal kept them motivated to follow their diet, and their self-control around food was much better than compared to the other group. Arnie emphasized, “Just as important, those who snuck in the bonus meal lost similar weight despite the weekly indulgence.” He shared three key takeaways from the research.

The Austrian Oak emphasized that you need a meal service that delivers food according to your requirements, which is the cornerstone of your diet plan. According to Arnie, protein and fiber are the key factors in your meal, but you can still enjoy carbs and fat and still stay healthy. He added, “If the foundation is in place, you can enjoy foods that aren’t nutritious.” He concluded by saying that the super-restrictive plans are less likely to work if you keep skipping the food you love.

This is not the first time Arnie has shared the fact that restricted eating habits are unlikely to work. Earlier, he discussed why people who follow a restricted diet tend to overeat. 

Is a restricted diet effective for losing weight?

In one of the earlier editions of his newsletter, the Terminator explained why people often regain the weight hey had lost. According to him, the top three reasons for failure were lack of discipline, not knowing what to eat, and eating too much. Despite sticking to any diet regime, people who follow a protein-rich diet are the one’s most likely to stay away from the lost fat. 

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The Austrian Oak discussed research published in the Journal Appetite that found that people who follow a restricted diet tend to overeat 133% more calories. He also disclosed meal preparation as one of the most troublesome parts of the process.

What are your views on Schwarzenegger’s research? Will you follow a restricted or unrestricted diet? Let us know in the comments.

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