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Gemma Perry

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July 21, 2025

If You Want Results That Last, Give Up The Quick Fixes

If you’ve spent years on and off diets, losing a bit, gaining it back, starting again Monday,you already know: quick fixes don’t stick.

They might feel exciting at first. There’s usually a shiny promise. A new plan. A bold claim. And if you’re feeling low in confidence or frustrated with your body, it’s easy to grab onto something that tells you this will finally work.

But if you’re honest, has any of it worked long term?

Here’s why it usually doesn’t.

The truth about crash diets

Most crash diets rely on one thing: restriction. Less food, fewer options, rigid rules.

And sure, if you go from eating three meals a day to barely anything, you’ll probably lose weight at first. But what’s actually happening?

You lose water, sometimes muscle, and often your energy.
Your metabolism slows down.
Your cravings shoot up.
And eventually, sometimes a few weeks in, sometimes a few months, you burn out. The diet ends. And you’re back to square one. Except now, you feel even more frustrated.

It’s not that you’re weak or lazy. It’s that the plan was never meant to be sustainable in the first place.

What lasting results actually take

If your goal is to feel better, have more energy, sleep well, lose body fat, or improve your health, the answer isn’t to do something extreme for a short time.

It’s to do something consistent for a long time.

And that usually looks much simpler than most diet plans:

  • Eating more protein so you feel fuller and build muscle

  • Eating slowly so your brain can actually catch up to your stomach

  • Drinking enough water

  • Getting enough sleep

  • Moving regularly, not excessively

  • Building meals you enjoy that keep you going

It’s not sexy. But it works. Especially for women over 40 whose bodies don’t bounce back the way they used to and shouldn’t have to.

It’s not about eating less, it’s about eating better

One of the biggest mindset shifts I see in my clients is this: instead of constantly asking,  “what should I cut out?”, they start asking, “what do I need more of?”

More protein.
More structure.
More consistency.
More grace when life gets busy.

That’s what gets you off the diet hamster wheel and into something that lasts.

You don’t have to do this alone

If this sounds like where you’re at, tired of dieting, unsure what to try next, and wanting to finally do it differently - let’s talk.

Book a free nutrition intro with me and we’ll work out what your sustainable plan could look like. No crash diets. No nonsense. Just real change that fits real life.

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