{"id":2118604,"date":"2026-05-11T00:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2118604"},"modified":"2026-05-11T00:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:58:52","slug":"5-food-habits-to-lose-fat-while-supporting-your-energy-and-gut-health-no-calorie-counting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2026\/05\/11\/5-food-habits-to-lose-fat-while-supporting-your-energy-and-gut-health-no-calorie-counting\/","title":{"rendered":"5 food habits to lose fat while supporting your energy and gut health (no calorie counting)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2026-05-10 12:00:35<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoaa2342\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IVjc6qFJbds?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoaa2342\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoaa2342\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoaa2342\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoaa2342', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>There\u2019s so much confusing advice around weight loss. Shakes, supplements, restrictive diets, cutting out entire food groups. <\/p>\n<p>And often, those approaches leave people hungry, tired, and missing out on nutrients like fibre and protein.<\/p>\n<p>After years of working as a doctor and speaking to nutrition and health experts every week on the podcast, I\u2019ve found that healthy, sustainable fat loss often comes back to a few simple food habits that help regulate appetite and cravings, without obsessively tracking food.<\/p>\n<p>So, in today\u2019s video, I\u2019m sharing the foods and habits that can help you naturally eat in a calorie deficit while still supporting your gut health, energy, and overall health.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc If you need help putting these habits into practice, start your healthy eating journey with the Doctor\u2019s Kitchen app here: https:\/\/tdk.link\/get-started-with-healthy-eating<\/p>\n<p>Timecodes:<br \/>\n00:00 Why weight loss advice can feel confusing<br \/>\n00:37 Habit 1: Double your fibre intake<br \/>\n01:30 Easy high-fibre food swaps<br \/>\n02:22 Habit 2: Prioritise protein<br \/>\n03:53 My simple plate formula for fat loss<br \/>\n04:26 Habit 3: Reduce ultra-processed foods<br \/>\n06:21 Habit 4: Rethink liquid calories<br \/>\n07:50 Habit 5: Try eating dinner earlier<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nLEARNING TO EAT WELL EVERY DAY<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd57 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https:\/\/tdk.link\/mealplan_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd25 Learn about Inflammation &#8211; FREE 4 part mini-series here: https:\/\/tdk.link\/infl_series_yt<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd51 Heal yourself with food:  https:\/\/tdk.link\/heal_yt<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfa4 Listen to experts on the podcast: https:\/\/tdk.link\/pod_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Browse articles on the website: https:\/\/tdk.link\/web_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcda Check out my cookbooks: https:\/\/tdk.link\/books_yt<\/p>\n<p>LET&#8217;S BE FRIENDS<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf7 Instagram: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_insta_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf9 Subscribe: https:\/\/tdk.link\/ytsubscribe<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Facebook: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_fb_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_tw_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc54 LinkedIn: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_li_yt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2026-05-10 12:00:35 There\u2019s so much confusing advice around weight loss. Shakes, supplements, restrictive diets, cutting out entire food groups. And often, those approaches leave people hungry, tired, and missing out on nutrients like fibre and protein. After years of working as a doctor and speaking to nutrition and health experts every week on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2118605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-eating","traffikrr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2118606,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118604\/revisions\/2118606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}