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Weight losscan be tricky, especially when approaching it without the support of medication.
For India Gants, winner of Season 23 of “America’s Next Top Model,” her weight loss journey led her to lose 50 pounds with what she described as “very little effort.”
In a TikTok video, the Seattle-based model shared the “secret sauce” that led to her weight loss success, including three main lifestyle factors: quitting alcohol,eating more proteinand weightlifting.
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No.1: Quitting alcohol
“First of all, weight loss was not my goal,” Gants said.“It was kind of an afterproduct … a byproduct of quitting drinking … [that] kind of kick-started everything else.”
com/category/beer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being soberhas played a “major role” in her weight loss journey, even leading to the launch of “The Sober Scoop” podcast to help others navigate sobriety.
“I quit drinking because I had a drinking problem, but I stay sober for so many reasons beyond that,” she shared.“Alcohol is a class 1 carcinogen, it slows our metabolism, it affects ourbrain healthand it destroys our internal organs.
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“Not to freak people out, but since getting sober, I’ve learned so much more about the negative effects of alcohol, and I have no interest in drinking ever again.”
Beyond the physical outcomes, Gants credits sobriety with making her happier, kinder, more confident and more successful.
For India Gants, winner of Season 23 of “America’s Next Top Model” and host of the podcast “The Sober Scoop” (pictured at right), her weight loss journey led her to lose 50 pounds with what she described as “very little effort.”(India Gants/TikTok;iStock)
“When you’re a heavy drinker, you give up everything for alcohol;but when you’re sober, you give up alcohol for everything else,” she said.“Everything in my life got better, and I feel like everyone deserves to meet their sober selves.”
Gants encouraged others to seek outsober activitiesthat bring them joy.
“Not everything about sobriety is rainbows and butterflies.It was hard to get here,” she said.“Sobriety is worth the upfront investment.”
No.2: Ramping up protein
The second change Gants made was adding moreprotein to her diet.
“For me personally, wrapping my head around eating more of something is so much easier than saying, ‘I’m not eating carbs, I’m not eating sugar,’” she said.“I didn’t cut out anything.
Adding more protein to your daily meals helps with muscle gain and satiety, experts confirm.(iStock)
“I allowed myself the sweet treats, I allowed myself the bread, whatever I wanted, really, but I tried to eat more protein, and it is like a magic potion.”
Gants noted that protein helps her stay fuller longer while building muscle.
“Protein is so good for you, and it’s such an easy thing mentally to wrap your head around,” she said.
No.3: Embracing strength training
For fitness, Gants revealed the third change she made to her routine was weightlifting, which she called the “life hack to fitness.”
“You can do your Pilates, your yoga, your walking … butthe weightliftingis truly life-changing,” she said.“You have never seen your body as good as it can look until you’ve tried weightlifting.”
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She added that lifting weights doesn’t require too much time — only 15 to 30 minutes, three days per week at the gym led to changes in her body composition.
“Also, strength is tied to longevity, so it’s just good for you in general,” Gants said.“Give it a try, mix in some walking.Those three things helped me lose the 50 pounds with very little effort.”
‘Somewhere in the middle’
Dr.Peter Balazs, a hormone and weight loss specialist in New Jersey, reacted to Gants�
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“The truth is somewhere in the middle,” he said.“Weightlifting together with a higher intake of protein creates more muscle mass.Additionally, muscle mass memory can come back easily when you stop drinking and live ahealthier life.”
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Alcohol consumption “actively opposes”weight lossby adding empty calories, halting the burning of fat, encouraging fat storage, increasing appetite and reducing inhibitions that lead to poor food choices, according to Balazs.
Drinking alcohol can also disrupt the body’s natural recovery andsleep cycle, which can also interrupt hormones and increase the risk of sleep apnea, he added,
Quitting drinking helped kick-start Gants’ weight loss journey, she shared.(iStock)
Lasting weight loss occurs through sustaining a calorie deficit, which a high-protein diet can help facilitate, Balazs noted.
“Weightlifting ensures the weight that is lost is fat and not muscle,” he said.“All of this together decreases cortisol, which is thestress hormoneand biggest enemy of weight loss.”
“You need protein, but you also need whole, plant-based foods.”
“You need protein but not just protein;you also need whole, plant-based foods,�“Cutting out junk food helps curb cravings and reduces the … onset of metabolic disasterslike diabetesand hypertension.
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