Losing body fat sounds simple:
Eat less, move more and lose weight.
And technically, creating an energy deficit is necessary for weight loss.
But if your goal is to look leaner, stronger and more athletic, there's another question that matters:
How do you lose fat while keeping as much muscle as possible?
The answer isn't simply to eat as little as possible and do as much cardio as you can.
A good fat-loss plan should focus on losing fat while giving your body a reason to keep its muscle.
That means combining sensible nutrition, resistance training, adequate protein, activity and recovery.
To lose body fat, your body needs to use more energy than you consume over time.
This is known as an energy deficit.
That doesn't mean you need to completely remove carbohydrates, stop eating after 6pm or live on salads.
There are lots of ways to create a calorie deficit.
You could:
The best approach is one that you can actually maintain.