How to lose weight fast: New Zealand Fitness coach Brittany McCrystal shares how she lost 25kg
A travel agent turned fitness coach who lost 25kg has revealed what she eats in a day to maintain her toned figure.
Brittany McCrystal, who is from New Zealand but lives in Sydney, tipped the scales at 82kg after she got a desk job close to a food court and started ‘partying too much’. Now after shedding the unwanted kilos, she helps thousands with their own weight loss.
The 27-year-old shared an example of her ‘day on a plate’ with her 655,000 TikTok followers, and doesn’t exclude snacks or dessert.
‘Healthy eating does not need to be tasteless or boring,’ she said in a video.
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Fitness coach Brittany McCrystal (pictured today) shared an example of her ‘day on a plate’
BEFORE AND AFTER: The 27-year-old lost 20kg in nine months and now she helps thousands with their own weight lost journeys
Brittany says she always starts her morning with a coffee followed by a bowl of baked eggs made with mushrooms, spinach and cheese (left). For morning tea, she enjoyed an indulgent Oreo cheesecake which only contain 150 calories each (right)
Brittany says she always starts her morning with a coffee followed by a bowl of baked eggs made with mushrooms, spinach and cheese.
‘Seriously I could eat [baked eggs] everyday – it’s like my tastebuds have found their soulmate,’ she said.
For morning tea, Brittany enjoyed an indulgent, 150 calorie, Oreo cheesecake.
At midday she devoured a Buffalo chicken chorizo wrap for lunch which kept her energised until her afternoon workout.
‘Before hitting the gym I needed a pre-workout snack to prevent any “hangry” incidences. So I went for some low calorie fries,’ she said.
And for dinner she ate a delicious bowl of beef noodles which ‘warmed her soul’ during the cold winter evening.
Dessert at the end of the day is always a ‘non-negotiable’, so she ate a bowl of ice cream.
At midday she devoured a Buffalo chicken chorizo wrap for lunch then ate low carb fries before the gym (left). For dinner she ate a delicious bowl of beef noodles (right)
What does Brittany eat in a day?
Breakfast: morning coffee with baked eggs
Snack: Oreo cheesecakes
Lunch: Buffalo chicken chorizo wrap
Snack: Low calorie fries
Dinner: Beef noddle soup
Dessert: Ice cream
The one-minute video has since been viewed a staggering 433,000 times and hundreds thanked Brittany for sharing her diet breakdown.
Previously Brittany told FEMAIL ‘slow and steady wins the race’ when it comes to weight loss.
‘If you go in all at once and restrict things, you’ll just feel deflated when you can’t keep up with your regime,’ she said.
Before losing weight Brittany admitted she had ‘horrible binge eating and drinking habits’, and would diet only to fall off the wagon and re-gain all the weight.
However, after ditching her all or nothing approach and focusing on a ‘back to basics’ plan centered around nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods and regular exercise, Brittany has lost an incredible 20kg in nine months.
How to make Brittany’s buffalo chicken wrap:
Ingredients:
- 100g chicken breast
- 20g chorizo
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1tbsp buffalo sauce
- 30g light cream cheese
- Low carb tortilla
- Spinach
- 25g cheese
Method:
Slice the chicken and chorizo then season with the onion powder and paprika. Cook on medium to high heat
Add in the cream cheese and buffalo sauce
Lay out the tortilla and add the spinach, meat and cheese
Wrap and serve
BEFORE AND AFTER: Despite trying to eat healthily, Brittany said she had ‘horrible binge eating and drinking habits’, and would diet only to fall off the wagon and re-gain all the weight
Brittany said before she lost the weight, she was in a ‘bad place’ with her mental health.
‘I was afraid of carbs because I thought they would make me fat. I also yo-yod on and off the Keto diet because I initially saw results and then it just stopped working,’ she said.
She recalled she had ‘bad panic attacks’ and hid her body in ‘long baggy clothes’.
Worse than this, Brittany’s energy levels were ‘really suffering’ and she had to seek help with a specialist to deal with her fatigue.
Brittany said her diet before was filled with no breakfast, a snack from the vending machine like potato chips, giant portions of leftovers for lunch and big meals at dinner followed by ice cream.
However, when she got on the scales at a friend’s house and saw the number staring back at her, she knew she needed to change.
Brittany (pictured now) said she has figured out that the best thing to do when it comes to weight loss is to go slow and steady
To lose the weight, Brittany completely overhauled her eating – replacing takeaways and huge portions with nourishing but healthy meals and snacks – and she also worked out
To lose the weight, Brittany completely overhauled her eating – replacing takeaways and huge portions with nourishing but healthy meals and snacks.
‘Now, I eat amazing, tasty food that makes me feel good afterwards,’ she said.
‘I take typical foods and throw a more nutritious spin on them.
‘For example, this morning I had Biscoff and banana baked oats, lunch was fresh spring rolls and for dinner I had homemade nachos made from tortillas.’
Brittany said she has learned that being on a health journey ‘doesn’t have to suck and you don’t have to cut all the foods you love’.
‘It’s about finding the perfect balance between a mixture of wholefoods and soul foods, and never labelling a food as good or bad,’ she said.
‘Food is just food, and when you apply a label, it makes you feel guilty which can lead to restricting and then binge eating.’
Brittany (pictured now) aims to train five times a week and walk 10,000 steps per day
‘Now, I eat amazing, tasty food that makes me feel good afterwards,’ she said; adding that she likes to put nutritious spins on certain foods (pictured)
Alongside the healthy eating, she aims to train five days a week for an hour and get 10,000 steps daily.
‘I never used to enjoy training until I found a program I love and now it’s just a habit and I love how it makes me feel,’ she said.
Her overhaul has also led her to change careers.
Brittany is now a fitness coach and she created her own fitness app ‘BrittFit’, which boasts hundreds of healthy recipes and workout routines.
‘I am also going to compete in my first WBFF Bikini Show in July,’ she added.
‘I’m doing it because I want to show the world my transformation and to know that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.’
Brittany’s tips for lasting weight loss
1. Go slow and steady with weight loss.
2. Cut fad diets and restriction, they are designed to rob you of your happiness.
3. Get clear on your goals as starting a healthy eating plan without a clearly-defined goal is like driving to a new location without putting the destination into Google maps.
4. Stop looking for quick fixes and focus on one thing at a time.
5. If you want to change your body for good, then you need to change your lifestyle.
6. Have a plan that is designed for you and only you as everyone’s goals are different so finding some ‘random diet and exercises on Google won’t give you results’.
The fitness coach shared her weight loss tips with FEMAIL, explaining that the key is to go slow and steady.
‘Cut the fad diets and restriction, they are designed to rob you of your happiness,’ Brittany said.
‘You also need to get clear on your goals as starting a healthy eating plan without a clearly-defined goal is like driving to a new location without putting the destination on Google maps.’
Her second tip is to stop looking for quick fixes and instead focus on ‘one thing at a time’.
‘Small steps lead to big results. If you are wanting to change your body for good, then you need to change your lifestyle,’ she added.
Finally, Brittany advised having a plan that is ‘designed for you and only you’ as ‘everyone’s goals are different so finding some random diet and exercises on Google won’t give you results’.
‘Don’t give up. It gets easier and you learn so much on the way,’ she said.
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