Losing weight can be a minefield for many dieters - with so much advice, much of it contradictory, urging you to follow certain steps.

One man, Graeme Tomlinson, is a fitness expert with a hefty social media following.

Indeed, the man - known as Fitness Chef - boasts a staggering Instagram fanbase.

His fans on the social media platform stretch to the tens of thousands.

And, in a handy hack, the 31-year-old reckons swapping some foods for almost identical ones can make a huge difference, reports the Mirror.

Graeme, from Aberdeen, said: "The point of consuming food is to remain alive.

"The point of controlling our intake of food is to manage our physique and overall health.

"The point of consuming calories is to reduce body fat across our composition.

"But one constant in all of the above shold be our enjoyment of the food we eat."

Graeme doesn't want people to give up their favourite foods, simply be aware of how many calories they need - and are eating.

And he says there are some ways you can still have all the taste AND reduce the number of calories you're consuming.

Switching two bacon rashers at 108 calories for two bacon medallions at just 45 calories will save you 63 calories.

If you use five per cent fat mince beef with your spag bol at 262 calories instead of full fat at 503 calories, you'll save 262 calories.

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And you can switch a sirloin at 510 calories to fillet steak at just 312.

Elsewhere, swap regular Cheddar at 210 calories for the light version at just 145 calories.

You can even save on your tea simply by switching what milk you use.

Full fat is 198 calories while semi-skimmed, which tastes almost the same is just 150.

And you can slash the calories in your coffee just by taking the milk out, reducing a morning cup from 50 calories to just five.

If you love a bit of fizz in your life, switch full fat coke at 163 calories to diet coke, which has none, or regular Fanta at 63 calories to diet at just 10.

You can even cut the calories in your favourite treats from chocolate to biscuits, ice-cream to beer and even a cheeky gin and tonic.

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If you swap a Dairy Milk at 240 calories for a Freddo at just 95 you'll have saved a whopping 145 calories.

Switching from a Starbucks chocolate cookie at 389 calories to the same size sainsbury's version at just 208 will save you 181 calories.

A tub of Ben and Jerry's Birthday Cake ice-cream is a massive 1,170 calories, but Halo Top Birthday Cake is just 280 calories - that's right, for the whole tub.

It's summer so we all like a tipple in the sunshine but if you switch from a bottle of Becks at 125 calories to Becks Premium Light you'll save 61 calories.

Meanwhile swapping your tonic for the slimline version in your G&T will save another 60 calories.

And all this adds up - by making these simple changes you can reduce your calorie consumption from 4,295 to just 1,782 - that's a reduction of 2,513 calories.

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