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My most listened to episodes are about specifically - fat loss and how to do it. WHY?

Why is weight loss the most important? And what do we get wrong about it? 

So we are going to talk about how to set yourself up for long term success so that you don’t fail. For those of you who have been listening to me for awhile and you have already lost weight - amazing. This will be a great episode to help you figure out how to reduce getting burnt out and ultimately take better care of your health. 

1. Most people get weight loss wrong just with that start - they are stuck on thinking about weight/the number on the scale and it is so much more than that
   1. Body composition - lower body fat and high lean muscle mass/heart health 
   2. Heart rate/blood pressure 
   3. Cholesterol 
2. They try to do too many things at once - going balls to the walls 
   1. Cutting food too low/unsustainable 
   2. Making too many changes at one time 
   3. Trying to rush it - ultimately crash dieting 

So what is the perfect/ideal roadmap for fat loss? 

1. Not doing too much too soon and focusing one one thing at a time. 
   1. Ideally it depends on your body composition/amount of fat but you should choose one or the other first - building muscle or losing fat. 
2. Not accepting that this is a life long change. 
   1. You set yourself up for failure. So make sure what you are doing to start out is manageable - you can always add more over time but it is sure hard to come back from being burnt out. 
3. What would be best: 
   1. Starting with a regular gym routine with strength training, daily walking, and sleep. Keep. It simple. 
   2. Then work on implementing small food changes over time: eating out once a week, cutting down on starbucks, finding meals you like to make at home and then start to learn more about food science and weighing your food. 
4. Understand that you are overweight because of the life that you have been living and that lifestyle needs to change: loving yourself to health. GIving a shit about your health but also being reasonable with the changes that you can make and keep. 
5. Although calories in verse calories out are how you are going to fat - you should focus on eating a high fiber, whole food diet. This takes time to adjust to and want to eat. But patient and know that if you want to live your healthiest life these foods need to be the priority. 
6. What does this look like as a practical plan: 
   1. Starting with a workout plan and sticking to it for more than 8 weeks. Strength training preferred. 
   2. Carving out 30 min walk every day - however that looks for you. 
   3. Setting boundaries to get 8 hours of sleep a night. 
   4. Once that is mastered - you’ll hopefully be motivated to eat healthier. 
   5. Eating higher protein and whole foods. Learning about food science and making a food plan you can stick to for at least 10 weeks. 

And finally - ideally you would never give up on yourself. You never give up on the process and journey of improving your health and doing better because this is a lifestyle.