Weight Loss & Fat Loss Archives

How to Control Food Cravings: 5 Science-Backed Methods That Actually Work
How to Control Food Cravings: 5 Science-Backed Methods That Actually Work

Motivation & Mindset, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

How to Control Food Cravings: 5 Science-Backed Methods That Actually Work

2025-03-21T19:36:00-04:00By Tom Venuto|Motivation & Mindset, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

Research shows 94% of us experience regular food cravings—not because we lack willpower, but due to complex biological and psychological triggers. Discover why the most commonly craved foods are twice as calorie-dense as our regular diet, higher in sugar, higher in fat, and lower in protein. Learn 5 science-backed strategies to control cravings without feeling deprived, including one surprising 10-minute technique proven to eliminate even the strongest chocolate cravings.

You Can Eat Processed Food And Still Lose Fat. But Should You?
You Can Eat Processed Food And Still Lose Fat. But Should You?

Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

You Can Eat Processed Food And Still Lose Fat. But Should You?

2025-03-13T21:43:54-04:00By Tom Venuto|Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

Is it true that you can lose body fat if you're in a calorie deficit, regardless of what foods you eat? Contrary to what many people think, it is true! If so, then why avoid tasty processed food? You only live once (YOLO), so why not eat anything you want, just being sure to stay in a deficit, and enjoy life? The answer is, calories are the bottom line when it comes to weight loss but there's more to a good nutrition plan than just calories

Diet Myths: 20 Things That Quacks, Cons And Charlatans Say
Diet Myths: 20 Things That Quacks, Cons And Charlatans Say

Hall of Shame, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Diet Myths: 20 Things That Quacks, Cons And Charlatans Say

2025-03-04T12:56:28-05:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

It’s an amazing time to be alive. Today, there’s not only more health fitness and nutrition knowledge available at your fingertips than ever before, but also more evidence-based (scientific) information. The problem in this new internet age is that mixed in with some of the best info we have ever had, is an equal if not larger amount of misinformation circulated by quacks, cons and charlatans. In this post, Tom Venuto debunks 20 of the biggest diet myths

Thoughts About The Weight Loss Drug Ozempic (Semaglutide)… From A Natural Fitness Advocate
Thoughts About The Weight Loss Drug Ozempic (Semaglutide)… From A Natural Fitness Advocate

Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Thoughts About The Weight Loss Drug Ozempic (Semaglutide)… From A Natural Fitness Advocate

2025-03-15T12:24:27-04:00By Tom Venuto|Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

Over the last few years, I've received numerous questions about the weight loss drug Ozempic (Semaglutide) but I never wrote about it before except in brief emails or social media replies. Since this topic has started coming up here in the Burn the Fat Inner Circle, I thought it was finally time to at least make a short post sharing what I know and think about the drug from the perspective of a natural bodybuilder and fitness coach...

Consistency Secrets: How To Stick To Your Diet And Training Plan
Consistency Secrets: How To Stick To Your Diet And Training Plan

Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Consistency Secrets: How To Stick To Your Diet And Training Plan

2025-01-17T09:19:17-05:00By Tom Venuto|Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

So many people struggle to stay consistent with their diet, training, or both... they start, stop, start, stop without getting any real momentum or pulling together any kind of extended streak. I recently surveyed our group members who have been consistent for a year or more about how they did it... I took this list of real world strategies and combined it with what research says about sticking to a diet or training plan. The result is like a "blueprint for consistency"...

How Many Sets To Gain Muscle: The Newest Research For 2025
How Many Sets To Gain Muscle: The Newest Research For 2025

bodybuilding, Science & Research, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

How Many Sets To Gain Muscle: The Newest Research For 2025

2025-01-02T07:02:35-05:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Science & Research, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

If you want to get the best muscle gains possible, there are training variables that you need to optimize. That includes things like how much weight, how much intensity, and of course progressive overload. One of the most important variables is how many sets per week (aka "volume"). Though it's been researched in depth it's one of the most overlooked and misunderstood factors in the muscle building equation. The biggest study on volume ever done was just published and the findings were fascinating and useful....

The Curious Case Of How Being Less Strict On Your Diet Can Burn More Fat
The Curious Case Of How Being Less Strict On Your Diet Can Burn More Fat

Meal Planning, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

The Curious Case Of How Being Less Strict On Your Diet Can Burn More Fat

2025-01-16T11:49:20-05:00By Tom Venuto|Meal Planning, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

At Brown University, Dr. Rena Wing and her colleagues knew that the biggest problem is not taking fat off, it's keeping fat off. So they designed a study where subjects were told to break their diet for at least two weeks. The scientists were intentionally trying to get people to go off their diet and regain weight so they could study relapse and how to best get back on the wagon afterwards. What happened was totally unexpected......

Low Carb Intelligence vs Low Carb Stupidity, Revisited
Low Carb Intelligence vs Low Carb Stupidity, Revisited

Classic Posts, Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Low Carb Intelligence vs Low Carb Stupidity, Revisited

2024-11-11T13:29:44-05:00By Tom Venuto|Classic Posts, Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

High fat, low carb keto diets are still trending. They're not just trending, low carb diets are here to stay. But despite all the new science available today that gives us a better understanding of how low carb, high protein or low carb, high fat diets really work, a lot of people are still thinking about it wrong and doing it wrong. Marketeers are taking it to the bank… consumers, on the other hand, are being taken. And that’s why I’m revisiting and re-sharing this classic article, 20 years after its original publication

Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting For Fat Loss?
Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting For Fat Loss?

Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting For Fat Loss?

2024-08-02T14:42:28-04:00By Tom Venuto|Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

If you are going to go out and have a drink or two with friends, which is the best alcoholic drink when dieting on a fat loss program like Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle? Would it be vodka mixed with soda or dry white wine. Is champagne worse than the other two? Read on and find out...

About “Fat Burning Recipes”…
About “Fat Burning Recipes”…

Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

About “Fat Burning Recipes”…

2024-07-26T15:44:01-04:00By Tom Venuto|Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

Today I want to share another classic fat burner. No, no, not fat burner supplement pills – those things are worthless! Total rip off! I completely debunked and destroyed the fat burner supplement myth in a previous blog. Today what I’m talking about is classic “fat burning” recipes. But what do I mean by "fat burning recipes?" And is there really even such a thing as "fat burning recipes" or "fat burning foods?"