You may have heard that muscle burns more calories at rest than fat does. It's true. Three times as much. You may have also heard that when you build more muscle, you'll increase your metabolism. Technically that's also true. You may have even heard the specific claim that each pound of muscle you add to your body burns 50 more calories per day. That is absolutely not true. It's a big myth.

While pop diet culture tells us we just need self-discipline and (insert latest diet fad) for fat loss, there are easier, more effective and more long-term-friendly ways to get this done. One of the most effective umbrella strategies of better health and fat loss is shaping your environment: setting your life up in a way that nudges you in a particular direction. In short, we want to automate as much of our daily lives as possible. Here are 5 of the best tips for autopilot fat loss...

Your eating behaviors get set off by environmental triggers. Those triggers are lurking in your kitchen, in your dining room, in grocery stores, in restaurants, and even in the "behavioral norms of social circles." The good news is,  research has uncovered more than a dozen simple, but powerful strategies you can us to create an environment around you conducive to fat loss success

“Has Tom Venuto lost it? He’s talking about ‘effortless’ fat loss now? Isn’t Tom Venuto the fat loss coach who has preached for years about hard work, persistence and self-discipline while speaking out against gimmicks, fads and “quick and easy” fixes? What’s going on? Has Venuto crossed over to the dark side?”…

Sometimes the facts about fat loss are disconcerting. There are truths you may not want to hear, but they’re things you need to hear. As Carl Sagan said, “Better the hard truth than a comforting fantasy.” When you learn and accept the truth about fat loss, it’s only then that real change starts to happen.

There's a reason why losing weight is not easy, steady or predictable, even when you carefully calculate your calories and try your best to track them: Your body adapts to weight loss and dieting. This metabolic adaptation to weight loss is heavily influenced by numerous hormones. The bad news is you can't stop it. The good news is you can reduce it if you understand what's going on in your body and if you apply the simple strategies you'll learn here...