Fitness Myths That Need to Die | Episode 604

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When People Try to Stop Your Progress

Before we even get into the actual fitness myths, there’s something that happens during almost every weight loss journey that people don’t talk about enough.

At some point, people will try to stop you.

I don’t understand the psychology behind it, but it absolutely happens. If you start losing weight and getting healthier, people will try to convince you that you’ve gone far enough. And interestingly, it’s almost never the people who are actually fit.

People who are in great shape never say things like “You should probably stop losing weight.” They don’t say “You’re getting too healthy.” That message almost always comes from people who are not healthy themselves.

Eventually weight loss stops being about the number on the scale. It becomes about body fat percentage and what you see in the mirror.

I’ve been on this journey for years. Back in my early twenties I realized I had gotten seriously fat. I was probably close to 300 pounds and knew I had to do something about it.

I went all in on Atkins back in the early 2000s, before keto was even a buzzword. I followed the book exactly and stuck with it for nearly a year. It worked great, but life happens and eventually I fell off track.

Later I tried CrossFit and paleo for about a year. That also worked and I got down to around 190 pounds, but I still never reached my original goal of 180.

After my daughter was born my wife and I went back to keto and again I landed around that same 190 mark.

Eventually I tried retatrutide and got down to about 160 pounds. Funny thing is, even at 160 I didn’t look as good as I expected. I was what people call “skinny fat.” My arms and face looked thin, but I still had fat around the midsection.

Now I’m sitting around 192 pounds but with more muscle and visible abs starting to show. The scale says I weigh more, but I actually look better.

That’s why chasing a scale number alone isn’t the real goal. Body composition matters a lot more.

My wife had a similar journey. She started around 180 pounds and set a few goals for herself. Her stretch goal was 120 pounds.

She hit it.

And immediately people started asking if she was going to stop now. As if she had reached some imaginary finish line. But belly fat is usual