The One Fat-Loss Mistake I *Desperately* Want You to Avoid
It single-handedly damaged my health, vitality, hormones, and sanity
“What happened to you?” my mom’s face went pale.
“Ohh, nothing. This is part of the process, mom.”, I lugged my bags in. “Also, I’m in an oversized hoodie.”, I added.
Her ashen face should have set off danger alarms — but it didn’t.
Obsessed with my “fat loss”, I soldiered on — with black coffee, bland oats, and brutal cardio.
I followed the fat-loss “gurus” (I’d watched/read) with rigid austerity:
- Religiously tracking my calorie intake.
- Ignoring the torturous cravings.
- Doing near-daily ab workouts.
- Intense cardio 3–4x a week.
- Lifting heavy in the gym.
- Weighing myself daily.
Despite all that, I ended up anorexic-looking— not ripped as I’d long envisioned. Alongside body fat — I’d lost valuable muscle mass, strength, and immunity.
Rage, disappointment, and “Where did I(t) go wrong?” doubt plagued me.
A year later, I found the answer.
In that year, I rebuilt my lost muscle mass — and studied the fundamentals of fitness and fat loss.
Excited to test the “answer”, I went on another cut.
This cut was enjoyable and effective. Without excruciating cardio or bland meals, I got “ripped.”
All because I avoided the One core mistake I’d made the first time…
The mistake of not realizing that — “The Fastest Way to Lose Body Fat Is to Actually Lose It Slowly”
Before you abuse me for hyping you up “just” for this, let me expand:
Rushing your fat-loss (in)directly leads to…
- Severe calorie restriction that hampers your metabolism, immunity, and hormones— all of which, ironically, slow down your fat loss.
- Excessive cardio that burns your muscle mass for fuel along with fat. It also hampers your weight-training recovery.
- Lower overall nutrition that affects your hormones, metabolism, and nutrient partitioning — leading to a higher “muscle/fat” burn ratio.
- Over-reliance on willpower that’s fickle and finite. If/when it breaks, cheat meals, days, and weeks happen. Bouncing back is even harder.
- Weak performance in the gym thanks to all the fatigue and lack of fuel. Excess cardio’s recovery load also cuts into this. Even more muscle loss.
- Poor sleep due to the flared-up hunger hormone Ghrelin and (CNS) exhaustion — which, in turn, worsens your metabolism and fat loss. This also accelerates your muscle loss.
- The “new normal” would prove too hard to stick to or sustain after your fat loss journey. Drastic fat-loss plan, drastic lifestyle changes.
Do you now see how all this “simple” mistake pans out?
Precisely by trying to rush your fat loss, you slow it down — and lose muscle mass, strength, and immunity…
Need I mention the loss of mental health, confidence, and sanity?
This can lead to despair → Gaining back the fat → Fretting and trying to rush-burn it again → Lo! An insidious cycle that most stay stuck in.
So, Is the Solution Simply to Go Slower?
Yes and No.
- Yes, because at the core, it is just that.
- No, because “just that” can prove snail-slow and even stall your progress. There are many core nuances involved.
So far, my intention’s been to sear the ‘Yes’ in your mind — now, let’s handle the ‘No’ part of the answer…
It’s the No’s nuances that have helped me keep off the fat so far.
The Complete 360-Degree Actionable Solution For This
My fat-loss disaster set me back by years — psychologically and physically…
But out of it arose (fitness) insights and knowledge for a lifetime — which I’ve been sharing online and offline.
But disjoint bits of fat-loss knowledge aren’t truly helpful — each solved doubt births more:
How to lose body fat (optimally)? → Without losing muscle mass or strength? → While enjoying the process? → What about during fests and vacations? → How to keep off the weight for years to come? → For life?
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Can’t (or Don’t Want To) Buy the Ultimate Fat-Loss Bundle (Yet)?
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Think of it as a skeleton — you’ll have to figure out and fill in the meaty nuances. It’s best for the self-study and exploratory type of fat-loss aspirants.
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Neeramitra Reddy
I *could* summarize this into 5 tips and call it a day — but it’ll harm more than help you.
It was half-knowledge that caused my fat-loss disaster, after all!
“Little knowledge is dangerous. Half-baked understanding imbued with a confidence of finality is fatal.”
— Sandeep Balakrishna
The Most Crucial Part Of This Article…
Forget the No-BS Fat-Loss Bundle. Forget The 5-Minute Simplifier. Forget the articles I’ve shared.
If there’s one thing you carry away from this article, let it be…
Slow and Steady always wins the (Fat-Loss) Race. Period.
Any product/pill/procedure that promises “fast + easy fat loss” is lying…
Even if such “hacks” work in the short run, they backfire long term — be it via weight regain or adverse effects. This article goes deeper into that:
Neeramitra Reddy
Whatever option you choose, be it…
- The No-BS-Fat-Loss Bundle or…
- The 5-Min Simplifier + figuring out the nuances or…
- Complete self-study + self-made fat-loss plan + trial and error or…
- Any other genuine (lasting) fat-loss guide/product…
Go Slow…
Because Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast with fat-loss — and life.
Godspeed with your fat-loss journey!