Mike Israetel

And the reality is it's almost always and almost everywhere a calorie situation. And this is something that like athletes in the space know very well. Like if you told your bodybuilding coach, like, Hey, like the fat's kind of not coming off this week. At some point, he's going to cut your food. Like he's just going to reduce your food intake. And you're going to be like, what, what are you doing?

And the reality is it's almost always and almost everywhere a calorie situation. And this is something that like athletes in the space know very well. Like if you told your bodybuilding coach, like, Hey, like the fat's kind of not coming off this week. At some point, he's going to cut your food. Like he's just going to reduce your food intake. And you're going to be like, what, what are you doing?

And the reality is it's almost always and almost everywhere a calorie situation. And this is something that like athletes in the space know very well. Like if you told your bodybuilding coach, like, Hey, like the fat's kind of not coming off this week. At some point, he's going to cut your food. Like he's just going to reduce your food intake. And you're going to be like, what, what are you doing?

He's going to be like, what do you mean? What am I doing? Like, this is how fat loss happens functionally. At the end of the day, the way you got fatter was eating more food than you needed. And the way you're going to get less fat is to eat less food than you need so that your fat stores are liberated and power the rest of your body functions that you just don't have enough food to power anymore.

He's going to be like, what do you mean? What am I doing? Like, this is how fat loss happens functionally. At the end of the day, the way you got fatter was eating more food than you needed. And the way you're going to get less fat is to eat less food than you need so that your fat stores are liberated and power the rest of your body functions that you just don't have enough food to power anymore.

He's going to be like, what do you mean? What am I doing? Like, this is how fat loss happens functionally. At the end of the day, the way you got fatter was eating more food than you needed. And the way you're going to get less fat is to eat less food than you need so that your fat stores are liberated and power the rest of your body functions that you just don't have enough food to power anymore.

And then your body fat will So bad news, it is a food thing. Good news, it's a food thing, so there's just no reason to suspect it's any more complicated. And I do get a little passionate about the obesogens and the seed oils and all this other stuff and the processed food because on the one hand, there's some validity to that stuff.

And then your body fat will So bad news, it is a food thing. Good news, it's a food thing, so there's just no reason to suspect it's any more complicated. And I do get a little passionate about the obesogens and the seed oils and all this other stuff and the processed food because on the one hand, there's some validity to that stuff.

And then your body fat will So bad news, it is a food thing. Good news, it's a food thing, so there's just no reason to suspect it's any more complicated. And I do get a little passionate about the obesogens and the seed oils and all this other stuff and the processed food because on the one hand, there's some validity to that stuff.

But on the other hand, I feel like too much, it's being used to take the onus off of the thing that really is causing it. And to some extent, taking that onus away is the easy way out because no one really wants to look at the elephant in the room. It's like if someone told you, hey, your addiction to playing video games is really kind of screwing things up at home and at work.

But on the other hand, I feel like too much, it's being used to take the onus off of the thing that really is causing it. And to some extent, taking that onus away is the easy way out because no one really wants to look at the elephant in the room. It's like if someone told you, hey, your addiction to playing video games is really kind of screwing things up at home and at work.

But on the other hand, I feel like too much, it's being used to take the onus off of the thing that really is causing it. And to some extent, taking that onus away is the easy way out because no one really wants to look at the elephant in the room. It's like if someone told you, hey, your addiction to playing video games is really kind of screwing things up at home and at work.

And you're like, no, no, it's not video games. No, I'm fine. I'm fine. It's the fact that I'm just not generous enough with my family. It's the fact that I haven't been doing all the biking trips around the neighborhood. It's the fact that my boss is just a man all the time. And it's kind of annoying.

And you're like, no, no, it's not video games. No, I'm fine. I'm fine. It's the fact that I'm just not generous enough with my family. It's the fact that I haven't been doing all the biking trips around the neighborhood. It's the fact that my boss is just a man all the time. And it's kind of annoying.

And you're like, no, no, it's not video games. No, I'm fine. I'm fine. It's the fact that I'm just not generous enough with my family. It's the fact that I haven't been doing all the biking trips around the neighborhood. It's the fact that my boss is just a man all the time. And it's kind of annoying.

And then at some point you go see a psychologist and they kind of just figure out what your life is doing. And they're like, it's the video games. And I know why you don't want to say it, because it's painful to remove them or curtail their influence on your life because you're really like playing them. And so how many people, Drew, don't like eating plenty of tasty food in an unrestricted manner?

And then at some point you go see a psychologist and they kind of just figure out what your life is doing. And they're like, it's the video games. And I know why you don't want to say it, because it's painful to remove them or curtail their influence on your life because you're really like playing them. And so how many people, Drew, don't like eating plenty of tasty food in an unrestricted manner?

And then at some point you go see a psychologist and they kind of just figure out what your life is doing. And they're like, it's the video games. And I know why you don't want to say it, because it's painful to remove them or curtail their influence on your life because you're really like playing them. And so how many people, Drew, don't like eating plenty of tasty food in an unrestricted manner?

I mean, can you find me one person who doesn't like, at least in some capacity, to just like eat tasty food and not have to worry about what's going in their bodies? Even people that like to concern themselves with healthy food They don't want to count individual walnuts. That's crazy. And so when people are like, Hey, you know, you're over fat and like, yeah, I wonder why.

I mean, can you find me one person who doesn't like, at least in some capacity, to just like eat tasty food and not have to worry about what's going in their bodies? Even people that like to concern themselves with healthy food They don't want to count individual walnuts. That's crazy. And so when people are like, Hey, you know, you're over fat and like, yeah, I wonder why.