Many times I try to get out of discussing fat loss with people because they demand the same old tired answer of eat less and exercise when, in fact, it’s just not that simple. No two people have the same situation and preference will need the same protocol to lose weight. Because of that, I don’t tell these people that I lost 135 lbs years back. As soon as most people hear that they start asking me what I did and what they can do. Sorry. But my path to weight loss isn’t going to be the same for everyone else. Hell, if I did it all over again today it wouldn’t be the same! Lol. Frankly, I did it at a time in my life when my work situation was prime to go for that kind of weight loss. Losing 135 lbs is NEVER easy, but it sure was more likely to succeed with the circumstances I had at that time than I do today. I would have to do it differently today.

So, you got my support on not dumbing it down.

Post Script: I completely agree that training for fat loss is much different than training for performance. While there surely can be some overlap, there’s much more than doesn’t overlap.