Losing weight sucks. It is hard, looks different for every person you meet and speak to, every body type you see, and following a complicated or disciplined diet can be a total nightmare.
But it does not have to be that way any longer. Not if your philosophy is rooted in the facts of how the body responds to calories.
Sometimes the process is easier than we make it out to be… if only we are committed to the plan (ouch, the ‘c’ word) and adopt just a few new healthy habits to make it STICK for the long haul.
Today’s amazing guest is a regular on the Critical Bench YouTube channel and friend of the Strong By Design team. It is our pleasure to bring you Michael Phoutrides (pronounced Foo-Tree-Deez). Yeah, you’re welcome!
Mike might be one of the humblest guys we have ever met. He holds a BA in Molecular Biology helping dieters avoid abusive fitness industry gurus which helps you get over past diet failures one truth at time… his words! Get your notebooks ready for some nutrition wisdom.
You can get fit—it's your choice... All you got to do is go from not knowing how to do it, to knowing how to do it." - Michael Phoutrides
Time Stamps
1:22 – Welcome to the ‘Strong by Design’ podcast 4:04 - Get to know today's special guest, Michael Phoutrides 8:26 - Mike recounts his 'fat kid' years and what caused it 14:04 - Understanding how food affects your body 17:04 - Discover what prompted him to get into the Navy 21:34 - Mike shares the turning point of his fitness journey 31:25 - Paradigm Shift: Mike on the first 5 months of Calories in and Calories out 36:02 - The power of 10,000 steps a day 39:46 - New Life Chapter: To be someone's 'Ashley' 41:40 - Dos' and Don'ts: How should I eat? 44:04 - Why you are supposed to OVEREAT on Holidays 49:00 - The benefits of Intermittent Fasting 52:46 - Mike on the minor tweaks you can make in your lifestyle 57:36 - Mike talks about his weakness 1:00:26 - Where you can go to connect with Michael Phoutrides 1:06:38 - The importance of having a relationship with Jesus
Resources:
· Cornerstone Weight Loss
Connect w/ Michael:
· Twitter X
Connect w/ CriticalBench:
● Youtube
● CriticalBench.com
● StrongByDesignPodcast.com
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