In this video I lay out a simple 30-day framework to drop up to 10 pounds of fat, and the big shift is this: fat loss isn’t a “calories first” problem. If you’ve been hammering workouts, cutting food, and still dealing with stubborn belly fat, I want you to think metabolism, hormones, insulin, and inflammation—because those are the levers that decide whether your body is in storage mode or burn mode. I walk you through the order I use with myself and with people I help: start by lowering inflammation and stabilizing insulin with animal-based/carnivore eating, then address gut issues that can keep you stuck (including the leaky-gut conversation), then layer in fasting strategically to turn on fat burning and autophagy. After that, sleep and stress become non-negotiables—because cortisol can absolutely block progress, especially for women. And only once inflammation is lower do I like to push exercise harder, because that’s when it actually works with your body instead of against it. I also explain visceral fat—why it’s different from the “pinchable” fat and why improving metabolic health is the real win.