If I had a dollar for every time someone walked into TENRA, grabbed their stomach (or hips, or arms) and went, “I just wanna lose it right here…” I’d probably have enough to pay rent for, like, two whole days.
And listen, I get it.
You’re not being dramatic. You’re not being “vain.” You’re just tired of tugging your shirt down. Tired of the picture angles. Tired of feeling like you’re doing “the right things” and nothing’s changing.
So let me make this super clear without getting weird about it.
You can’t pick where your body pulls fat from first. Your body makes that call. (Annoying, I know.)
But you can control the process that makes fat come off overall… and that’s what eventually changes the “right here” spot too.
Nobody wants to hear this (but it’s the truth)
If fat loss is the goal, nutrition drives the result.
Working out and running isn’t bad to do. I love that stuff! But you can out-eat almost any plan without realizing it, no matter how “healthy” you’re eating.
And the most frustrating part? Most people aren’t “overeating like crazy.” They’re just in that zone where they thinkthey’re in a deficit… but they’re not.
So here’s a simple version of something we do with our clients:
Step 1: Create a small deficit you can live with
Not a “I hate my life” deficit or the “chicken and sadness” diet.
Start by tightening one thing:
- pick a calorie-dense snack you can reduce (half a bag of Doritos to a small bowl of Doritos)
- reduce liquid calories (Water with lemon instead of iced tea)
- make dinner a little more boring (just for now)
If you can consistently be in even a small deficit, fat loss happens.
Step 2: Eat protein like it’s your job
If you do nothing else, do this.
Protein keeps you full, helps recovery, and (big one) helps you keep muscle while you lose weight.
Step 3: Lift weights so the weight you lose is mostly fat
This is how training can really help a diet.
When people “lose weight” without lifting, they often lose some muscle too. And then they end up smaller… but not tighter. Same shape, just less of it.
Strength training tells your body:
“Hey I’m still using this muscle. Get rid of something else.” (like fat)
That’s why at TENRA we use lifting as the main thing to help fat loss and not cardio right away.
Step 4: Track something so you don’t go insane
Scale. Waist measurement. Photos. How you feel. Pick anything!
Now… if you’re sitting there thinking, “Okay Mike, this makes sense… but I still don’t know what to do for me.”
That’s the whole point of our free assessment.
We’ll look at where you’re at, what’s realistic with your schedule, what’s been tripping you up, and we’ll map out a plan you can actually follow, even if you decide to do it on your own after.
If you want that, click here to book your free assessment: https://tenrafitness.com/free-intro/