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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Fat Burning Expert: The Real Reason You Can’t Lose Weight! PCOS, Menopause & Stubborn Belly Fat

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Summary

Sick and tired of fitness myths and diet lies? No.1 nutrition expert Alan Aragon answers all your burning questions, from belly fat and PCOS, to creatine, testosterone and building lean muscle…all backed by REAL science!  Alan Aragon is a leading researcher, expert, and educator in fitness nutrition with over 30 years of experience in the field. He is also a nutrition consultant for Men’s Health magazine, and author of books such as, ‘Flexible Dieting’ and ‘Girth Control: The Science of Fat Loss & Muscle Gain’.  He explains:  ⬛ How PCOS affects weight loss, and the science that could reverse it  ⬛ The 2 step method to lose weight in 8 weeks  ⬛ What creatine actually does to your body! ⬛ Why belly fat grows during menopause and how to stop it  ⬛ What really happens when you eat 300g of protein a day 00:00 Intro 02:44 Why Should the Audience Listen to You? 05:31 The Biggest Myths About Protein 09:55 How Many Meals Should We Eat for Optimal Muscle Gain? 12:00 How Much Protein Should We Consume Per Day? 16:42 Is There Any Danger in Too Much Protein? 22:08 How to Lose Weight Fast 24:12 Why Do I Gain Weight After Stopping Ozempic/Ogovi? 25:50 Does Dieting Affect Metabolism? 31:54 Best Diet for Long-Term Weight Loss 32:30 How Do I Specifically Lose Belly Fat? 33:45 Why Is Fat Loss Harder During Menopause? 38:25 HRT During Menopause 41:34 PCOS and Diet Restriction 45:14 What to Do With Irregular Menstrual Cycles 46:47 Muscle Memory 48:07 Is the Gut Microbiome Affecting My Weight Gain? 49:30 Why Do You Eat So Many Eggs? 50:58 Testosterone Levels 51:42 What Supplements Do You Take? 53:39 Creatine 57:02 Ads 57:55 Diet Breaks 1:01:25 How to Get Good at Weight Loss Maintenance 1:05:22 Diet Rebounds 1:10:46 Fasting 1:18:55 Water Fasts 1:20:04 Keto Diet 1:26:04 Gaining Muscle on the Keto Diet 1:28:15 Carnivore Diet 1:30:31 Do Vegans and Vegetarians Struggle to Gain Muscle? 1:31:18 Do Most People Get Enough Protein? 1:36:06 What’s Stopping People From Reaching Their Body Goals? 1:41:17 Your Alcohol Addiction 1:47:20 Ads 1:49:36 Artificial Sweeteners 1:51:22 The Lies We've Been Told About Sugar 1:55:05 Refined Sugar 1:57:34 How Often Should We Go to the Gym Each Week? 1:58:13 How Long Does It Take to Lose Muscle? 2:01:26 How Does Nature Impact Your Life? 2:03:06 Where Can People Find You? Follow Alan: Website - https://bit.ly/3HJBJwY  Instagram - https://bit.ly/4613ASB X - https://bit.ly/3Hrq8CS  Mentorship site - https://bit.ly/45GRZHb You can purchase Alan’s book, ‘Flexible Dieting: A Science-Based, Reality-Tested Method for Achieving and Maintaining Your Optimal Physique, Performance & Health’, here: https://amzn.to/3UG3qda  The Diary Of A CEO: ⬛ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/  ⬛ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook  ⬛ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt  ⬛ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  ⬛ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt  ⬛ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb  Independent research: https://alanaragon.tiiny.co Sponsors: ⬛ Linkedin Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/doac   ⬛ Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven  ⬛ Cadence - https://usecadence.com/ with code DIARY for an extra 15% off first subscription order. Plus month 2: a free Cadence bottle, Month 3: a free 30x sachet pack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

When you have a pixel 10, you may get asked a few questions.

0:05.0

Like, what is that?

0:07.2

How did you do that?

0:09.0

And can we use your camera instead?

0:14.3

Ask more of your phone.

0:16.9

Google Pixel 10.

0:19.6

I asked my audience for 15 most popular unanswered questions about how to lose fat or to gain muscle mass.

0:26.6

The first one, how do I lose weight fast?

0:29.1

But you just answered that?

0:30.3

Yeah.

0:30.6

The second one is creatine.

0:32.3

It's a miracle thing that everybody should be taking.

0:33.9

There's almost nothing creatine can't do.

0:36.4

Wow.

0:36.9

Some statement. Next, is there any harm

0:39.4

in eating too much protein? It's rare. And in fact, almost everybody who has some degree of an issue

0:45.2

with their body fat levels under-consume protein. The next question is about PCOS. What would you say to

0:49.7

a woman struggling with PCOS in terms of dietary prescription. That's a damn good question, man.

0:55.4

Can I go into detail of this?

0:57.2

Because a lot of people are very misinformed about this stuff.

1:00.7

The floor is yours.

1:01.9

Okay, so...

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