Weight loss coach shares his top four tips for quickly dropping pounds
A weight loss coach has highlighted the four things people should do to lose weight fast and keep it off, saying the key is to reduce stress in the body.
Jared McDonald, 36, of Idaho, is the founder of The Metabolism Reboot, a company that helps customers—particularly women ages 45 and older—reset their metabolism and rethink their eating habits to promote sustainable weight loss.
He recently went viral TikTok after sharing why he tells people to stop exercising and focus on their health, not weight loss, if they want to drop pounds.
“You have to realize that stress is the problem. Stress causes your body to store fat in your belly,” he explained. “Now the usual approach to weight loss is to eat less and move more, which actually puts more stress on the body.”
Weight-loss coach Jared McDonald, 36, of Idaho, went viral on TikTok after sharing his four tips for shedding pounds and keeping them off
“You have to realize that stress is the problem. Stress causes your body to store fat in your belly,” he said, explaining that calorie restriction and exercise cause stress
With that in mind, McDonald’s first tip is to “stop focusing on weight loss.”
He knows the advice “sounds crazy,” but he believes people who want to lose weight permanently “should really focus on getting healthy.”
His program praises eating foods that boost metabolism instead of counting calories.
Research has shown that calorie restriction reduces the slow down metabolism and lead to weight gain after people stop dieting.
“The things you do to lose weight tend to put more stress on the body,” he repeated. “But the things you do to get healthy actually promote health and ensure that you can lose weight.”
McDonald’s second piece of advice is to “eat real food.”
“Fake foods, shakes, pre-packaged meals, none of that is really going to solve your problem in the long run,” he insisted. ‘They usually cause more stress.’
He noted that diet foods don’t teach people how to change their mindset and overcome stress eating or other harmful patterns.
“When we talk about stress, we have to talk about toxins and inflammation and blood sugars and cortisol. Fake food doesn’t actually fix that,” he continued. They are also not sustainable. You can’t eat them forever.’
McDonald’s third recommendation is to “stop exercising to lose weight.”
McDonald’s first tip is to “stop focusing on weight loss.” He believes that people who want to lose weight permanently should “actually focus on getting healthy”
McDonald went on to say that people should “eat real food” and “stop exercising to lose weight.” He noted that exercise is not bad, but it can add clothes to the body
“I get a lot of reactions when I tell people this,” he said. “I’m not saying exercise is bad, because it isn’t.”
The metabolism coach explained that people who are already overweight and have changing hormones will end up putting more stress in their bodies if they focus on exercising.
“You might feel better, you might like it, you might get stronger, you might have a mental release, and those are all good things,” he said. “But that belly fat sticks.”
Intense exercise without proper recovery can lead to elevated levels of cortisol and low testosterone, according to Healthline. These hormonal changes are linked to weight gain and excess belly fat.
“So your main focus shouldn’t be on exercise to lose weight,” he stressed. “It should be about nutrition and getting healthy. That’s the key.’
McDonald’s fourth and final tip is to “drink water.”
“I know we hear that a lot, but the reason is that one of the first steps in metabolizing fat cells is called hydrolysis,” he said. “So you need water to really burn fat, and most of us are chronically dehydrated.”
McDonald’s fourth and final tip is to “drink water.” He added that drinking water alone is sometimes not enough and that people “need to supplement with electrolytes and minerals as well.”
The McDonald’s video has been viewed more than 1.7 million times since it was posted and received hundreds of comments
He added that drinking water alone is sometimes not enough and that people “need to supplement with electrolytes and minerals as well.”
The content creator noted in the comments that he wants people to drink Gatorade for electrolytes. “Use lemon and lime, real salt, or Redmond Re-Lyte,” he advised.
“Once you start doing these four things, you’ll start to see results,” he insisted. “You can lose weight quickly. You can lose weight permanently. And again, you can also do it really sustainably.’
The McDonald’s video has been viewed more than 1.7 million times since it was posted in December and received hundreds of comments.
“I’ve done these things, but I can’t lose weight. I think stress is definitely a big factor for me,” one wrote.
“I’m following (you) and your suggestions and have lost 60 pounds since June,” someone else shared.
“I was really waiting for someone to say exercise for your health, not for weight loss…thank you,” added another.