If you’ve read my weight loss story, you know that I not only read, but followed the fat loss plan set out in Tom Venuto’s Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, unlike many so-called “review sites,” which are nothing more than elaborate sales pages by people who clearly never used the program. My Burn the Fat review is based not only on several thorough readings of Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, but also on my personal experience in following the plan for close to 4 years (which should give you a strong idea of where this review is headed). Do any of the following descriptions apply to you:
- Fat
- Lazy
- Couch potato
- Eater of mostly fast food and frozen pizzas
- Procrastinator
- Never played organized sports
- More “geek” than “jock”
- Failure at previous diets and exercise attempts
If so, don’t feel too bad, because all of those described me prior to starting the Burn the Fat program (some still do, but “fat” certainly isn’t one of them). I say this in advance just to let you know that the program isn’t just for people who already have iron willpower and athletic ability. In fact, one reason I like Burn the Fat is because it appeals to my geeky scientific side — but more on that later. On to the review!
Burn the Fat Review — Overview
Like most people, I like reviews that separate out the good from the bad, give some details on the product itself, and finish up with overall impressions. I’ll start with “the bad”, because that is often the most honest part of any review and I’m of the firm belief that “good news can wait, but bad news should be delivered immediately.”
Burn the Fat Review — The Bad
Burn the Fat is not magic. It isn’t some temporary diet that guarantees you will lose X pounds by whatever special occasion you have in the near future. It doesn’t contain some super secret food (I’m looking at you, acai berries) or exercise technique (like crunch device sellers who fraudulently promise six-pack abs) that gives you false hope of a short-cut to a better body.
In short, Burn the Fat requires that you eat healthy food and get regular exercise to achieve results. To get the best results, you will need to count calories and weigh your food. In the beginning of the program, this can seem like a pretty daunting task. If you’re not used to reading food labels, and you don’t know the difference between carbs, proteins and fat, there is a bit of a learning curve to overcome.
As for exercise, to get the most out of Burn the Fat you will need to incorporate both cardio and weight training. If, like me, you are someone who never really worked out before, prepare for some sore muscles and some embarrassingly short cardio sessions in the beginning. Don’t worry, it will get easier.
Burn the Fat is not some BS diet or exercise program like you see on the cover of every woman’s magazine, promising quick results with practically no effort. The results you get with Burn the Fat are directly proportional to the amount of effort you put in. In short, it requires hard work and discipline, especially when you first start out.
Burn the Fat Review — The Good
If you made it this far without closing your browser, here’s the best news — Burn the Fat just plain works, regardless of your gender or your desired appearance. What do I mean by this? Well, are you a:
- Fat guy or girl who just wants to be thin?
- Fat guy who wants to be a ripped, muscular guy?
- Fat girl who wants to be toned like a gymnast?
- Thin guy who wants to ad muscle?
If so, Burn the Fat will teach you how to achieve any of these goals. The book is like a toolbox for reshaping your body. Because you learn the principles behind nutrition and exercise, and how each affects your body, the program will work no matter what your goal may be. More importantly, the book explains why it works, in great detail. The book’s author, fitness expert Tom Venuto, doesn’t just take a “do as I say because I say so” approach. He explains the science behind his method. For me, this was critically important to get me to “buy in” to the program. If you don’t know why you’re eating certain food, or certain portions, or exercising a certain way, you will have no faith in your program. Without “buying in” to a program, any adversity you face can make you fall off the wagon and give up.
Because Burn the Fat not only tells you what to do, but why you are doing it, and how it leads to fat loss, you can’t help but know that you’re going to lose fat. Have you ever tried a diet before where you hit a weight loss plateau that you couldn’t break? This drives most people to give up. “Burn the Fat people”, on the other hand, not only know why plateaus happen, but how to shake themselves loose from one. It is really hard to get discouraged when you’re following Tom’s program.
Aside from the vast amount of nutritional information Burn the Fat provides (you will learn more about food than most dietitians I’ve met), and the excellent workout advice (like why 1000 crunches a day won’t give you a six-pack), the thing I like most about Burn the Fat is that it is downright inspirational. Tom really gets you fired up about the program. One reason that the book bears more than one reading (aside from the fact that it is huge) is to get some extra motivation when you might not be in the mood to keep going. In fact, goal setting, self-accountability, and self-motivation are some of the tools taught in the book.
I lost 70 lbs using Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, and kept the weight off. When I first started the program, I just followed the nutritional advice and didn’t exercise (did I mention that I was a lazy procrastinator?). I still lost a lot of weight just by following the book’s nutritional advice. When I wanted faster results, I added exercise and the fat loss came even quicker. So, even if you dread exercise, Tom’s book is worth buying just for the wealth of nutritional information you get that will surely help you lose weight.
One of the best things about Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is that it is a complete program. Tom doesn’t play “hide the ball” and require that you buy anything else to get everything you need for a complete weight loss program. If anything, you may be a little overwhelmed at first by the amount of information in the book (don’t worry — in time most of the information will become second nature to you). Burn the Fat isn’t an “abs” book, or a body-building book, or just a diet book. It’s like buying a tool box that has every tool you need to do whatever job you want. Maybe some new, fancy tools will come out later that may make a particular job easier, but you don’t really need them to get the job done. Burn the Fat gives you all the tools you need for diet, exercise and reshaping your body.
Burn the Fat Review — The Details
Here are some details about the book itself:
- It’s huge (over 300 pages), but not filled with fluff
- It works for both men and women
- It works for people of all ages — I was 37 when I started
- It teaches you how to reshape your body, regardless of whether you want to be thin, toned, muscular or bulky
- It explains calories, both from a “calories in” (nutrition) and “calories out” (exercise) perspective, and how to measure both
- It teaches you how to measure your body fat percentage, which is a much more accurate gauge of your progress than your raw weight
- It explains why starving yourself is counter-productive
- It tells you why plateaus occur and how to break them
- It explains the three macronutrient types (carbs, proteins and fat) and how to figure out the best percentage of each for your body type
- It is not a “fad diet” or “gimmick”. Eating right and exercising are required
- It doesn’t require supplements — in fact, Tom specifically advises against them
- It doesn’t require that you buy prepackaged meals. Eat real food that you can make yourself
- It doesn’t require that you go hungry. In fact, if you’re ever hungry on the program, you’re probably doing something wrong
- It will take some time to absorb all the information provided (but hey, you’ve probably put off losing weight for a long time — like I did — so what’s a little extra time to learn how to do it right?)
- It is highly motivational, and will get you excited about losing fat
- Plus, it has an 8-week money-back guarantee! (So what do you have to lose?)
Burn the Fat Review — Overall Impressions
I’ll admit that I’m pretty biased when it comes to this book, but for good reason — I followed it and it worked for me. There is no sugar-coating the fact that Burn the Fat requires you to eat healthy and exercise to get the best results. However, anyone promising you weight loss without those things (or surgery) is lying. At least with Burn the Fat, you know that the diet and exercise advice you receive is sound, and based on actual science (it’s actually explained in the book). If you follow the program, you will lose weight and keep it off. If a fat, lazy, procrastinating couch potato like me can do it, anyone can.
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