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Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Max Lugavere to discuss all things weight loss and what Max did to lose 10 lbs of fat in just two months while continuing to build lean muscle.

Max Lugavere is a health and science journalist and author of the New York Times best-seller Genius Foods, and The Genius Life. Max is the host of one of the top health and wellness podcasts on iTunes, The Genius Life. He is an international keynote speaker that has given talks at SXSW, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Biohacker Summit in Sweden, and many others.

In this episode, Dhru and Max dive into:

-The biggest weight loss mistakes (1:55)

-Prioritizing protein for fat loss and muscle retention (7:34)

-Max’s cheat codes for weight loss (19:29)

-Overeating healthy foods as a source of weight gain (25:18)

-Using a digital food scale (28:49)

-Added fat as a source of excess calories (41:16)

-How to simplify cooking at home (46:41)

-Examples of how Max reaches 30 grams of protein at every meal (54:32)

-Walking as the ultimate fat-burning tool (1:00:24)

-Boredom snacking (1:10:42)

-The value of the food matrix in weight loss (1:16:12)

-Max’s views on society’s narrative around obesity and weight loss (1:21:15)

-How not to eat like a snob (1:28:22)

-Common sources of overconsumed dietary fat (1:39:00)

-Satiety per calorie (1:45:22)

-Consistency and patience (1:50:30)

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Get Max’s Fat Loss Cheat Codes

-Max’s Fat Loss Cheat Codes Tweet

-The Genius Life Podcast

-Sign up for Max’s newsletter

For more on Max Lugavere, follow him on Instagram @maxlugavere, Twitter @maxlugavere, YouTube @maxlugavere, and through his website, maxlugavere.com.

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