27. The Science Behind Healthy Fat Loss + Lifestyle you can Sustain w/ Craig Hughes

"Do I count carbs? Should I do keto? What does gluten-free mean?" -- We've heard ALL the diets. What is a natural way to burn fat + how do we build a healthy lifestyle we can actually sustain long-term? I have Craig Hughes, of @BodyByCraig, back on the show this week to set the record straight on what you are misunderstanding about building your nutrition plan.  Body by Craig is the current Pageant Planet Trainer of the year (2019) + Top 5 nationally ranked trainer for the past two years. Before Craig, I had started eating healthier but didn't know what I was doing. I knew that "bread was bad" + to stay away from sugar, I noticed I was losing weight but that wasn't my goal, I wanted to gain MUSCLE. When I started working with Craig in June 2019, he completely restructured not just my eating habits, but my lifestyle as a whole, the same lifestyle I carry out today.  In this episode, Craig is spelling out EXACTLY what it means to loose fat in a healthy way, why intermittent fasting is so important, + the theory behind carb-restricted diets vs. keto. Craig has found a bridge between these two very popular diets, which has proven to work in the last 8 years he's been training women.  Want to understand how to sustain your fat loss? Let's dive in, notebooks are necessary for this one.  Questions? Contact Craig Hughes directly on instagram at @bodybycraig or reach out via www.bodybycraignodoubt.com.  Learn more about Body By Craig: Craig Hughes founded Body by Craig in April 2013 to provide top pageant competitors with the same individualized one-on-one training that elite athletes get with the goal of maximizing each pageant client’s fullest potential and competition results. In just 7 pageant seasons, Body by Craig has trained 5 Miss Virginia USA winners (3 in a row) plus 1 Miss Virginia America as well as other Miss USA titleholders from states including Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Colorado; 2 Miss New Zealand’s (World Supermodel and Global); 1 current world titleholder from the United States (Miss Glam World, Kochi India); and a growing number of top Teen and Miss pageant competitors throughout the United States and world. Body by Craig is the current Pageant Planet Trainer of the Year (2019) and a Top 5 Trainer the past two seasons. Craig is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rhodes College and attended the Fletcher School, Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He is the proud dad of 2 20-somethingdaughters (who btw never competed in pageants). He maintains a private invitation-only gym and walking studio in SW Virginia patrolled by his pet cat Rogue in her Swarovski crystal crown collar.