If getting leaner is your goal, nutrition should be your main focus. In this episode, I talk to Registered Dietitian Hope Fitzgerald Brandt. We talk about her own journey with weight loss, what to change if you have a lot of weight to lose, and what to tweak if you have the last 10 lbs or so to lose. 0:00: Introduction 3:58: How Hope approaches weight loss and aesthetic goals5:35: Hope’s personal journey with weight loss9:30: Going beyond “eating clean” 11:50: What does it mean to be in a slight caloric deficit?18:10: Protein recommendations21:22: What to do if you don’t want to track macronutrients 25:55: Myth busting: “Starvation mode”33:14: A conversation around hormones 35:45: Overview of how to change your nutritional approach 38:25: How to work with HopeFree Evlo WorkshopFree Evlo 101 class14 day free trialFollow Dr. Shannon on InstagramFollow Fit Body, Happy Joints on InstagramFollow Fit Body, Happy Joints on Tiktok