Never Diet Again with Max Lowery

The Fastest Way to Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting

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What if everything you’ve been told about weight loss after 40 is wrong?

In this episode, Max Lowery breaks down why quick fixes—like keto, calorie restriction, and HIIT overload—are actually the slowest way to lose fat. Especially for women navigating hormonal shifts, emotional eating, and metabolic slowdown.

You’ll learn:

  • Why old methods stop working after 40 (and what to do instead)

  • The truth about calories in vs calories out

  • How to reset your body from sugar-burning to fat-burning mode

  • 5 simple, sustainable habits that make weight loss effortless—and permanent


This isn’t about dieting harder. It’s about working smarter with your hormones, not against them.

Whether you're in perimenopause, menopause, or just fed up with starting over… this episode is for you.

Tune in now and discover how to lose weight—and keep it off for life.


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Max Lowery:

What if I told you that quick fixes are actually the slowest way to lose weight?

Max Lowery:

Not only are these methods actually the slowest way to lose weight, they can actually damage your metabolism, mess with your hormones and lead to more and more weight gain. In this video, you're going to learn the biggest mistake women over 40 make with weight loss. You're going to learn exactly how my clients are losing weight fast without dieting, without restriction or without cutting out the foods they love, and I will share with you the fastest way to lose weight and keep it off for the rest of your life. But before I show you how to actually lose weight fast, we need to clear something up, because most people have a completely backwards idea of what fast weight loss actually is. You probably heard that losing one to two pounds a week is too slow and that you need to be dropping five pounds a week to make real progress. But in reality, anything faster than one to two pounds a week is actually slow because it doesn't last. And why does it last? For two main reasons. Firstly, if the weight is coming off really quickly, it usually means that you're doing something extreme, unenjoyable and unsustainable cutting out carbs, slashing calories or over-exercising. And guess what? That is downright unenjoyable. It is never going to last. And secondly, when you lose weight too quickly, your body actually fights back. You can trigger a survival response where your metabolism slows down, you have increased hunger and more cravings. Because what you need to understand is that our bodies don't like weight loss. Stored fat is there for a very specific purpose it's to help us survive in case harsh times come. So losing weight quickly activates this survival response, so we hold on to what we have. So the combination of a slower metabolism and increased hunger is a recipe for weight gain, and that's why you nearly always end up heavier than you were before when you do a crash diet. So the fastest way to lose weight is the sustainable way Gradual, consistent progress, no extremes, no bounce back, no starting over. But here's what no one tells you Losing one to two pounds a week isn't slow. That's 15 to 30 pounds in 90 days and over a year that's 50 to 100 pounds without destroying your metabolism, your relationship with food or your sanity. It's sustainable, it's permanent and it is the fastest way to lose weight, because if you're doing a quick fix and the weight comes back on, that is not fast, that is slow, so let's get into it. How do you create a life that allows you to lose weight, eat the foods that you love and sustain the results? Over the last 10 years, I've helped thousands of people do exactly that. I'm Max Lowery. I'm an author, personal trainer and weight loss coach. In this podcast, I'm going to share my top tips and tricks from within my one-on-one coaching program. It's my goal to give you the tools and understanding so that you never diet again.

Max Lowery:

What is the biggest mistake that women over 40 make with weight loss? Well, I've had thousands of conversations with women over 40 about their weight loss struggles and the one thing I hear all the time is I know what I need to do. I just can't get myself to do it. But when I dig deeper, I found out that they're trying to repeat what worked in their 20s and 30s Cutting out carbs, dropping to 1200 calories a day, smashing HIIT workouts six days a week, loads of running, whatever it is. But here's the truth it used to work, but now it doesn't, or worse, it backfires.

Max Lowery:

I had a client named Emma. She was a 44, mom of two running her own business, constantly on the go. She explains I just can't do what I used to. It doesn't work. I'm exhausted.

Max Lowery:

That's because after 40, your body isn't the same. Your hormones are shifting, your metabolism becomes less flexible and stress has a much bigger impact than it used to. So with the perimenopause and the menopause, estrogen and progesterone start to decline and these hormones help regulate metabolism, mood and fat storage. As estrogen drops, your body becomes more insulin resistant, meaning it stores fat more easily, especially around the belly. You also become more sensitive to stress because cortisol, the stress hormone, becomes harder to regulate, and high cortisol can mean more cravings, poor sleep and stubborn fat. So if you add punishing workout routines and extreme restriction, you could create a hormonal storm that slows metabolism, increases hunger and makes fat loss even harder.

Max Lowery:

So no, it's nothing to do with your willpower or motivation. You don't need to try harder. It's just that your body needs a different approach, one that works with your hormones, not against them, and one that supports your metabolism instead of shutting it down. The clients I work with are driven, successful, motivated and intelligent. This isn't a case of trying harder. It's about working smarter, and that means nourishing your body, managing stress, regulating hunger hormones, walking daily and being metabolically flexible, not starving yourself like you used to. That is the old method of fat loss and it's time to adopt the new method of fat loss. When you do this, fat loss becomes easier, your energy improves and you feel in control.

Max Lowery:

So how do my clients lose weight without cutting out the foods they love? Let me be clear about something Every diet that's ever worked has worked for one reason it's created a calorie deficit. If you lost weight doing keto, it wasn't magic. It was because you cut out carbs, which helped you eat less calories. Intermittent fasting you ate in a smaller window, which means fewer opportunities to overeat the fast 800, you only ate 800 calories. That is a massive calorie deficit. Smashing the gym guess what? You burned more calories, which means you are more likely to be in a calorie deficit. Even GLP-1 medication like Ozempic all it does is make you feel less hungry, so you consume less food. Therefore, calorie deficit.

Max Lowery:

But here's the problem with all of these methods they rely on restriction, willpower, motivation or drugs. And if you're a woman over 40 with a career, with a family, with a million responsibilities, you do not want to depend on motivation and willpower. Even if they worked for a few weeks, they are not sustainable. You either burn out binge or feel like a failure when you can't stick to it. That's why my clients get results in a completely different way. We still achieve a calorie deficit, but not by forcing it.

Max Lowery:

In my experience, there are two key reasons why people overeat, and that's exactly what we focus on. So, firstly, many people are stuck in what's known as sugar burning mode. This essentially means that you need a constant stream of food to function. It means that we're not able to tap into our stored energy reserves like glycogen, which is stored, carbohydrate and body fat. People who are stuck in sugar burning mode. If they go too long without food, they feel lightheaded, irritable, shaky. They often crave sugar and carbs constantly. They have the mid-morning and mid-afternoon crash in energy levels and they just feel out of control with food, no matter how clean they're eating and I want to stress here you can be stuck in sugar burning mode even if you're not eating loads of sugar, because essentially, all the food that you eat gets broken down into sugar. This is known as being metabolically inflexible and there are problems in the short term, which I just described, but in the long term, this can lead to metabolic disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and all the other lifestyle-related diseases. So we help our clients shift their bodies back into fat-burning mode naturally no cutting carbs, no tracking calories, no strict meal plans. And when that shift happens, they crave food less, they feel in control, they have stable energy levels all day long and, as a consequence, they naturally eat fewer calories without even trying. And don't worry. Later in this video I'm going to share the exact habits I give my clients to help them reset their bodies to burn fat. So make sure you stay tuned.

Max Lowery:

So the first reason people overeat is because they're stuck in sugar burning mode. The second reason is because they use food to process their emotions, whether it's stress, boredom, procrastination, loneliness. Maybe it's just a reward after a hard and stressful day. Most people don't overeat because they're hungry. They overeat because food is how they cope. So we help our clients rewire their brain. We show them how to handle stress and emotion without turning to food. And when this happens, for a lot of them they're consuming thousands of calories less every single week. And that's without restriction, without willpower, without shame. So yes, we still create a calorie deficit with our clients to help them lose weight, but we do it by recessing their bodies to burn fat and rewiring their brains to process emotions. So they're eating far less food, but they're still eating the foods they enjoy. They're still going out for dinner, they're still having a glass of wine if they want to, and when you do it like this, which is much more sustainable and enjoyable, the weight stays off for the rest of your life.

Max Lowery:

Really quick one for me. Guys, I don't run ads on this podcast and I do aim to give you as many high value tips and tricks as I can for free. All I ask in return is that you help me spread the word. That way I can help as many people as I can to never diet again. The way to do that is to rate, review and share this podcast. A review will only take 30 seconds, but it would mean the world to me. But, more importantly, it could help change the life of someone else. So this is actually the fastest way to lose weight, because you don't have to keep starting over and the weight never comes back on.

Max Lowery:

So, as promised, what are the five habits that you can reset your body to burn fat without dieting? So the habits I'm about to share with you have been tweaked, refined and evolved. I've literally coached thousands of women over my 10-year career to lose weight and keep it off. These habits are safe, simple, sustainable and anyone can do them. But here's a quick heads up. The first week of shifting your body out of sugar-burning mode into fat-burning mode can be difficult. You might feel lightheaded, irritable. Fat burning mode can be difficult. You might feel lightheaded, irritable, hangry, foggy, low energy, low mood. This is completely normal and the ironic thing is, if you do feel it badly, it means that you really need this. It's a clear sign that your body is stuck in sugar burning mode and it is struggling to function without that constant stream of food. All right, so let's get into the habits.

Max Lowery:

Habit number one eat larger meals less frequently. Eat big, satisfying meals and give your body what it needs, but rest between. This stabilizes your blood sugar, controls hunger and helps you eat less without even trying, and, plus, it's more enjoyable. Most of the women I speak to are feeling miserable because they're not feeling satisfied after their meals. They're cutting calories and trying to lose weight. So no tiny diet meals, just real satisfying food, eating till you're full.

Max Lowery:

Habit number two prioritize protein and fiber at every meal. Protein and fiber do two things. Firstly, they're going to keep you full for hours. Protein is the most satiating macronutrient. If you were to double your protein intake and make sure you had a source of protein at each meal, I can guarantee you're going to feel less hungry and, as a consequence, eat less overall. Fiber slows down digestion and blood sugar spikes. So again, when you do this, you naturally eat less throughout the day without restriction.

Max Lowery:

Habit number three stop fucking snacking. If you're following habit one and habit two eating until you're full and prioritizing protein you do not need to snack. Snacking is a huge problem, but it has become socially normalized and socially acceptable. In the last 20 years, you could be consuming 500 or 600 calories every single day just in snacks. So if you feel like you're eating good, healthy food but you're not losing weight, this could be why We've recently introduced the BLT into our clients. Not the bacon, lettuce and tomato. It's bites, licks and tastes, because these add up and these are snacks. Every bite, every lick and every taste counts. Don't think it doesn't. So focus on eating three large satisfying meals and nothing in between. Don't think of this as restrictive, because it isn't. Remember you're eating big, satisfying meals and enjoying them. When you do that, you shouldn't need to snack.

Max Lowery:

Habit number four incorporate a 12-hour overnight fast. Don't think of this as intermittent fasting, it's not. This is just giving your digestion and your blood sugar levels a break. 8 pm till 8 am works perfectly, but you can choose whatever you want. And habit number five be as active as you can in a way that you enjoy.

Max Lowery:

Walking and steps are really powerful. Most of our clients are aiming for 7,000 to 15,000 steps per day. Walking burns fat, stabilizes blood sugar and boosts your mental health. And the best part, if you get close to 10,000 or 15,000 steps per day, you'll be burning more calories than you would in a structured workout. But even better, walking won't raise your hunger levels like hard exercise will Build activity and steps into your life. Walk to work. Get off a train station early and walk the rest of the way. Park further away from the shops, take a walk in your lunch break. Every step counts.

Max Lowery:

These five habits are easy, sustainable and enjoyable. Anyone can do them safely, not just for 30 days, but for the rest of your life. Ultimately, they create a calorie deficit without you even noticing. They get your metabolism and your hormones working for you, not against you, and this makes lasting weight loss effortless. So this is the fastest way to lose weight because you never have to start again. But look, resetting your body to burn fat is powerful, but it's a waste of time if you don't also learn how to eat the foods you love and lose weight at the same time, because if you think you have to give up pizza, chocolate or wine forever, you won't stick to it. That's why the next thing you need to do is make sure you watch this video on the 80-20 diet hack. I'll show you exactly how my clients are eating their favourite foods and losing weight at the same time, without guilt and without tracking. So click here to watch the video and learn the 80-20 diet hack.