I Lost 40 lbs
While Working Insane Hours.
I spent years as an engineer in the oil field. Long hours, demanding work. But the thing that held me back had nothing to do with my schedule.
Nobody teaches you how to lose fat without losing muscle. The default advice is eat less and move more. That works until you realize you're getting lighter and softer, not leaner. I did what engineers do. I found the actual data, cut the noise, and figured out how to train, how to eat, and how to build a system that fits into a real life instead of replacing it.
I don't have a personal training cert. I don't want one. What I have is 10+ years of applying this, an engineering mindset, and no patience for advice that doesn't hold up in the real world.