# lose weight (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lose weight. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Losing Weight Can Make Fat Loss Harder Later](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/why-losing-weight-can-make-fat-loss) _2026-08-20 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ If you lose 10 pounds but 4 of those are muscle, you just made your body better at storing fat. ## [Every fitness lesson I’ve learned after a decade in the gym:](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/every-fitness-lesson-ive-learned) _2026-08-18 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Every fitness lesson I’ve learned after a decade in the gym: ## [The Most Important “Forgotten” Heart Disease Study... (Hmmm 🤨)](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/the-most-important-forgotten-heart) _2026-08-16 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ This is pretty eye-opening! ## [On the boredom of going to the gym](https://mzll.it/2026/08/on-the-boredom-of-going-to-the-gym/) _2026-08-15 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ As for this project of losing weight by writing about it on the blog, you’ll understand that, hell, I’ve failed spectacularly . Despite Manuel’s friendly prodding , I gave up a good while ago. Coming back from Brussels, along with good beer and good chocolate, I’ll also be bringing home a generous package of good intentions as a souvenir. I’m trying to reorganize my healthy life, and I’ve already… ## [The privilege of being able to return home](https://mzll.it/2026/08/the-privilege-of-being-able-to-return-home/) _2026-08-13 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ It means knowing every time we leave that the passport we’re holding is a political object that represents rights and privileges together, that a return ticket isn’t just a piece of our logistical organization, but – as we were saying before – what’s missing for migrant people in how they manage their idea of time, that is, the promise that a decision we’re making is… ## [7 Simple Steps to Stay Lean Without Counting a Single Calorie](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/7-simple-steps-to-stay-lean-without) _2026-08-12 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Most people don’t have a slow metabolism. ## [I Told My Client to Eat More to Lose Weight](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/i-told-my-client-to-eat-more-to-lose) _2026-08-10 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ I had a call with one of my clients yesterday. ## [How To Stop Losing Money On Healthcare Costs](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-losing-money-on-healthcare) _2026-08-09 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ I’ve seen countless patients not realize this…. ## [My Wife's Story: How She Finally Dropped The Stubborn "Baby Weight"](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/my-wifes-story-how-she-finally-dropped) _2026-08-09 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) lost in less than 90 days, when she did this... ## [Jeanie Had Menopausal Weight Gain & Autoimmune Issues- Both Now Strikingly Better](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/jeanie-had-menopausal-weight-gain) _2026-08-08 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ If in the menopause stage, you'll want to read this ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EWnFhwz8h9bz) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Jon Lost 100 Lbs. (45.4 kg) In 8 Months- The Healthy Way](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/jon-lost-100-lbs-454-kg-in-8-months) _2026-08-08 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ Without a crash diet, counting calories or tracking macros ## [GONE: Two Decades of Severe Gut Issues & 70 Lbs. (31.8 kg)!](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/gone-two-decades-of-severe-gut-issues) _2026-08-06 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ This all happened in just 9 months ## [Why Belly Fat Is More Dangerous Than You Think—And 8 Proven Ways to Get Rid of It](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/why-belly-fat-is-more-dangerous-than) _2026-08-06 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ The fat around your organs is damaging your health. Learn the simple daily habits that help reduce it naturally. ## [Females In Their 40's Can Lose Weight! How Jennifer Lost 73 Lbs. (33.1 kg)](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/females-in-their-40s-can-lose-weight) _2026-08-05 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ And this was after YEARS of her weight not budging ## [William Lowered His Blood Pressure & Cholesterol- Without Meds](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/william-lowered-his-blood-pressure) _2026-08-04 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ And no longer has an embarrassing, protruding belly! ## [14 Things I Do Every Week to Stay Lean After 30 (Without Tracking a Single Calorie)](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/14-things-i-do-every-week-to-stay) _2026-08-03 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ The non-negotiables that got me - and my clients - into the best shape of our lives. ## [How Jennifer Lost 37 Lbs. (16.8 kg) After Being Stuck For Years](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/how-jennifer-lost-37-lbs-168-kg-after) _2026-08-03 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ You too can finally have a breakthrough in your weight! ## [I Apologize!...Many Of You Did Not Get To See The Video In My Last Email](https://drbrandonpettke.substack.com/p/i-apologizemany-of-you-did-not-get) _2026-08-03 · Dr. M. Brandon Pettke · Funxional Health with Dr. Brandon Pettke_ Luckily, you can now view it... ## [With fins, crutches, and wheels](https://mzll.it/2026/08/with-fins-crutches-and-wheels/) _2026-08-02 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ At the beginning of July, my daughter tripped while playing basketball. It seemed like a simple sprain, but it turned out to be a hairline fracture of the fifth metatarsal. Brace and rest. Two weeks later, we were supposed to leave for the seaside. I don’t particularly like the beach, but my partner does, so I was going to work remotely for about ten days and then take a week off myself, just to… ## [Why My Training Plan Changes Every Year](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/why-my-training-plan-changes-every) _2026-07-29 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ My training has looked completely different every year for probably the last decade. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OQ5HfrY8L3fb) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Keep Living](https://gemmaseager.substack.com/p/keep-living) _2026-07-28 · Gemma Seager · The Adventures of Gem_ The place between positivity and acceptance ## [Let’s walk](https://mzll.it/2026/07/let-s-walk/) _2026-07-28 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I’m writing much less because I’m thinking, much less. I’m thinking much less about what I watch, what I read, what I use or what I eat, what I do and who I am. It’s a period, it must be summer, it’s a period in which I watch, read, use, eat, do and am, and that’s it. Nothing more. There’s no lightheartedness, only commitments and unexpected events, with… ## [You Can Lose Weight on Ozempic](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/you-can-lose-weight-on-ozempic) _2026-07-27 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ You can lose weight on Ozempic. ## [Peppa](https://gemmaseager.substack.com/p/peppa) _2026-07-23 · Gemma Seager · The Adventures of Gem_ aka Princess Sassy Pants ## [Low Energy is a Fat-Storage Signal](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/low-energy-is-a-fat-storage-signal) _2026-07-22 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Does this feel like you? ## [My fitness testing results](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/my-fitness-testing-results) _2026-07-20 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ I came top 5 in every fitness test my hockey team ran last week. ## [Reviving my Writing](https://gemmaseager.substack.com/p/reviving-my-writing) _2026-07-16 · Gemma Seager · The Adventures of Gem_ Or rediscovering my inner life. ## [Your Metabolism Decides Whether to Store or Burn](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/your-metabolism-decides-whether-to) _2026-07-15 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Your metabolism decides where calories go. ## [Why Zone 2 Training Is the Real Secret to Fat Loss After 40](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/why-zone-2-training-is-the-real-secret) _2026-07-13 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ The low-intensity training method elite athletes swear by, and why most people over 40 are doing the opposite. ## [The joy of repainting my house](https://mzll.it/2026/06/the-joy-of-repainting-my-house/) _2026-06-17 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ We repainted the entire house. All of it. I spent two months boxing up books, paintings, toys, digital devices, more books, and candles and mugs and pen holders and desk photographs and dozens of miscellaneous knick-knacks, and glasses and goblets and bottles of wine and liquor, and documents, various speakers and lamps, only to spend two weeks with the house in disarray and me working in the dust… ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mPn9sblxoyeQ) _2026-06-17 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Raise the Floor, Not the Ceiling](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/raise-the-floor-not-the-ceiling) _2026-06-16 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ There’s a pattern I keep seeing with the high performers I work with. ## [My new keyboard for work and traveling](https://mzll.it/2026/06/my-new-keyboard-for-work-and-traveling/) _2026-06-15 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ For almost six years on my desk, in addition to the monitors and the current Mac, a mechanical keyboard IQUNIX F96 Coral Sea – now out of production, this one – has stood stable and proud. It’s become an indispensable tool for me, even though I occasionally find myself typing on decent Macs (not all the ones I’ve used, unfortunately). Using a mechanical keyboard with silent, soft-touch… ## [The Code High Performers Use to Build a Body That Lasts](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/the-code-high-performers-use-to-build) _2026-06-12 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ 9 standards for showing up at your best in every area of life — without rigid plans, calorie tracking, or living in the gym. ## [12 Physical Standards Every Adult Over 40 Should Be Able to Pass](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/12-physical-standards-every-adult) _2026-06-08 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ 1) Walk 1 mile in under 15 minutes ## [Damn, work](https://mzll.it/2026/06/damn-work/) _2026-06-07 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ A dear friend of mine is no longer working. She was laid off last May 2025 and hasn’t been able to find a new job for a year. A whole year without work. She was a copywriter. Today, her job is done by an LLM. Bad, but sufficient for the vast majority of clients of mediocre communications agencies in Italy. The market has changed. AI will eliminate many jobs. I wasn’t entirely… ## [Imagine not even thinking about nutrition](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/imagine-not-even-thinking-about-nutrition) _2026-05-25 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Imagine not even thinking about nutrition. ## [You know you’re capable of more](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/you-know-youre-capable-of-more) _2026-05-25 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ The goal is not to become a gym person. ## [Until May 24, 2026](https://mzll.it/until/2026/20260524/) _2026-05-24 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ This is an archived version of my Now page . I haven’t updated this page in quite a while. A lot has changed since then, like the company I worked for , or the fact that I attempted a public challenge but without success . I finally recreated some dotfiles for macOS and started to have some doubts about using the new AI-based translators: do they translate exactly what I write, or do they… ## [What iOS gives me](https://mzll.it/2026/05/what-ios-give-me/) _2026-05-23 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I read Kevin Wammer’s latest post with interest: he switched to Android a few months ago with a Pixel 10 and talks about all the apps he’s installed – replacing some he used on iOS – and how he’s using them in his new ecosystem. I envy him a little. I love being immersed in the simplicity of iOS and enjoying the aesthetics of certain apps, but I won’t deny that I wouldn’t mind having the freedom… ## [The failure of a public pledge](https://mzll.it/2026/05/the-failure-of-a-public-pledge/) _2026-05-17 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I haven’t lost any weight—I’ll say that right off the bat. Or rather, I’ve lost just under 1 kg (~2.20 lbs). This public commitment I made to myself didn’t go as I’d hoped. I kept up with my swimming sessions, the occasional brisk walk through the traffic of the Neapolitan suburbs, and some home strength training, but nothing that actually helped me lose weight. I think I need to consult a… ## [The 2-Signal System for Staying Lean Without Breaking Your Metabolism](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/the-2-signal-system-for-staying-lean) _2026-05-15 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Most people focus on the number on the scale. High-performers focus on metabolic integrity. ## [How to Increase Fat Oxidation by 29% During Exercise](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/how-to-increase-fat-oxidation-by) _2026-05-14 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ New research into circadian biology suggests that when you take your pre-workout matters as much as what’s in it. ## [Why I’m not training "optimally" right now](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/why-im-not-training-optimally-right) _2026-05-12 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Right now I’m trying to do two things that don’t naturally go together. ## [How to Change Your Metabolic Set Point](https://ashleyrichmond.substack.com/p/how-to-change-your-metabolic-set) _2026-05-11 · Ashley Richmond · Ashley’s Substack_ Your metabolism is in charge of where calories get used. ## [Stochastic falls](https://mzll.it/2026/04/stochastic-falls/) _2026-04-27 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I left the company where I had been working for the past (almost) year. There are various reasons for this, but they all boil down to two main issues. The first is related to my previous experience . Since I am still involved with my former company, I am working – together with the chairman of the board of directors, who is just as committed as I am –to get a portion of the business back on its… ## [When I travel for work](https://mzll.it/2026/04/when-i-travel/) _2026-04-15 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I’m back to traveling for work. My old project and my new job will require me to travel more often, much like I did in recent years, when four out of every 14 days I spent 800 km away from home . Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken trains and planes several times. I’ve set foot in Italian train stations and airports again, with goals to achieve and no museums to visit. I like trains and planes,… ## [Dotfiles and nerdy stuff](https://mzll.it/2026/04/dotfiles-and-nerdy-stuff/) _2026-04-12 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I need to replace my work Mac within a few weeks. 1 My work laptop is synced with my personal one for everything that involves iCloud. I have pretty much the same apps, and I use Homebrew for everything I can. So, with the switch coming up, I’ve been thinking about rebuilding my dotfiles for macOS. The idea is to clone all the main configuration files (git, neovim, claude, micro, binary scripts,… ## [Slop and translations](https://mzll.it/2026/03/slop-and-translations/) _2026-03-31 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ AI has recently been used on this blog just to improve the graphic design: I’ve asked for help on several occasions to fine-tune aesthetic details that would otherwise have taken me forever. But never when it comes to the content. And that will never happen because, since this is a personal blog, writing using soggy stuff generated by an unconsciously system would be really stupid. But my English… ## [New needs and new possibilities](https://mzll.it/2026/03/new-needs-and-new-possibilities/) _2026-03-28 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I had a PDF in English, so I asked Claude Code to translate the text into Italian and convert it to EPUB. Done – it works and reads well. It took me less than 5 minutes. Things that, I don’t know, might not even have occurred to me to do before. ✱ Thanks for enjoying the RSS feed and reading! You can leave your comments by emailing me . ## [The Gratitude Subscriptions, March 2026](https://mzll.it/2026/03/the-gratitude-subscriptions-march-2026/) _2026-03-26 · lg@mzll.it (Luigi Mozzillo) · Luigi Mozzillo on mzll_ I won’t go into the reasons why you should use a password manager. I’m assuming that if you’re reading this blog, you’re nerdy enough to already have one. Right? Anyway, I’ve used plenty of password managers over the years. I’ve used Enpass, LastPass, Apple Password, Bitwarden, 1Password, and Dashlane, and there are many others I’ve at least tried out to see how they worked. Switching from one…