Hi everyone, Drew Prode here.

Weight loss is a topic that so many people are into. And it's one we've talked about a ton on this podcast, but today's episode goes beyond just how to lose weight. It's a conversation about how to keep it off. And even more importantly, how to build and maintain lasting health. So what does it look like to maintain a lifestyle that prioritizes your well-being? To help answer that question, I'm sharing a segment for my interview with renowned fitness coach, bodybuilder, an entrepreneur,

Dr. Lane Norton. Dr. Lane Norton is known for his evidence-based approach to nutrition and training.

He earned a PhD in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois and has achieved

significant milestones as a competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter, including

winning national titles and setting world records. He's also the founder of Bio Lane LLC,

a fitness and nutrition coaching company that's helped countless individuals achieve their health and fitness goals.

He's also a prolific writer, speaker, social media influencer, and uses his platform to debunk fitness myths and promote

science-based practices. In today's featured moment from a full episode that I did with Lane,

we explore why exercise is fundamental to maintaining weight loss beyond just burning calories.

We also discuss how muscle mass plays a role in hunger regulation and why many people regain weight even after losing it successfully.

We also take a deep dive into the growing world of GLP1 weight loss drugs like OZempic and Weigovie.

Lane offers a ground at take on these medications and shares why sustainable change is unlikely without building new habits.

If you're looking beyond short-term results when it comes to your health, this featured moment

is for you. Let's tune into this excerpt with Dr. Lane Norton.

Of people who lose weight and keep it off for a long period of time, 70% of them exercise, over 70%.

Now, the reason exercise is important for long-term weight loss is probably actually less about the calories you burn during exercise, which really, unless you're

doing like hours and hours of exercise, it's hard to burn enough to really make a big difference

in weight loss. But the differences are you retain more lean mass. And even if you're like,

resistance training obviously is primo for that. Like if you resistance train, you're going to retain a lot more lean mass when you're like resistance training, obviously is primo for that.

Like if you resistance train, you're going to attain a lot more lean mass when you're dieting.

But even just regular like yoga, walking compared to sedentary, cardiovascular stuff, that will still maintain more lean mass than somebody who doesn't exercise at all.

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