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FGF21: A New Way To Lose Weight? What The Latest Brain Research Means For Your Fat Loss
Scientists may have just discovered a completely new way to lose weight. And it doesn't work by suppressing your appetite or making you eat less. It works by changing how your body burns energy . A recent study published in Cell Reports by researchers at the University of Oklahoma ( Lin et al., 2026 ) examined a naturally occurring hormone called FGF21 and found that it can reduce body weight by activating a very specific brain circuit. But here's the surprising part. It's
Coach Alan
5 days ago12 min read
The Predictable Diet: Does Eating The Same Meals Help With Weight Loss?
A recent weight loss study published in Health Psychology ( American Psychological Association, 2026 ) explored a simple question: Does eating the same meals every day improve fat loss results compared to a more varied diet? The findings offer a clear insight. Not just into what works, but why most people struggle to stay consistent. And this insight may not only surprise you, but could also make your weight loss efforts easier and more predictable . In this article, I will
Coach Alan
Apr 155 min read
Why You Keep Failing With Weight Loss (And How to Fix It With One Simple Framework)
Many people's minds fail their fat loss efforts long before their actions do. If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “ Why do I keep failing with weight loss ?”, it’s usually not a lack of discipline. But instead, due to a lack of alignment between: What you want What you expect What you actually do And the impacts those three misaligned factors have on your mindset and behaviours. As both an online personal trainer in Ireland and a psychotherapist, I don’t see the
Coach Alan
Apr 146 min read
Gym Tales: I'm Afraid of The Gym
The gym door is a glass-toothed predator. Outside, the world is soft; inside, the air is a thick, humid soup of iron. You approach its mouth… Hand twitching as you press the entrance card against its red-nosed sensor. The screech of a mechanical taunt pierces your eardrums, its fanged doors slowly open, and suddenly, you’re pulled into the belly of the beast. A gulf of heat hits you first. Then, the salt-sour stench of a thousand lungs follows. To the left, monstrous groans
Coach Alan
Apr 22 min read
What Does It Actually Take to Make a Physical Transformation?
Today I want to talk about something important: What is actually required to make a physical transformation? The answer depends on two things: What a “ physical transformation ” means to you The timeframe you expect to achieve it in In the context of my 12 Week Programme , a physical transformation means a visible change in body composition that could easily make people think: “God, that’s some change.” Here’s an example: What most people don’t see in photos like this is ever
Coach Alan
Mar 127 min read
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