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Weight loss

LEARNING PLAN

Weight loss

This learning plan is designed for anyone who has struggled with yo-yo dieting, temporary weight loss followed by regain, or confusion about conflicting diet advice. It provides a science-based, holistic approach that addresses not just what to eat and how to exercise, but also the psychological and lifestyle factors that determine long-term success. Perfect for those ready to move beyond quick fixes and build lasting transformation.

ByCommunity User
3 h 15 m
12 coursesUpdated 4 days ago
How Not to DietBurnWhy Your Food Is Designed to Hijack Your Brain12 sources

How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn Weight loss with ease. It is curated from in-depth research on the topic and structured around the most effective learning journeys proven by BeFreed users.

Each episode delivers bite-sized, high-impact lessons distilled from world-class sources — bestselling books, research papers, and expert insights. Together, they form a sophisticated yet accessible path to mastering Weight loss.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the science behind metabolism, calories, and nutrition to make informed decisions about sustainable weight loss
  • Build an effective exercise routine combining resistance training and cardio that burns fat while building metabolism-boosting muscle
  • Transform your relationship with food by overcoming emotional eating and developing mindful eating practices
  • Create automatic daily habits and environmental systems that support healthy choices without constant willpower
  • Achieve long-term weight loss success by addressing the root causes of why most diets fail

Master the fundamentals of metabolism, calories, and nutrition science to understand how your body actually loses weight and why most diets fail.

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How Not to Diet

A science-based guide to sustainable weight loss, debunking diet myths and offering evidence-backed strategies for healthy living.

9 m
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Burn

Groundbreaking research reveals surprising truths about human metabolism, challenging conventional wisdom on diet, exercise, and weight loss.

8 m
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Why Your Food Is Designed to Hijack Your Brain

Two hosts dissect the industrial food conspiracy making us sick, comparing insights from van Tulleken, Schatzker, Attia, and Greger on ultra-processed foods, metabolic dysfunction, and practical habit strategies that actually work in real life.

31 m

Learn how to combine resistance training, cardio, and consistent movement habits to accelerate fat loss and build lean muscle that boosts your metabolism.

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The Resistance Training Revolution

Revolutionize your fitness with resistance training, burning fat and building muscle in just 60 minutes a week.

9 m
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Built from BrokenEat It!Run Your Butt Off!Bigger Leaner Stronger
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Strength vs. Cardio: Rethinking Fitness

Discover why resistance training outperforms cardio for weight loss and body composition, despite common beliefs. Learn evidence-based approaches to diet and exercise that maximize results while cutting through conflicting advice.

31 m
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Stick with ItMaking Habits, Breaking HabitsUsing Behavioral Science to Build an Exercise HabitIntrinsic rewards predict exercise via behavioral intentions for initiators but via habit strength for maintainers.
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Make Exercise Automatic: Science-Backed Consistency Secrets

Discover why willpower fails and how to rewire your brain for effortless exercise habits. Learn the 66-day rule, environmental design tricks, and how to make fitness genuinely fun using behavioral science.

8 m

Transform emotional eating patterns and develop mindfulness around food choices so you can eat for nourishment without deprivation or guilt.

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The Hunger Habit

Transform your eating habits with awareness, not willpower, and heal your relationship with food.

8 m
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Mindless Eating

Revolutionize your eating habits with insightful tips on unconscious food choices.

9 m
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Never Binge AgainBreaking Up With SugarAllen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional EatingThe Hunger Habit
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Break Free from Binge Eating and Sugar Addiction

Discover the neuroscience behind sugar addiction and learn powerful strategies to overcome binge eating without relying on willpower. Transform your relationship with food using evidence-based approaches.

9 m

Design daily habits and environmental structures that make healthy eating and exercise automatic, ensuring long-term success without relying on willpower.

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Fast. Feast. Repeat.

Transform your health with intermittent fasting and lifestyle changes.

9 m
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The ShiftHow Not to DietWhy Diets Make Us FatWhy We Eat (Too Much)
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The Truth About Sustainable Weight Loss

Discover why 98% of successful weight loss maintainers focus on long-term habit changes rather than quick fixes. Learn evidence-based strategies that prioritize modest, sustainable progress over dramatic transformations.

44 m
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Own the Day, Own Your Life100 Ways to Change Your LifeThe Science of LivingBadass Habits
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Habit Systems That Actually Stick

Discover how to transform fleeting motivation into lasting change by understanding the science of habit formation and creating systems that make health, fitness, and learning behaviors automatic.

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