I walk my Belgian Malinois, Hazel, in downtown Boise a lot, including at night.

Boise's very safe compared to most cities, but there's a possibility of trouble just about anywhere.

Case in point: I was walking Hazel during Halloween evening when a homeless man with a pitbull crossed our path.

I always take Hazel across the street when we encounter another dog, which is what I did this time, too.

But something about us triggered the pitbull, and it went into full-on attack mode.

I reacted quickly, putting myself between Hazel and the pitbull and bracing for impact, just like I was taught to do.

In a way, that pitbull reminds me of all the obstacles that try to come for you during your weight loss journey.

Make no mistake: The deck is stacked against you.

You've got the holidays.

You've got birthdays and anniversaries.

You've got late-night food gremlins.

You've got food companies happy to profit from your obesity and disease be selling you chemical crapstorm garbage.

Weight loss mode or maintenance mode, there's always something.

And if you don't learn how to brace for impact, any one of these "threats" could take you down.

Tune into this episode to learn how you can "brace for impact" and defend yourself and your weight loss against the threats that cross your path.

(I'll also share what happened to me and Hazel after the pitbull went into attack mode.)

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If you've seen the second Hunger Games movie - Catching Fire - you know that Katniss and Peeta, two of the main characters, are touring the districts by train after winning the 74th annual Hunger Games, as is custom for the winner to do.

Things go badly in District 11, when Katniss accidentally provokes the crowd into doing something that gets one of them killed by Capital Peacekeepers.

Completely freaked out, Katniss cries to Haymitch, hers and Peeta's mentor, about how to just get through the end of the tour so they can go home.

"Wake up, girl," Haymitch says, snapping his fingers. "This trip doesn't end. You ain't EVER getting off this train!"

The concept of never getting off the train is pretty terrifying in those circumstances!

But when you look at it from a different perspective, it’s actually a powerful way to think about your health journey, and here’s why.

One reason SO many people gain back weight is because they keep "getting off the train."

Put another way, they think they can skip doing the exact things that work to get and keep the weight off!

I call it the diet mentality, and it's only gonna ever lead to frustration and failure.

Unlike the train in the Hunger Games, you actually want all the incredible things that come with staying on the real food, water, and sleep train to get and KEEP your weight off!

Listen, there IS a way to stay on the train and love it.

In this week's new podcast, I'll explain why you ain't ever getting off this train...and how and why that's actually a great thing!

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I was standing at the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition in Las Vegas with my buddy Kris Gethin last month, looking at all the exhibitor promising things like DNA testing and weight loss pills...

When I was suddenly reminded of something I heard years ago:

That there are no new ideas.

Despite endless rounds of "promising new" gimmicks that want you to believe you can pop a pill or get a shot and melt away the fat in six seconds, there's no getting around your body's need for real food, water, and sleep for lasting weight loss and optimal wellness.

Real food, water, and sleep are what we've needed for all of humanity's existence.

It's the proper human diet. It's what we're designed for. It's NOT new!

And even high-quality supplements like the kind Code Red offers don't change that.

Do I think high-quality supplements have value?

Absolutely, to a point.

Do I think you can out-supplement a bad diet?

Absolutely NOT.

And to say otherwise is pretty insulting to Rebels like Lory Stobart, who lost 205 pounds in 18 months.

Lory didn't lose all that weight because she took Code Red D3. She lost all that weight and is keeping it off because she did the work.

Same for Andrea Dell, who lost 28 pounds in less than two months with Code Red and has kept it off for over seven years and counting. She's maintained for so long because she's doing the work, not because she's taking Code Red Magnesium.

So despite what the latest gimmicky promises provoke you into believing...despite a fresh round of claims about yet another magic pill that's supposed to "help with weight loss"...

Ain't nobody getting out of eating real food, drinking enough water, and getting enough sleep for safe, optimal weight loss and lasting optimal wellness.

Before the siren's song of yet ANOTHER gimmick calls you away from the proper human diet, tune into this episode to learn all about why there are no new ideas when it comes to weight loss.

Then use what you learn to protect yourself from gimmicks like hype-y magic pills, expensive shots that force your body to gobble up your muscle tissue like Miss Pac-Man, and "specialty" processed diet foods dripping with more chemicals than the cleaning products aisle at Walmart.

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