What Really Matters For Fat Loss

And What Doesn’t…

Ami Kaza
3 min readFeb 25, 2024
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I’ve gathered a few ideas over the years while attempting to lose fat to form the subject of this memo: what really matters for fat loss.

‘ll start by listing things out that I found that don’t matter.

I’ve been chubby and active most of my life. I’ve been fat and not active for a good couple of years (± 6 years).

If I had to guess I’ve lost a combined ±50 kg (~110 lbs) over the last decade, but I also gained most of it back.

Except for the last diet I attempted.

I kept it off and am going strong again after a longer break. Here’s my progress from the start of the year.

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What Doesn’t Matter: Short-Term Weight Fluctuations

I lost 1 kg (2.2 lbs) from the 23.02.2024 to the 24.02.2024. Taking 1–2 dumps a day helps with this. Just saying.

Three days before that I had the same happen only it went up. I mean the graph says it all.

Our body is weird that way. It can be water retention, it can be that you didn’t poop in days but it can also…

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Ami Kaza

Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. I’m curious about all things personal development, self-improvement, fitness and health.