Fat Is The Clue Weight Loss Program

07/12/2026

Anyone have suggestions for coffee flavor that doesn't have emulsifiers? Looking for natural single-ingredient options only. This PLOS medicine study shook me to the core -

Author summary Why was this study done? Emulsifiers are widely used food additives in industrially processed foods to improve texture and enhance shelf-life. Experimental in vivo/in vitro research as well as a pilot clinical trial on healthy individuals suggests deleterious effects of food additive....

07/10/2026

Snoring? Sleep Apnea? Your spouse is going through a weight loss program? Chances are you're both exposed to the same toxins.

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07/01/2026

Why your coffee routine may be undermining your fat loss goals. Full article is now live on Substack:

Missing Context Newsletter | Disruptors Series

06/21/2026

Happy Fathers Day to All Present Fathers!

06/19/2026

15 days to July 4th BBQ. You don't look so good. You don't feel good. You're at least 20 lbs overweight. You have no energy in the afternoons.

You know:
- Ketogenic or carnivore diet is not going to do it. Not in that time.
- Severe calorie restriction will make you sick and looking worse. You still have to work and need to survive each day. And you know the cravings will haunt you through the night and ruin your sleep.
- Starvation results in even worse rebound
- 2 weeks in the gym won't budge the fat

You are NOT using any:
- Medications
- Supplements, including multivitamins
- Herbs, tinctures, weeds (including smoked)
- Smoked or inhaled substances.
- Peptides or meds in more than 6 months (glp1s included)

YOU:
- prefer the natural way
- tried everything in the past and it hasn't worked
- are otherwise "healthy" and your doctor told you repeatedly your labs are normal.

But that 20+ lbs is just hanging around for years already.

AND: You're willing to give up 1 Specialty Coffee. Just ONE that's full of microplastics, recycled municipal improperly filtered water, with addictive substances.

On June 22nd, I will be publishing a 14 day DIY program. This is information from the very first week of the same program which helped me lose 60 lbs in 2 months, for $8.48

You will learn what my 1:1 clients learn in the first week and practice sustainably for the rest of their lives to keep fat off. You'll get THE hardest 5-day challenge known to modern humans.

This isn't for everyone. This is for the people who are tired of the bs, the lies, and the gym-bro advice I constantly call out on social media pressuring people to do labs, take substances without knowing the side effects, and costly hormone replacements.

This is for those that have something to live for.

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It's not Free. You will still have to give up 1 coffee that makes you sick and you don't know it.

06/12/2026

I published a new article on perimenopause because the current conversation is too narrow.

Too many women are told they are aging, stressed, almost normal, depressed, inflamed for no clear reason, or simply need medication after a short visit and a limited panel.

Meanwhile, the bigger pattern gets missed.

Broken sleep. Cycle changes. PMOS. Brain fog. Cravings. Stress weight. Poor recovery. Hot flashes. Fertility struggles. GLP-1 rebound. Missing hs-CRP. Missing fasting insulin. Missing progesterone context. Missing the actual story.

Perimenopause is not just a hormone problem.

Before chasing fat loss, HRT, antidepressants, GLP-1s, or another label, someone needs to ask why the body is losing signal in the first place.

Read the article here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/missing-context-perimenopause-simon-sikorski-md-90pbe/

06/08/2026

There are 26 days until the July 4 BBQ. You need to lose weight FAST! 10 lbs is an understatement.

So yes, you can spend the next 26 days “pushing weight loss.” You can cut harder. Train harder. Sweat more. Track more. Punish yourself into a smaller version of the same problem.

But what if these 26 days could be used for a lot more?

And I don't mean with shortcuts like drugs, supplements, or hacks.

Because if your fat loss plan does not address your sleep, hormones, metabolism, cravings, stress, recovery, blood sugar, inflammation, light environment, appetite signals, and why the fat was there in the first place, what are you actually doing?

You may lose weight and still feel like crap.

You may gain muscle and still wake up tired.

You may train five days a week and still feel foggy, flat, inflamed, wired at night, hungry at the wrong times, cold, irritable, puffy, or completely disconnected from your body.

You may be doing “everything right” inside four walls under garbage lighting, dragging yourself through workouts while your nervous system is still in overdrive and your body is still telling you something is off.

If fat is showing up with poor sleep, cravings, fatigue, brain fog, stress weight, low recovery, cycle changes, hormone questions, GLP-1 rebound, perimenopause symptoms, PCOS, inflammation, or blood sugar swings, do not chase fat loss before investigating the clues.

1:1 fat-loss work should feel different.

It should not feel like a generic workout plan with a food list.

It should feel like someone finally asking why your body changed, why the cravings got louder, why recovery dropped, why the scale stopped responding, why your sleep got worse, why your mood shifted, why energy crashes keep happening, and why your body is storing instead of adapting.

Weight loss should not make you feel like a smaller, weaker, more miserable version of yourself.

It should feel like you are becoming a better human. Clearer. Stronger. More resilient. More honest with your own biology. More capable of living in a body that finally makes sense again.

For employers, this matters too. When key employees are carrying fatigue, poor sleep, brain fog, stress weight, GLP-1 decisions, hormone confusion, medication tradeoffs, or poor recovery, it does not stay personal. It shows up in judgment, output, patience, leadership, presenteeism, and decision quality. Better fat-loss support is not vanity. It is capacity protection.

So before you spend the next 26 days chasing the July 4 body, ask a better question.

What if the best version of you is not the one that loses just the weight? Start here: https://bestisme.org/fatloss/

05/31/2026

GLP-1 shot may be cheap. The mistakes are not. Why? Because losing appetite before you understand cravings, sleep, digestion, recovery, and why the fat was there can make you lighter but worse.

The shot may lower appetite. It may quiet food noise. It may help the scale move. But it does not tell you why the fat was there, why the cravings were running the show, why sleep fell apart, why digestion slowed down, or why your body stopped responding the way it used to.

A lot of people are about to lose weight and call it success too early. They may be lighter, but still tired, bloated, constipated, flat, puffy, weak, drained, or stuck with no real understanding of what changed.

Fat is one clue. Fat is not the whole story. If fat is showing up with cravings, fatigue, poor sleep, blood sugar swings, stress weight, bloating, poor recovery, PCOS patterns, perimenopause symptoms, or GLP-1 rebound concerns, do not chase fat loss before investigating the clues.

Medication decisions belong with your licensed provider. But the eating, craving, routine, recovery, and follow-through side still matters every day.

The best version of you does not need more guessing. The best version of you needs context before another major body decision.

Best Is Me when I know what my body is showing me. Best Is Me when I can stop guessing and act with full context. Apply for the 6-Week Program: https://bestisme.org/private-metabolic-strategy/

05/26/2026

New Article on "GLP-1 Health Decision as a Business Decision" is LIVE on LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/glp-1-health-decisions-business-szymon-sikorski-md-zogaf/ - Where is the line between “better ” and a broader change in desire, urgency, and pursuit? ||

Executives do not get paid only to weigh less. They get paid to decide, pursue, respond, correct, and lead under pressure.

05/23/2026

decisions should not be made in a fog. The label may not be the right label without proper diagnosis.

This is not anti-medication. But I am very concerned about how many people reach for the decision to get anti-depressants when they are already depleted, sleep deprived, burned out, inflamed, gaining weight, drinking more, under-recovered, hormonally off, isolated, and barely functioning. That is not a clean decision environment.

A lot can be happening underneath the label: poor sleep, perimenopause, low testosterone symptoms, blood sugar swings, gut issues, stress chemistry, grief, alcohol, pain, screen overload, circadian disruption, and years of pushing through.

Then the nervous system loses the off switch. The mind gets noisy. The body feels unsafe. And the easiest move becomes a quick prescription before anyone has asked enough questions.

Again, this is not anti-medication. It is anti-guessing.

Some people may need medication. Some may need it urgently. But many also need context before they commit to something that can affect emotion, motivation, desire, urgency, energy, weight, sleep, and decision-making.

I interview people every day who just don't know, or were never told, the long-term effects of medications when the underlying reasons why our bodies and minds get broken never get addressed.

That matters even more for people carrying major responsibility. If your mind is the asset, protecting that asset matters.

The best version of YOU needs full context before the decision.

Best Is Me when I decide with context. Best Is Me when I understand before I commit. Best Is Me when I am aware. Best Is Me when I am empowered with information - https://BestIsMe.org

Private 1:1 investigation into the clues your body and mind are giving before another decision gets made in the dark.