Episode 473: Building your Protocol for Body Fat Burn
Author: Ali Miller RD
December 15, 2025
Duration: 1:00:19
Are you trying to lose body fat but feel stuck despite doing “everything right”? Are calorie tracking and restrictive diets leaving you frustrated or burnt out? Are you curious how to burn fat while supporting hormones, gut health, and long-term food freedom?
In this episode, we break down how to build a body fat burning protocol using a functional medicine approach that prioritizes macronutrient strategy over calorie obsession. We explain how lowering insulin can unlock stubborn metabolism, why metabolic flexibility is the real goal, and how a Keto Reset can be used therapeutically to reduce inflammation, stabilize blood sugar, support gut health, and shift body composition—all while emphasizing antioxidant-rich, real food and sustainable behavior change. You’ll learn how we translate calorie ranges into macros, adjust targets when physiology demands it, and use food-as-medicine tools to help break a plateau, reduce cravings, balance hormones, and achieve true food freedom.
Also in this episode:
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Join our Keto Reset Masterclass 1/7 at 12pm CST
How this program is unique
Why ketones are therapeutic
Episode 412 The Power of Protein
Busting common keto myths
Episode 460 5 Keto Myths & Why You Need a Keto Reset
Setting up your protocol
Favorite keto swap outs
Twice Baked Cauliflower Mash
Truffled Cauliflower Mash
Cauliflower “Fried Rice”
Buffalo Cauliflower “Wings”
Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Spaghetti Squash Bolognese
Spaghetti Squash Pizza Boats
Spaghetti Squash Carbonara
Zoodles with Pesto
Ways to further boost body fat burn
Berberine Boost
L-carnitine
Green Tea
ACV Shooter
Lemon Turmeric Shooter
Bone Broth Fast
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