Best Way To Lose Weight

Summary

You Betcha Radio - Episode Summary: "Best Way To Lose Weight"

Release Date: May 5, 2025

Introduction

In the May 5, 2025 episode of You Betcha Radio, titled "Best Way To Lose Weight," host Myles the You Betcha Guy and his co-hosts Ryan, Tyler, and Jerrod dive into the perennial topic of weight loss. Balancing humor with practical advice, the gang explores various strategies for shedding pounds without resorting to extreme dieting or rigorous workout routines. The conversation weaves through conventional methods, humorous extreme measures, and ethical dilemmas, making for an engaging and insightful discussion.

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1. Understanding the Challenge

The episode opens with a listener question from Alex, seeking advice from an exercise scientist on the best way to lose a few pounds before summer, explicitly stating that cutting back on drinking is not an option.

• Alex [00:00]: "Question for the exercise scientist. What's the best way to lose a few pounds before summer? And cutting back on drinking is not an option."

2. Caloric Restriction and Fasting

Brad responds by emphasizing the fundamental principle of weight loss: calorie intake versus calorie expenditure. He suggests intermittent fasting as a viable method, recommending limiting meal times to reduce overall calorie consumption.

• Brad [00:07]: "Basically you got to just starve yourself during the day... fasting as well, that's what they call it. But yeah, you just basically just eat one meal a day if you can, if you could just get there."

3. Recommended Snacks for Weight Loss

When Alex inquires about suitable snacks, Brad and Chris provide practical suggestions focusing on fiber and protein to maintain satiety.

• Brad [01:10]: "Anything with fiber in it."
• Chris [01:12]: "Nuts."
• Brad [01:13]: "Nuts are great... Apple."

4. Carb Management

The discussion shifts to carbohydrate intake, with Chris mentioning a buddy who finds rice—preferably brown rice—to be effective in making him feel full.

• Chris [01:20]: "What do you think about just rice?... his first meal would always be rice. So it would make him feel extra full."
• Brad [01:28]: "Yeah, I think that's good. Just don't get like the really bad rice."

Brad further advises limiting carbs as a step towards weight loss.

• Brad [01:32]: "Limiting carbs and stuff is like I think step four. Yeah, yeah, just basically just eat less. Step one, you'll lose some pounds."

5. Managing Alcohol Consumption

Dylan queries whether switching to lower-carb alcoholic beverages like vodka could aid in weight loss, given that reducing calorie intake from alcohol might contribute to the goal.

• Dylan [02:00]: "Do you recommend switching booze? Like maybe switching over to like a straight vodka?"
• Brad [02:00]: "Vodka is not bad. There's, there's less... no carbs in vodka. Tequila is not bad. Whiskey and beer is tough on you."

6. Humorous and Extreme Weight Loss Suggestions

The conversation takes a humorous turn as Chris and Dylan brainstorm outlandish methods to lose weight without dieting or exercising.

• Chris [02:26]: "Throw up."
• Dylan [02:27]: "Yeah."
• Chris [02:28]: "Bulimia, nicotine."
• Brad [02:31]: "So you're not going to diet, but you won't have as much of an appetite... you're not intentionally dieting."

Brad reiterates the simplicity of eating less, even suggesting cutting out snacks as a straightforward approach.

• Brad [02:50]: "The answer is always eat less. Because you can always eat less... if you, you know, if you look at your day, you're probably like, okay, well I snack in the morning, I snack before I go to bed. You just cut those two out and you're good."

Further comedic ideas include catching the flu to reduce appetite and survival tactics like camping without bringing food.

• Dylan [03:09]: "Maybe try and get around someone who has the flu. Try and catch the flu."
• Brad [03:21]: "You also could just go camping in the woods and don't bring any food. You gotta hunt for your food. That'll get you skinny."

7. Ethical Considerations: Lying About Appointments

The discussion shifts to a lighter topic when Alex poses an ethical dilemma about lying to take a day off work for personal plans.

• Alex [04:02]: "Is it acceptable to lie and say you and your pregnant wife have a doctor's appointment to take a day off of work, but in reality you're taken off to see Shane Gillis live?"

Brad and the gang debate the morality and practicality of such a lie, ultimately suggesting that personal happiness and interests justify the deception.

• Brad [04:36]: "There's a problem with that?"
• Chris [04:43]: "Don't you think that would make sense?"
• Brad [05:46]: "But, I mean, how much do you love Shane Gillis?"

8. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

As the episode wraps up, Brad humorously contrasts workplace dishonesty with personal lies, reinforcing the light-hearted nature of the discussion. The hosts also promote their Patreon for more exclusive content.

• Brad [06:25]: "You just lie all the time... they really?"

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Notable Quotes

• Brad [00:07]: "You got to just starve yourself during the day... fasting as well."
• Chris [01:20]: "A buddy of mine, the intermittent fast, his first meal would always be rice."
• Dylan [02:00]: "Do you recommend switching booze? Like maybe switching over to like a straight vodka?"
• Brad [02:50]: "The answer is always eat less. Because you can always eat less."
• Alex [04:02]: "Is it acceptable to lie and say you and your pregnant wife have a doctor's appointment...?"

Key Takeaways

• Caloric Control: The primary method for weight loss remains reducing calorie intake, whether through intermittent fasting or cutting out snacks.
• Smart Snacking: Incorporating high-fiber and protein-rich snacks can aid in maintaining fullness between meals.
• Alcohol Choices: Opting for lower-carb alcoholic beverages like vodka or tequila can help manage calorie intake from drinking.
• Humor in Weight Loss: The hosts use humor to explore extreme and unrealistic methods, highlighting the importance of sustainable and ethical approaches.
• Ethical Boundaries: Balancing personal desires with honesty in professional settings remains a lighthearted yet pertinent topic.

Conclusion

"You Betcha Radio" successfully blends practical weight loss advice with humor and relatable scenarios. By addressing common challenges and injecting comedic elements, the episode "Best Way To Lose Weight" offers listeners both valuable insights and entertaining banter. Whether you're seeking genuine strategies to shed a few pounds or just in for a good laugh, this episode delivers on both fronts.

Transcript

[Alex]

Question for the exercise scientist. What's the best way to lose a few pounds before summer? And cutting back on drinking is not an option.

[Brad]

Okay. It's good information. I'm glad they gave more context. I feel like a lot of these questions were always like they need to know more. Drinking, not an option. Basically you got to just starve yourself during the day. Cuz. Cuz at this point you're playing a calorie in, calorie out game and if you could just limit the amount of time that you're going to eat during the day, you're gonna get full on x amount of calories every meal. Right. So if you can just skip a couple meals and just get full once a day, you're gonna eat less calories and thus you'll drop weight. Fasting as well, that's what they call it. But yeah, you just basically just eat one meal a day if you can, if you could just get there. And if you can't get there, like have a little snack, very small snack at like 2pm and they'll get you to supper.

[Alex]

Any recommended snacks?

[Brad]

Anything with fiber in it.

[Chris]

Nuts.

[Brad]

Nuts are great. You know, protein bar with a bunch of fiber. Apple.

[Chris]

What do you think about just rice? A buddy that I know, the intermittent fast, his first meal would always be rice. So it would make him feel extra full.

[Brad]

Yeah, I think that's good. Just don't get like the really bad rice.

[Chris]

Get like brown rice or something.

[Brad]

Yeah, but at this point just like start cuz limiting carbs and stuff is like I think step four. Yeah, yeah, just basically just eat less. Step one, you'll lose some pounds. Take a few steps, take a few steps. Yeah.

[Chris]

Touch some grass.

[Dylan]

If they can't, if they can't eat like too much less. Do you recommend switching booze? Like maybe switching over to like a straight vodka?

[Brad]

Vodka is not bad. There's not, there's, there's less. There's no carbs in vodka. Tequila is not bad. Whiskey and beer is tough on you. Yeah, it really is.

[Chris]

Okay, I'm going to spin the question. I want to lose a couple pounds before summer. Cutting out the drinking, not an option. Dieting, not an option. And I don't want to work out.

[Dylan]

Throw up.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Chris]

Bulimia, nicotine.

[Brad]

Okay, so you're not going to diet, but you won't have as much of an appetite. You won't snack. Okay, so in turns it is dieting, but you're not intentionally dieting. You just get a nicotine addiction and therefore you're not as hungry throughout the day.

[Chris]

Check.

[Brad]

There you go.

[Dylan]

Yeah.

[Brad]

Yeah. I mean the answer is always eat less. Because you can always eat less. Even if like the extreme is eating one meal a day. But like if you, you know, if you look at your day, you're probably like, okay, well I snack in the morning, I snack before I go to bed. You just cut those two out and you're good. Yeah.

[Alex]

Stick with it.

[Dylan]

Maybe try and get around someone who has the flu. Try and catch the flu.

[Brad]

It's not a bad idea.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Dylan]

Like you're gonna pay for it for maybe 24 to 36 hours, depending on what that type of bug is. But yeah, you'll lose them.

[Brad]

You also could just go camping in the woods and don't bring any food. You gotta hunt for your food. That'll get you skinny. That'll get you skinny. He goes out there, just kills like a kid. Just. Just kills a muskox. Like the guy on a loan right away.

[Chris]

And he's just too much.

[Brad]

Good. And he gains weight.

[Dylan]

Y.

[Brad]

He's only out there for like a weekend and he just eats like a king.

[Chris]

Just what do I do with the musk?

[Brad]

Eats an entire musk ox in four days.

[Alex]

Or like jazz park like in the middle of nowhere and then walk like five miles away from your car so you have to walk back.

[Brad]

You can walk those calories off.

[Dylan]

Yeah. That's not exercise. You're just doing what you got to do.

[Alex]

Exactly.

[Brad]

Surviving.

[Alex]

Surviving. Survive.

[Brad]

Turned it into survival. Yeah, that's a good way to look at it. Slash your tires like 10 miles out of town.

[Alex]

Throw your phone away.

[Brad]

Yeah.

[Dylan]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Just bring a flare gun, barbed wire. Is it acceptable to lie and say you and your pregnant wife have a doctor's appointment to take a day off of work, but in reality you're. You are taken off to see Shane Gillis live?

[Brad]

Is there a problem with that?

[Alex]

So specific acceptable to lie?

[Dylan]

Like what are we talking like, like a four hour doc appointment or. They don't really take that long.

[Chris]

When is Shane Gillis going on St.

[Brad]

At 1pm they probably are traveling to go see him.

[Chris]

Don't you think that would make sense?

[Brad]

I mean if you're. Let's say the show's at 8 and maybe it's like you got drive three hours to be there and you want to go out before. And maybe you're like trying to leave work at two one. You should not feel guilty about that at all. Three hours.

[Chris]

Yeah.

[Brad]

Who cares? Right? But even is, is it like, don't most companies you don't even have to give a reason for taking time off.

[Dylan]

Yeah, you shouldn't have to tell anyone why you're taking time.

[Chris]

No, I think you have to put in the request. And I know reasoning helps. Like get it approved. Get it approved or denied.

[Brad]

I could see that.

[Chris]

I had it. We. There was an option to put in the reason when I was at the News of why you wanted pto.

[Brad]

Well, if that's the case, you just said that you have a cancer appointment.

[Chris]

And then you come back that next weekend like it's gone.

[Brad]

Yeah, but you have to shave your head at some point. Yeah, but, I mean, how much do you love Shane Gillis?

[Alex]

Summer's coming up soon.

[Dylan]

Trip's worth it. I've seen him live. He's really good. Really good.

[Brad]

I would feel bad about it. Just think about all the stuff your boss is lying to you about.

[Dylan]

It's true, you know?

[Brad]

Like, what are they lying? I walk into Tyler's office, be like, wow, Tyler, you're really doing a great job lately.

[Chris]

No, you don't.

[Brad]

Like, you know, Ryan, you're so smart.

[Dylan]

Okay, now we're just.

[Brad]

You know, Jared, I used to call you sleepy, but wow, you're looking energetic these days. You know, you just lie all the time.

[Dylan]

I'm not the smartest by any.

[Brad]

So don't feel bad because they're lying to you too. They're telling you they got a doctor's appointment. They really? I got a tee time at one, guys. If you want more, you bet your radio. You gotta check out our Patreon. You gotta to patreon.com bets radio or look us up on the app. And we have hundreds of hours of other episodes on there that you can't get unless you're signed up. So you got to check us out on Patreon. You bet your radio, baby.