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2021/02/17
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2026/10/11
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Ditch The Dad Fat is the go-to podcast for busy Dads who want to lose weight, boost energy and reclaim their health—without extreme diets, needing to exercise or giving up their lifestyle. Hosted by Weight Loss Coach Andrew Jax, each episode delivers real, sustainable strategies to help you lead at home, at work and in life. No fluff. No shame. Just what works.
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After 25 Years of Coaching, I’d Only Focus On 6 Things To Lose Fat
2026/10/11
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After 25 years as a weight loss coach and more than 600 men coached, these are the only 6 things I'd focus on to lose fat, with no calorie counting and no workout routine required.
If you're a busy dad or professional over 40 trying to lose belly fat, most fat loss advice asks you to change everything at once: a new diet, counting macros, rigid meal plans, cutting out food groups. It works for a few weeks, then real life gets in the way.
In this video I walk you through the six simple habits the men I coach use to lose weight without counting calories, without exercise and without giving up the food they enjoy. Men in my program have lost anywhere from 9 to 54 kg (20 to 120 lbs) using this approach, and I'll show you the one habit that keeps the other five working for the rest of your life.
The Method I Taught Federal Agents For Staying Lean Without a Gym
2026/10/04
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How to lose belly fat as a busy dad over 40 - without the gym, without calorie counting and without another extreme diet.
In this video, ex-federal agent and 6 Pack Dad founder Andrew Jax reveals the simple eating method he taught federal agents working long shifts with almost zero activity.
One agent used it to lose 22 pounds in 3 months while still eating on shift, eating takeout, and working nights.
If you're a busy professional, shift worker or dad carrying stubborn visceral belly fat and you can't train consistently, this is for you. No gym. No meal prep madness. No giving up carbs forever.
Learn how lean guys stay lean on the worst schedule and how to make it work for dads over 35 and beyond.
I Helped 600 Men Lose Fat: They Only Followed 7 Habits
2026/09/24
🎁 Grab the free Ditch the Dad Fat book here
📞Work with me: Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
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After coaching 600+ men, Andrew Jax explains seven sustainable habits for consistent weight loss that don’t rely on calorie counting or intense exercise, using client “Nigel” (ops manager, father of three) who went from 235 lbs to 52 lbs lost total—42 lbs in four months working together and 10 more afterward alone.
If you'd like to see the video, go to my YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/@6packdad?sub_confirmation=1
Weight Loss Expert: The Anti-Dieting Strategy For Shedding Belly Fat
2026/09/14
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📞Work with me: Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
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Andrew Jax, a weight loss coach with over 25 years’ experience, explains why diets often fail because weight returns when people stop, leading to self-blame and presents his anti-dieting, habit-based approach focused on sustainability rather than fighting cravings. He shares a client case study of James who lost 23lbs with this strategy. Andrew critiques methods like Weight Watchers, intermittent fasting, keto, and strict meal plans as hard to maintain, then outlines his habit sustainability formula.00:00 Why Diets Fail00:38 James Anti Diet Results02:14 Why Tracking Fails03:05 Meal Plans Keto Alcohol04:25 No Exercise Needed04:42 Habit Sustainability Formula05:04 Mindset Identity Shift05:45 Meal Recalibration Basics06:42 Swap List Upgrades07:14 Sleep Snacks Hydration08:38 Lifestyle Structure Planning
If you'd like to see the video, go to my YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/@6packdad?sub_confirmation=1
How to Lose Your Belly by Christmas (do these 4 things)
2026/09/08
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📞Work with me: Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
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16 weeks is enough time to change how you look and feel by Christmas Day, and you can do it without exercise and without counting calories.In this episode I walk you through the four things I would get right between now and Christmas if you want the belly gone. These are the same four things I have taught more than 550 busy professional men, and none of them had to join a gym or track a single calorie to make it work.You will learn how to set a target you will actually hit, how to structure your three meals using the plate portion formula, what to do about drinks and alcohol over the silly season, and the fourth thing almost nobody connects to fat loss even though it quietly undoes everything else.
The LAZIEST Way to Lose Visceral Belly Fat (No Exercise)
2026/08/31
🎁 Grab the free Ditch the Dad Fat book here
📞Work with me: Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
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Want to know how to lose visceral belly fat without exercise? If you're a busy dad carrying dangerous belly fat and have no spare capacity for the gym or tracking every calorie, this is the laziest way to lose visceral fat that actually works.
I'm Andrew Jax - former national bodybuilding champion, degree in Human Movement, dad of three - and I've helped over 550 busy dads lose visceral belly fat with NO exercise to start. Not by adding more to your plate, but by upgrading what's already there.
In this video you'll learn the 3 "lazy" reveals that make fat loss second nature, so you can steward the body God gave you without living in the gym or on a diet.
⏱️ CHAPTERS:
0:00 - The dangerous fat around your organs (visceral fat explained)
0:22 - Why most diets fail busy dads
1:30 - Reveal #1: Nothing Gets Added (Upgrade, don't restrict)
4:00 - Reveal #2: Three Meals & The Plate (How to stop overeating)
6:30 - Reveal #3: It Becomes Second Nature (The habit system)
8:15 - Beyond weight: Energy, kids, and real health
8:50 - Your next step
Unfortunately, Losing Weight As a Busy Dad Really Is This Simple
2026/08/24
🎁 Grab the free Ditch the Dad Fat book here
📞Work with me: Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
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Losing weight as a busy dad over 40 is simpler than you have been told. Not easier. Simpler.
In this episode I show you what one of my clients changed to drop body fat in six weeks without training once, without counting calories, without cutting carbs or alcohol, and without a GLP-1 drug. Three solid meals. A body that knows when it needs food, what it needs, and how much. That is the whole thing.
Most men over 40 do not have a knowledge gap. You have been sold tools instead of understanding, so every plan works while you are paying attention to it and stops the moment life gets busy. Fixing that starts at the front of the day, with the breakfast problem almost every professional father I coach walks in with. Eat nothing in the morning, eat little through the day, then eat most of your calories after 7pm and snack until bed. Recondition that and everything downstream gets easier.
I also explain why I do not require a single client to exercise to lose weight. Nutrition is the twenty percent that drives eighty percent of the result. Exercise is the first thing that falls over in a bad week, so building your fat loss on top of it is building on the wrong foundation.
0:00 The client who changed one thing
1:05 Why fat loss got complicated
2:40 Free book
3:00 The simple version
4:20 The breakfast problem
5:45 Why I do not make clients exercise
7:10 Simple is not easy
8:15 A body worth stewarding
5 Things I STOPPED Doing To Stay Lean at 46
2026/08/17
🎁 Grab the free Ditch the Dad Fat book here
📞 Ready to stop doing it alone? Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
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I'm 46, I've got three kids and a business, and I've never had to lose weight. Not once.
It has nothing to do with anything I started doing. It comes down to five things I stopped doing, and I stopped most of them a long time ago.
In this episode I take you through all five. Why I stopped counting calories and what I learned instead. Why I stopped relying on exercise, including the ten days I spent in Vietnam eating buffet breakfasts and drinking cocktails with no training at all, and came home the same weight. Why rigid meal plans fall apart for busy men, and what I do instead. How I still eat chocolate and drink whiskey while staying lean at 46. And the one I care about most, which is why I stopped eating separately from my family.
I've been lean for 28 years and I've coached over 550 men through this. Around seven in ten of the professional dads who come to us are skipping breakfast, and fixing that alone changes everything for most of them.
There's no calorie counting here, no gym required, no cutting carbs, no meal plans, and nobody has to give up the food and drink they enjoy.
I've Coached Men On Mounjaro. Here's What Really Happens After.
2026/08/09
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If you're on Mounjaro, or any other weight loss drug, or you're thinking about starting one, there's a question worth asking yourself. It isn't whether it works. The question is what happens when you stop.
I've coached over 550 men, and the ones who came to me after being on these drugs all ended up in the same place. In this video I walk through the three different ways your time on a weight loss drug comes to an end, and why only one of them is the one most men are expecting.
I also cover what the research actually shows about muscle loss on GLP-1 medications, why that matters enormously for a man over 40, and three things you can start doing this week whether you're on one right now or you're still deciding.
I'm not a doctor. If you're taking one of these medications or considering it, that's a conversation for you and your GP. What I can tell you is what I see on the other side of it.
3 Stages Of Losing Belly Fat (Most Dads Quit At Stage 2)
2026/08/03
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There are three stages to losing belly fat, and most men over 40 stop at the second one. Not because they stopped caring. Because nobody ever told them stage two was coming, so when it arrived they read it as failure.
In this episode, I walk you through all three stages, what actually happens in your body during a plateau, and the two hidden factors that stall most men. Neither one is food. Neither one is exercise.
You will also meet Robert, a 53 year old business owner who nearly walked away at exactly the point most men do. He is now 14 kilos down, that is over 30 pounds, and still going.
I have coached 550 men through this. The ones who get lean and stay lean are not more disciplined than you. They simply knew what was coming and pushed through it.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The three stages nobody warns you about0:32 Stage 1: The honeymoon phase1:31 Why the fast start becomes a trap2:13 Stage 2: Where most men quit2:40 When the plan cannot survive your real life4:04 What metabolic adaptation actually does5:30 The two hidden factors nobody mentions6:49 Robert: 122 kilos and ready to quit8:59 Stage 3: Where it becomes who you are9:39 When it stops being a diet11:36 Get clear on your why13:12 The three stages, recapped
I'm 46. The 7 Simple Habits That Kept Me Lean For 28 Years
2026/07/23
🎁 Grab the free Ditch the Dad Fat book here
📞 Ready to stop doing it alone? Book a breakthrough call via my page here.
I've been lean since I was 18. That's 28 years, through university, marriage, three kids, a demanding full-time career and building a business. Same 24 hours in the day that you get.
It was never about willpower and it was never about living in a gym. It comes down to seven simple habits that fit inside a busy life, and in this video I'm giving you every single one of them.
These are the same habits I've used to help over 550 busy dads lose weight and keep it off, without calorie counting, without cutting out the foods they love, and without a gym. One of them involves whisky and burgers, and one of them is the reason the other six have never fallen over in 28 years. Stay for that last one, because it's the most important habit on the list.
I'll also share how David, a 56 year old managing director and father of two, lost 10kg (22 pounds) by changing one habit he'd never got around to fixing on his own.
If you're a busy dad, business owner or professional over 40 carrying more than 10kg (over 20 pounds), this video was made for you.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 How I've stayed lean for 28 years0:35 What you'll learn in this video1:00 Habit 1: Eat only when you're truly hungry2:30 Habit 2: Why you should never skip meals3:45 Habit 3: Keep your food choices lean5:00 Habit 4: Drink plain water, ditch the soft drink6:00 Habit 5: Plan your food in advance7:15 Habit 6: Aim for a good average, not perfection8:15 How David lost 10kg by fixing one habit9:30 Where exercise actually fits in10:15 Habit 7: The habit that holds all the others up11:45 Book a breakthrough call12:15 How to catch weight gain early
25 Years Coaching Dads: Here's Why Most Men Over 40 Will Never Lose Their Gut
2026/07/15
🎁 Grab the free Ditch the Dad Fat book here
📞 Ready to stop doing it alone? Book a breakthrough call via my page here.----Two men. Both 46. Same 24 hours in a day, both busy fathers. One is lean and full of energy. One isn't. The difference between them isn't time, it isn't age, and it isn't even effort.
After 25 years coaching busy dads and helping over 550 men lose weight for good, I can tell you that most men over 40 will never get lean, and it comes down to three reasons almost nobody talks about. The third one is the hardest to hear, and it's the one that finally explains why every diet you've tried hasn't stuck.
In this video I break down why men over 40 stay stuck no matter how hard they try, what all those failed diets were quietly costing you, and what the men who actually get lean do differently. No calorie counting. No cutting out the foods you love. No gym required.
I'll also share the story of Richard, a skeptical busy dad who was stuck in the cycle for years, then lost 18kg (40 pounds) in five months once he made one decision.
If you're a busy dad, business owner, or professional over 40 carrying more than 10kg (over 20 pounds), this video was made for you.
How To Lose Belly Fat After 40 For Busy Dads (Even If You've Tried Everything)
2026/07/05
📖 Download the FREE Ditch the Dad Fat book and discover the 7 daily habits you need to fix to lose weight sustainably: https://ditchthedadfatbook.gr8.com
🎯 Ready to lose 10 -35 pounds in 6 weeks without exercise or counting calories? Watch the free training here: https://ditchthedadfat.com
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If you're a busy dad over 40 and you've tried just about everything to lose belly fat, but the weight keeps coming back, this video is for you. The problem was never your effort, and it was never really the diet. It comes down to one thing almost nobody explains, something I call your default setting.
In this video I'll show you why every diet you've tried has failed, why weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro quietly make the problem worse, and how to find the one habit that's keeping the weight on so you can finally lose belly fat after 40 and keep it off for good. No calorie counting. No cutting out the foods you love. No gym required.
This is the same approach I've used for over 25 years helping busy professional men and fathers lose weight sustainably, including dads like Chris, who fought his weight for twelve years and then lost more than ten kilos in five weeks once he understood what I share in this video.
If you're a busy dad, a business owner, or a professional carrying more than ten kilos, and you're sick of starting over, watch this all the way through.
The 7 Morning Habits That Keep Busy Dads Lean All Day (No Gym)
2026/06/28
📖 Download the FREE Ditch the Dad Fat book and discover the 7 daily habits you need to fix to lose weight sustainably: https://ditchthedadfatbook.gr8.com
🎯 Ready to lose 10 -35 pounds in 6 weeks without exercise or counting calories? Watch the free training here: https://ditchthedadfat.com
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Most busy dads are unknowingly storing fat before 9am. Not because of what they eat at dinner. Not because they skipped the gym. It comes down to what they do — or don't do — in the first hour of the day.
In this podcast I walk you through the 7 morning habits that have kept me lean for over 25 years, and that my clients use to lose weight without counting calories, cutting out the foods they love, or having to spend hours in the gym..
You'll learn exactly how your morning either switches your body into fat-burning mode or fat-storing mode and the simple shifts that change everything.
What's covered:
Why your first hour decides your whole dayThe hydration mistake most dads make before breakfastHow to build a morning that works when life is busy and unpredictableThe snack strategy that kills afternoon cravings before they startHow to increase fat burning without touching a treadmill
Why Busy Dads NEVER Have to Give Up Drinks or Burgers to Lose Belly Fat
2026/06/18
📖 Download the FREE Ditch the Dad Fat book and discover the 7 daily habits you need to fix to lose weight sustainably: https://ditchthedadfatbook.gr8.com
🎯 Ready to lose 10 -35 pounds in 6 weeks without exercise or counting calories? Watch the free training here: https://ditchthedadfat.com
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How busy dads lose belly fat without giving up alcohol, burgers, or their social life.If you have been told you need to cut out alcohol, say no to burgers, and avoid every social occasion to lose weight, this video is going to change how you see everything. Sustainable weight loss is not about removing the things you enjoy. It is about building a structure around them. The 90/10 rule has helped over 550 busy professional dads lose weight while still enjoying their favourite foods, weekend drinks, camping trips, and family meals.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:- Why any weight loss plan that removes your social life is always going to fail long term- The 90/10 rule that lets you eat clean most of the time while still enjoying the meals and drinks you love- How to plan around reward meals so the weight keeps moving even through social weekends- Why one burger or one beer does not derail your progress but an abandoned plan does- How one of my clients lost 10.7 kilos in five weeks while having beers and burgers on a camping trip
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Carl All 2021/03/16
6 Pack Dad Andrew Jax is the Truth!
I love this show the most because Andrew makes health and fitness practical and attainable. That is important to dads because we want to be around for...
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