I want to start by saying: you're in the RIGHT place. I'm stoked to help you kickstart your sustainable fat loss journey with what will be THE MOST VALUE-DRIVEN & FRIENDLY FITNESS COMMUNITY you've ever been part of ☺️. Bold, right? Well, my mentor once told me: first, you gotta give yourself PERMISSION to dream BIG. And that's what I'm doing. I'm Darren aka @darrenliufitness, and I'm here to help you, the busy professional, finally learn how to lose fat while eating as much food as possible. It's the same system that's helped hundreds of busy people lose over 30+ lbs in 6 months (and keep it off). All you need to do is show up and engage yourself with this amazing community. 👉 The ONLY thing you need to do now is head to the "CLASSROOM" and start.

The lady who shaped my moral compass. The lady who worked 3 jobs after migrating to Canada. The lady who sang me bedtime songs every night (I can still hear them vividly) The lady who had 3 boys but never made any of them feel less or more than the other (that’s a powerful quality). Everything ended with “I love you”. Not everyone has the same blessing as I did — and I don’t take that lightly. So, for me to be able to give back and guide her and my dad into a healthier body… that’s a dream. That’s my duty as a son. We watched her and my dad's parents pass early from frailty, cancer, and obesity. I’m trying to make my parents see that although it’s common, it’s not normal. 📷 Photo timeline: 👉 2018: Probably the heaviest I’ve seen her. This is when she visited my wife and I and we went on a cruise around Asia. 👉 2021: Hyperthyroidism hit. She lost a lot of weight, but not in the healthy way. Muscle loss was apparent too. She felt chronically low in energy. Went on meds. 👉 Jan 2024: She visited me in BKK. She put back a lot of her weight. I taught her how to track food, I showed her how to train. She kept walking. 👉 Jan 2025: She visited again— totally different person. She trains 3x/week, does Zumba & sauna, and she can eyeball food now. Completely off the meds (if I'm not mistaken) I’m just lucky my ASIAN parents listen to me 😆 If you have parents whom you wish took care of themselves better, lead by example first. That’s the best you can do. Don’t let your own kids wish the same thing for you ❤️❤️ Age ain’t shit! Proud of you @Mary Liu

I’m here in front of you guys today BECAUSE I went through all the diet culture shit for 4 years. I’m grateful for all the anxiety, the stress, and the times that truly tested me. But I still wouldn’t do these again 😆 Now I can share some wisdom for you guys so you don’t run into the same things. These are personal to ME, by the way. Some of you like to skip breakfast, some of you have to train fasted because you get up really early… but it’s the reasons behind these things that need to be considered — and whether or not these habits are actually beneficial for your body and performance. Here we go👇👇 1️⃣ Skipping breakfast It doesn’t work for me. I need food for energy before I train. I want to front-load my protein so that my hunger is managed in the evening. And I understand staying lean comes down to managing calories, not the time you eat. 2️⃣ Fasted training My goal is to build muscle and perform at a high level. Having an empty stomach leaves me feeling… empty. Also, you don’t burn more body fat training fasted. Big difference between burning fat and losing fat. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3️⃣ Removing carbs I used to be hardcore keto. It sucked for me. Carbs are essential for energy, performance and recovery. They also fuel muscle growth. Being scared of carbs is a sign your relationship with food needs work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4️⃣ Labeling foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ There’s no such thing. All food is food. Some more nutritious, some less. Some for fuel, some for entertainment. There’s an overall healthy diet and an overall unhealthy diet. As long as most of your diet is Whole Foods, you can be optimally healthy. I promise. 5️⃣ Waiting an hour before coffee The science just isn’t strong enough. I’d rather not delay my happiness for very marginal energy benefits later in the day. Everything else I do ensures I don’t crash in the afternoon. No more majoring in the minors for me. 6️⃣ Using cardio to lose fat This is a losing game. You can’t control how many calories you expend, and you don’t burn as many calories as you think you doing during cardio. Lots of cardio also makes you hungry as shit. Lose fat by controlling your INTAKE of calories.