Project context
At Shono, we analyzed approximately 5,000 YouTube comments across five of the most-watched fat-loss videos by Jeff Nippard, Andrew Huberman, Jeremy Ethier, Mike Diamonds, and Eric Berg. Those videos collectively earned about 42M total views and nearly 30,000 total comments. Usually we transform that data into structured, expert-driven rankings. Today, we are trying something unusual and deeply human.
What makes this article different
Below are 20 raw, unedited comments that capture real struggles, corrections, wins, and questions. We did not shorten or change the comments. Our goal is to let the audience speak for itself, revealing the realities of fat loss in peoples own words while giving readers and searchers an authentic, keyword-rich window into what actually happens outside polished scripts.
For the structured takeaways and our data-backed ranking of creators, see the main guide: Best YouTube Videos for Losing Fat.
"Could someone help me out here please, I’m in dire need of assistance and it’s seriously impacting my motivation. I‘ll get straight to the point; what am I doing wrong in my mission to reach a healthy body fat %? I know there’s no specific way to target belly fat per se, and that you simply need to be in a calorie deficit and focus on resistance training. I have done both for about 3 years now, and am still at 22.8% body fat (from a high of 26%), with my goal to get around to 18-15% (optimistic) What am I necessarily doing wrong here?".
YouTube comment • From Jeff Nippards video
"Question: how can a person run at a calorie deficit when they are modestly skinny fat? I weight 130 lbs, weight train 3X a week, have good muscle tone but still carry that 1 - 2" of belly fat... if I reduce my calorie intake much I end up dropping weight but not fat. Is it just the calorie mix at this point that is problematic? Lastly, I'm 65 years old if age matters".
YouTube comment • From Jeremy Ethiers video
"Dr Berg, I have been on a clean keto with IF for 3 weeks. I have been testing and I am in ketosis, did lose some weight but I feel like my weight-loss is super slow. I am also do some cardio/weight training 5 x a week . Why is my progress so slow?".
YouTube comment • From Eric Bergs video
"Another exceptional evidence-based piece of content Jeff. Would love for you to cover this concept as it pertains to men and women over fifty or as we age. Also, would love to see you interview Dr. Stacey Simms and her groundbreaking work on resistance training for women from teen to post-menopausal".
YouTube comment • From Jeff Nippards video
"Could you please prepare an episode about losing fat during perimenopause and menopause for women. I assume that due to increased cortisol levels and hormonal changes, training for fat loss might be different. Thank you".
YouTube comment • From Andrew Hubermans video
"I have Cushing’s syndrome from taking Prednisone for 15 years I have lost 50 pounds 6 years ago but not anymore since. I have trouble exercising due to osteoporosis and muscle atrophy from the prednisone. Can you help me? I still take it everyday".
YouTube comment • From Eric Bergs video
"I lost 90 pounds in 6 months from Sept ‘22 to now after getting absolutely tired of myself and I tracked absolutely everything... I think the ultimate summary of this video is be aware of what you eat, understand what makes you tick and develop discipline because that’s forever. Motivation isn’t. I’ve learned weight loss and fitness isn’t just a change of body, it’s also a change of mind and strengthening your mindset. I’m truly a different man now".
YouTube comment • From Jeff Nippards video
"This works! 277 to 214 pounds in 4 months…. Goal is to get to 165. 30 days in no longer type 2 diabetic! Had to stop diabetic pills because my glucose was constantly low. Like 58! Then I tapered off one of two blood pressure pills over next 60 days... Then I will be med free for first time in 30 years. I’m turn 60 this year".
YouTube comment • From Mike Diamonds video
"70 years old--went keto exactly 4 weeks ago a few days before total knee replacement... in a matter of days on keto ALL my joint pain went away,new knee,4 weeks later almost 100 percent movement in knee... in 4 weeks went from 230 to to 214... no sugar,no carbs,no alcohol,no starch---do not miss any of it... wow!! thanks dr berg".
YouTube comment • From Eric Bergs video
"Great exercise discussion but in this day and age, who the hell has this much time to afford, cook and eat all of this... Salmon for lunch while I'm at work?...an hr from home? ...I'm usually up and exercising at 5am just so I can get to work on time...by the time I get home, Im looking after kids, chores... These exercise and food vids are great resources but I don't think they accurately take into account, a family persons day to day life and responsibilities".
YouTube comment • From Jeremy Ethiers video
"Can you do a diet to lose weight for females with PCOS? LOVE YOUR VIDS".
YouTube comment • From Jeremy Ethiers video
"Like to add several other habitual change: Eat slowly Breathing: Inhaling exhaling oxygen in between Chew your food at least 32 times before swallowing Decrease the volume or amount of food intake in each meal Cut the processed sugar to zeroand carbs to minimum Increase the raw greens vegetables... Control your hunger and thirst and leave enough time between each meal Stop eating after 7 or 8 pm".
YouTube comment • From Jeremy Ethiers video
"What all of them seem to forget is that Calories Ingested =! Calories Absorbed. Some types of foods (e.g highly processed) are almost fully absorbed, whereas some (e.g. certain types of raw food, different types of nuts, etc) can be for example 10% not absorbed at all. Add to the fact that nutritional labels have been shown in studies to have up to 20% variance... the fundamentals of 'counting calories' go out the window".
YouTube comment • From Jeff Nippards video
"I think the term CICO (calories in calories out) is an older paradigm that needs to be retired, partly because it means different things to different people, and creates unnecessary endless meta debates... Singling out CICO suggests (to the millions of uninitiated who are trying to figure out what to do) that everything else is not (as) important. And that's an older paradigm that needs to be retired".
YouTube comment • From Andrew Hubermans video
"Guys. Some of these tips are cool but at the end of the day if you’re doing all these things but are not in a calorie deficit then you will not lose weight. Count your calories for a week or two to at the very least see what your diet looks like and then you’ll know whether you need to eat less or more. If you’re eating the same and not losing weight then you need to eat a little less. It’s literally the only way to lose weight".
YouTube comment • From Eric Bergs video
"3500 calories per week not per day. Correction needed at 4min 22 sec brother . I woulda dm you this I just don't know how to dm. Nice video . Good stuff".
YouTube comment • From Mike Diamonds video
"I'm gonna need you to explain this to me I'm afraid... For the LISS cardio sessions, are they the same day, or same week, or what? As for example weeks 10-13 is 6 sessions at 70 minutes, I assume that means that for 6 days during those 4 weeks I do a session each day of 70mins? Seems a lot so I'm not sure... And the steps you mention, that's your recommended step count per day IN ADDITION TO the LISS cardio?".
YouTube comment • From Mike Diamonds video
"Hi! I just realized why my sister and I and all of our friends were so lean as kids. I grew up in Sweden and we would be shivering a lot of the time from swimming on those chilly and windy summer days , ice skating , riding our bikes in the cold rain, playing in the snow getting wet and always freezing , shivering with lips as blue as blueberries".
YouTube comment • From Andrew Hubermans video
"from my ''clinical experience'' I can testify the truth of the figgeting - fat loss corellation. I am very ''peaceful' in my mannerisms. I have difficulties with weight management. My friend is na natural figgeter. Responds verbally in a stakato way, and moves his leggs (figgeting) constantly even when he is sitting. He is sUPER SLIM. whatever calories he eats, they disappear in nanoseconds".
YouTube comment • From Andrew Hubermans video
These 20 unfiltered voices capture plateaus, medical challenges, hormonal shifts, practical constraints, sharp corrections, and life-changing results. Publishing them as-is preserves authenticity and surfaces the real questions people search for every day. If you want structured takeaways, protocols, and our final ranking, read the full guide below.
| Deep dive | Why click |
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| Best YouTube Videos for Losing Fat | Data-backed ranking across 5 top videos, grounded in ~5,000 analyzed comments and ~42M total views |
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