Fat Loss Isn't First
What Your Body Needs Before Weight Loss Can Work
By: Dr. Jennifer Dillman, ND, FNTP
You’ve done everything right. Cut the calories. Followed the programs.
Taken the supplements. Moved your body.
And your body will not cooperate.
This book explains why—and what to do instead.
If This Sounds Familiar
You’ve lost weight before. Sometimes a lot of weight. But it came back—every time—and usually brought more with it.
You’ve eaten 1,200 calories a day for weeks and the scale didn’t move. You’ve exercised five days a week and gained weight. You’ve had doctors tell you to eat less and move more, as if that thought hadn’t occurred to you.
You are not lazy. You are not undisciplined. You are not broken.
You are stuck—and everything you’ve been told to do about it is making it worse.
Your Body Follows a Sequence
Your body does not prioritize fat loss. It never has. It prioritizes survival—keeping you alive, functional, and protected against threat.
Before your body will release stored fat, a series of conditions must be met:
STEP ONE
Safety
Your nervous system must register that you are not in crisis. Chronic restriction, intense exercise, and poor sleep all signal danger—even when you choose them deliberately.
STEP TWO
Regulation
Your blood sugar, cortisol, and hormonal signaling must stabilize. A body in constant compensatory mode cannot spare resources for fat loss.
STEP THREE
Cellular Repair
Your mitochondria, your liver, your cells themselves must recover from years of depletion. Chronic dieting trains your body to conserve, not release.
STEP FOUR
Metabolic Flexibility
Your body must relearn how to access stored fat for fuel—a capacity that chronic restriction gradually shuts down.
“Every diet you’ve tried skipped these steps. That’s why the results never lasted.”
What This Book Will Give You
The Biology of Why You’re Stuck
Not vague theory—specific mechanisms. Why eating less can make fat loss harder. Why your liver has to heal before your body will shrink. Why the first fat your body burns is invisible.
A Sequence That Makes Sense
A clear, phase-by-phase framework for what your body needs and in what order. Not a rigid protocol—a map. You’ll know what to prioritize, what to resist, and how to see progress before the scale confirms it.
The Emotional Truth
What it actually feels like to eat more when everything in you says to eat less. Why progress is invisible before it’s visible. How to hold a big goal without letting the wanting destroy your peace.
Practical Guidance You Can Start Immediately
What to eat at breakfast. Which labs to request. What movement helps versus what hurts. How to track the markers that actually matter. Specific actions for each phase.
Compassion Backed by Science
Written by a naturopathic doctor who is also navigating this process herself. This is not advice from above. It is guidance from someone who understands both the biology and the fear.
This Book Is For You If
You have tried multiple approaches to weight loss and none have produced lasting results.
You are managing a complex body—medications, autoimmune conditions, hormonal changes, or a long history of dieting.
You suspect something deeper is going on but no one has explained it in a way that makes sense.
You are willing to do this differently—even if “differently” means being patient with a process that doesn’t promise speed.
You are tired of being told your body is the problem.
Probably Not For You If
You are looking for a meal plan, a calorie target, or a 30-day transformation.
You want to be told exactly what to eat and when, with no flexibility required.
You are not interested in understanding why—you just want to be told what to do.
You need clinical supervision for an eating disorder. This book is not therapy and is not a substitute for professional treatment.
About Dr. Jen
Dr. Jennifer Dillman is a Naturopathic Doctor, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Blood Chemistry Analyst, and Precision Nutrition L2 certified coach. She has been working with women on metabolic health, hormonal balance, and the biology of fat loss since 2016.
The framework behind this book came from years of clinical practice—the same pattern, repeated across hundreds of women. Bodies that were not broken but protecting themselves. Standard advice that was making things worse. And a sequence that, once understood, changed everything.
She wrote this book because she needed it too. She is not writing from above this process. She is writing from inside it.
Fat Loss Isn’t First
What Your Body Needs Before Weight Loss Can Work
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Questions
What format is the book?
Digital download (PDF). You can read it on any device—phone, tablet, or computer—or print it at home. You’ll receive the download link immediately after purchase.
Is this a meal plan or diet program?
No. This is a book—a complete framework for understanding why your body is stuck and what to do about it. It includes practical guidance and a phase-by-phase approach, but it is not a rigid protocol.
I’m on a GLP-1 medication. Is this relevant?
Yes. GLP-1 medications work through your biology, not around it. This book explains the foundational work—adequate protein, blood sugar stability, liver support—that makes those medications more effective and the results more durable.
How is this different from every other weight loss book?
Most weight loss books start with restriction. This one starts with rebuilding. It explains why your body resists fat loss and what conditions must be met before it cooperates—then gives you a framework for creating those conditions.
What if it doesn’t apply to my situation?
If after reading it you feel it wasn’t relevant, reach out. I’d rather make it right than have you feel like you wasted another $37 on something that didn’t help.
Is there additional support available?
Yes. The book stands on its own, but if you want more—a self-paced course, a group program, or individual consultations—those options are available at dillmanwellness.com/book after you’ve read the book.