Jun 19, 2025

Your Gut Is Making You Fat (Even If You’re Eating Clean)

Why You Might Not Be in Control—and How to Take It Back

What No One Wants to Admit:
If you’re overweight, inflamed, or tired all the time—it might not be your willpower. It might be the bacteria living inside you.

This isn’t woo-woo. This isn’t a TikTok trend.

This is real, published science. And it’s about to flip everything you thought you knew about diet and metabolism.

Let me tell you a story.

Two Humans. Two Mice. One Wild Discovery.

Picture this:
Two identical twins. Same genes.
One’s obese. The others fit. Why?

Now let’s go deeper.
Scientists took gut bacteria from each of those humans and transplanted them into mice.

These were identical mice. Same DNA. Same food. Same calories. Same environment.

But one mouse got fat. The other stayed lean.
Just from the bacteria it was carrying.

Read that again. Let it land.
Same calories. Different bacteria. Different body.

Unbelievable, right?

Poop Transplants… and Unintended Consequences

Now here’s where it gets even wilder.

A healthy woman needed a fecal transplant (yeah… poop) to treat a dangerous C. diff infection.
Totally common medical procedure.

Only this time, her donor was obese.

Guess what happened next?

She gained weight rapidly…
Without changing her diet.
Without changing her exercise.
Without changing her life.

Her body changed… because her microbiome changed.

This is real. Peer-reviewed. Clinical.

So if you're out here obsessing over macros and wondering why you're still bloated, tired, or stuck—it might be time to look below the surface.

The Anti-Fat Bacteria They Don’t Tell You About

Meet Christensenella—a strain of gut bacteria scientists now call an “anti-obesity” microbe.

If you have it, your body fights weight gain naturally.
If you don’t? You're at a metabolic disadvantage no matter how clean your diet is.

But here’s the kicker:
Christensenella doesn’t come in a pill.

You have to earn it.

That means:

Cutting the crap (literally and figuratively)
Feeding your microbiome the foods it wants
Getting deep, restful sleep
Reducing systemic inflammation
Moving your body like you actually want to live in it

You’re Not Alone In Your Body

Right now, you’ve got 39 trillion microbes inside you.
30,000+ species.

They don’t just digest food.
They produce neurotransmitters.
They regulate your immune system.
They influence your cravings.
They decide how your body stores fat.

And they’re listening to everything you eat, think, and do.

So when you nuke them with seed oils, artificial sweeteners, alcohol, and stress…
Don’t be surprised when they turn against you.

How to Flip the Script (Action Plan)

Here’s how to rebuild a gut that works for you, not against you:

1. Feed the Right Army

Load up on prebiotics: onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus, green bananas
Rotate in fermented foods: kimchi, sauerkraut, kefir
Avoid fake sweeteners—most of them wipe out good bugs

2. Starve the Bad Guys

Cut sugar and processed carbs for 7 days. Watch your brain fog and cravings disappear.
Eliminate seed oils. You know this already. Now do it.

3. Lower Inflammation So They Can Thrive

Use THE NIGHT BEFORE to create deep parasympathetic calm while your gut repairs itself. It’s not just about better sleep—it’s about less cortisol, more recovery, and a gut that actually absorbs nutrients.

4. Strengthen the Gut-Brain Axis

Hit your workouts with SELF OBSESSED and push blood flow to your core. More nitric oxide, better circulation, more nutrient delivery = a microbiome that actually gets what it needs to thrive.

5. Get Dirty, Literally

Walk barefoot
Touch soil
Be around animals
Live in the real world. Sterility is killing your biodiversity.

The Challenge:

Do a 7-day Gut Reset with us.

Eat real food—nothing processed, nothing artificial
Add fermented foods daily
Use THE NIGHT BEFORE every night and SELF OBSESSED pre-workout
Hydrate hard—add minerals, not just water
Get outside and breathe deeply every day
Then text us. Let us know how you feel.

Because your gut isn’t just part of your body.

It is your body’s control center.