1112. From Personal Health Crisis to 500K+ Lives Changed: Amanda Tress on Building Faster Way to Fat Loss

Feb 5, 2026

Amanda Tress, founder of Faster Way to Fat Loss and certified fitness and nutrition entrepreneur, shares how a personal health crisis sparked a global movement. She discusses building a science-backed protocol of intermittent fasting, carb cycling, macro tracking, and 30-minute strength work. She also covers navigating GLP-1s and perimenopause, affiliate-driven growth, and balancing faith, family, and leadership.

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ANECDOTE

Health Crisis Sparked The Movement

Amanda recovered from high blood pressure and insulin resistance by changing her diet and lifestyle in college.
She became a trainer and used that experience to help clients and later build Faster Way to Fat Loss.

INSIGHT

Diet Math Fails Fat-Loss Resistant Women

Amanda found 'eat less, move more' failed fat-loss-resistant women, especially those with PCOS or perimenopause.
She built Faster Way combining intermittent fasting, carb cycling, macro tracking, and 30-minute workouts.

ADVICE

Pivot Messaging To Serve Confused Clients

Stay mission-driven but pivot messaging to remain relevant with integrity.
Enter confusing market conversations (e.g., peptides) to provide clarity for your clients.

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What does it really take to build a global movement without sacrificing your health, faith, or family in the process?

In this powerful guest episode, Kelly sits down with Amanda Tress, founder of Faster Way to Fat Loss, to unpack how a personal health crisis turned into one of the most impactful fitness and nutrition movements in the world, serving hundreds of thousands of women globally.

Amanda shares the story behind Faster Way's growth, from her early struggles with blood pressure, insulin resistance, and PCOS to pioneering a science-backed approach to fat loss that challenges the "eat less, move more" narrative.

Kelly and Amanda dive into what it means to stay mission-driven while navigating massive shifts in the marketplace, including GLP-1s, peptides, perimenopause, and the growing confusion women face around health and fitness.

This conversation goes far beyond just fitness. Amanda opens up about:

Leading with faith in business
Building an affiliate-powered movement instead of relying on ads
Creating economic opportunity for women
Raising five kids while scaling a global brand
Why relevance, timing, and conviction matter more than hustle

If you're an entrepreneur, leader, or woman navigating growth in a noisy, rapidly changing world, this episode will ground you, challenge you, and inspire you to lead courageously.

Timestamps:

01:30 – 05:00: Amanda's personal health journey: blood pressure meds, insulin resistance, and a turning point

05:00 – 07:45: Why traditional diet and exercise fail fat-loss-resistant women

07:45 – 11:30: GLP-1s, peptides, perimenopause (and why the market is more confused than ever)

11:30 – 14:30: Strength training, carb cycling, and the science behind Faster Way

14:30 – 17:30: Personalized nutrition, intermittent fasting, and the role of AI

17:30 – 19:15: How to get started with Faster Way to Fat Loss

19:15 – 23:45: Moving to Costa Rica, family integration, and redefining freedom as a CEO

23:45 – 27:30: The Faster Way business model: affiliates, timing, and building a movement

27:30 – 30:30: Faith, generosity, and trusting God with growth

30:30 – 33:45: Launching a church and witnessing exponential, unexplainable growth

33:45 – 36:45: Loneliness at the top, mentorship, and leading as a values-driven woman:

36:45 – 39:30: Advice for entrepreneurs: focus, prayer, community, and staying on mission

Resources:

Get started with Amanda's FASTer Way to Fat Loss program + get access to other helpful resources: https://www.fasterway.com
Connect with Amanda Tress on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandatress or @amandatress
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