Faster Way to Fat Loss Review

If you’re weighing how to get fit and shed extra pounds, Faster Way to Fat Loss by Amanda Tress might catch your eye. Part memoir, part structured program, it claims to blend cutting-edge fitness and nutrition strategies, centered on a fresh take on intermittent fasting.

We dug into whether this “new approach” is genuinely grounded in science and real experience — or something less substantial. Here’s our bottom line.

What Is Faster Way to Fat Loss?

The program combines carb cycling, intermittent fasting, macro tracking, and structured fitness for noticeable results — genuinely more approachable once you dig past the initial jargon.

Here’s what research shows on fasting for weight loss:

• Obesity Treatment: intermittent fasting genuinely reflects the idea that timing matters alongside content — restricting calorie intake by time window, whether daily (e.g., 16:8), weekly (5 normal days, 2 low-calorie days), or by food type at certain times.
• University of Rhode Island: the body genuinely adapts metabolically to sustained calorie deficits, eventually lowering metabolic rate in response.
• European Journal of Clinical Nutrition: intermittent fasting genuinely outperformed continuous calorie restriction for body composition and lipid profile, with no meaningful difference in lean muscle loss between approaches.

The Author

Amanda Tress is a certified nutrition coach, strength and conditioning coach, and personal trainer, and mother of three. After years of working with clients who followed conventional advice “correctly” but saw only marginal results, she began experimenting with alternative nutrition strategies, refining them over years into the current program. She holds a psychology degree from Cedarville University with a web marketing certificate, and also runs Tress Marketing Solutions.

The FASTer Way to Fat Loss Company

Founded by Tress in January 2016 with just 11 clients, the company has since grown to over 150,000 clients and was named Tampa’s fastest-growing company in 2019. Beyond the core program, a Certification Program lets former clients become coaches themselves. The company holds a B rating with the BBB, though its single customer review averages just 1/5 stars.

Faster Way to Fat Loss Customer Service

Support is available via the website, FAQ section, text at 727-291-7385, and email at help@fasterwaytofatloss.com. The program includes meal plans, 30-minute workout videos, and personal coaching, along with an accountability-focused Facebook group community.

Other Books by Tress

Beyond the core book, the Faster Way to Fat Loss Cookbook and Sample Meal Plan offers easy-to-prepare, diet-compatible recipes (gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options included), and a dedicated Vegan Cookbook serves those following a strict plant-based diet.

Faster Way to Fat Loss Rules and Guidance

This 6-week virtual program combines intermittent fasting, macro counting, and carb cycling, tracked via apps like LoseIt or MyFitnessPal. Its four cornerstones:

Intermittent fasting: a 16-hour fast followed by an 8-hour eating window daily — the body adapts fairly quickly.

Nutrition and macro tracking: personalized macro goals (fat, protein, carbs) based on current weight, goals, and activity level, tracked daily via app — with dairy, gluten, and alcohol discouraged during the first six weeks (aside from a weekly treat day).

Carb cycling: a structured mix of low-carb, regular, and low-macro days, described as the program’s “secret sauce” for fat burning.

Fitness: a mix of HIIT and resistance training, adjustable to low-impact, at-home, or gym settings.

Core Rules

• Track everything daily using personalized macro targets.
• Fast from dinner until lunch the next day (coffee with under 50 calories of creamer is fine; the fast breaks at 70 calories consumed).
• Eat whole, natural foods, minimizing processed items, dairy, and gluten.
• Exercise several times weekly, tailored to individual needs.

Faster Way to Fat Loss Food List

Natural, whole foods are emphasized, with low-carb days capping carbs under 50g (limiting root vegetables and grains). Every meal should include protein, plus generous leafy and cruciferous vegetables.

• Proteins: lean organic meats, wild-caught fish, pasture-raised eggs, full-fat organic dairy, beans, legumes, whey/vegan protein powders.
• Vegetables: onion, cucumber, zucchini, olives, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, lentils, spinach, lettuce, radishes.
• Fruits: banana, raisins, mango, apple, pears, apricots, pineapple, blueberries, cranberries, kiwi, melon.
• Healthy fats: avocado, coconut oil, pasture-raised butter, nuts, nut butter.
• Carbs: oats, brown rice, quinoa, whole-grain bread and pasta.
• Dairy: low-fat cheese, milk, yogurt, Greek yogurt, kefir.

Faster Way to Fat Loss and Weight Loss

The full program hasn’t been directly clinically tested, but its individual pillars have:

Intermittent fasting: Per Nutrients, intermittent and continuous energy restriction genuinely produce equivalent weight loss — 9 of 11 reviewed studies found no meaningful difference between the two approaches.

Carb cycling: Direct research is limited, though the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders found carbohydrate overfeeding genuinely increases energy expenditure and leptin (the fullness-signaling hormone).

Macro counting: No direct scientific studies specifically confirm macro counting’s weight-loss impact — plenty of opinion exists online, but genuine peer-reviewed evidence is currently lacking.

Faster Way to Fat Loss Side Effects

Early adjustment to carb cycling and fasting commonly brings headaches, digestive upset, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, cravings, hunger, irritability, and mood changes. Since food itself provides meaningful hydration, increasing water intake during fasting periods is genuinely important to avoid dehydration.

Cost and Where to Buy

Available at fasterwaytofatloss.com for $199/year for online support access. The coaching certification program has drawn comparisons to MLM structures, though it doesn’t formally require recruiting new members like a true MLM.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Genuinely more flexible than many restrictive diets, with adjustable macros
• Intermittent fasting accommodates a wide range of lifestyles and schedules
• Diet and exercise components work well as a complete package

Cons:

• The general Facebook group can feel disorganized
• Meal prep and tracking can be time-consuming and confusing for beginners
• Heavy upselling (planners, cookbooks, $200/year membership) frustrates some users focused purely on weight loss

Bottom Line on Faster Way to Fat Loss

When properly followed, the program genuinely works for many — most online reviews report weight loss and, more consistently, feeling better overall. That said, it’s genuinely one of the more demanding diets to sustain, with meal prep and fasting proving difficult for some despite customization options.

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