How I’d Lose 10 Pounds This Summer With Just 20 Minutes a Day (No Diets, No Stress)

Feel behind on your summer fitness goals? You’re not alone.

In this episode of The Muscles & Mindset Revolution, I’m breaking down exactly what I’d do to lose 10 pounds this summer if I only had 20 minutes a day — no tracking, no restriction, no BS.

You’ll learn:

✔️ The 3 things I’d focus on if I had limited time this summer

✔️ Why strength training (not walking!) is the secret to fat loss

✔️ How mindset shifts around food actually change your body

✔️ What women get wrong in May — and how to course-correct now

✔️ Real client stories that prove this approach works — even during vacations, periods, and BBQs

This isn’t about “earning” your summer body. It’s about feeling proud, clear, and consistent without overhauling your life.

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Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the Muscles andMindset Revolution, the podcast
for busy, ambitious women whoare tired of chasing quick fixes
and are ready to finally achievereal lasting results, stronger
bodies, sustainable habits, andlong-term weight loss.
I'm your host, Anne Jones,certified life coach and fitness
professional for over 15 years.

(00:20):
Here to help you break free frominconsistency, overwhelm, and
burnout, build strength, feelconfident, af, and lose weight
without obsessing or stressingover weight loss.
No BS.
just simple sustainablestrategies.
Hello, welcome back to the show.
Okay.
Summer's coming y'all.
It is the end of May and I'mhearing a lot of summer body hot

(00:43):
girl summer talk.
If you know me at all.
You've been around for a while.
You know what I really wannatalk about is how to just feel
confident in a bathing suit inthe body that you have now, and
maybe we'll talk about that nextweek.
But I also know.
There are a lot of women whowanna lose 10 pounds this
summer.
And so I respect that.
I respect that goal, and I alsoknow that my clients, my

(01:06):
audience, you guys are busy andsummer, even though there are
different schedules and kids areoff school.
It almost makes it harder whenthere's less routine.
Kids at home travel, all thethings.
So I'm just gonna be real withyou.
If I wanted to lose 10 poundsthis summer and I only had 20
minutes a day, I'm gonna tellyou exactly what I would do.

(01:27):
No fluff, no calorie counting,no restrictions, playbook.
Okay?
Just gonna give you simplestrategies that actually work,
that work with your lifestyle,not against it.
And here's the kicker.
It's not just about losingweight.
It is about feeling lit up inyour body, being proud of how
you show up, owning yourstrength, and doing it in a way

(01:47):
that doesn't burn you or stressyou The F out.
Okay, let's go.
here's the thing, most women getwrong in May.
They say, I'll start whenschool's out.
I'll wait until after thisvacation.
I'll wait until things, settledown in September.
I'll just do more walks and eatcleaner.
It'll be easier to walk when theweather is better.
But summer is pretty much hereand what you do now compounds In

(02:10):
eight weeks, you could belooking back thinking, dang, I
really showed up for myself.
Not perfectly, but consistently.
And the payoff is confidence,energy, momentum, body change
that carries you through thewhole summer.
And the good news is you do notneed a perfect schedule, but you
do need an intelligent one,somewhat strategic one.
So.

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If I or one of my clients wantedto lose 10 pounds and I feel
amazing this summer, here'sexactly what I would do.
Number one, I would strengthtrain three to four times a week
with intention, not randomPinterest or YouTube workouts,
not 60 or 75 minutes a day, just30 minutes of well programmed
strength training that buildslean muscle and stokes your
metabolism.
20 minutes.

(02:51):
If I only had 20 minutes, numbertwo, I would walk more, but I
would stop pretending.
That walking is a plan, and I'msorry if you feel a little bit
called out.
Walking is a beautiful supporttool.
Walking is beautiful for ourmobility, our metabolism, our
mental health, but it is notyour main character.
Strength training is your maincharacter if you want to lose
body fat.

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Number three, rewire my mindsetaround food and my body.
I would stop telling myself thatI'm so bad for eating chips.
I would stop negotiating withmyself every single day about
whether I have time to work outor was going to.
Instead, I would shift to somephrases like this, some thoughts
like this, and when you think athought enough, it becomes a

(03:32):
belief.
I'm someone who keeps promisesto myself.""I move because it
feels good.
I can eat what I want, and Ichoose what actually nourishes
me." This right here, that isthe mindset of a woman who does
not ever need another diet.
She's finally free.
I experienced this.
I've had countless clientsexperience this.
The ease that you step into whenyou start to step into the

(03:55):
identity of the woman whobelieves these things, and you
will not believe these thingsuntil you practice thinking
them, even when it doesn't quitefeel real yet.
let me tell you about my client.
We'll just call her C.
I love client C.
She is one of my longest timeclients.
I love, love, love, love her,and.
This morning she sent us a listof wins, a beautiful list of

(04:18):
wins.
I am all about celebrating yourwins.
I ask all of our clients and allof our programs We ran strongher
last week, Summer60's coming up,and muscles and mindset.
I want you to share your wins,if not to us, at least to
yourself, but there's power insharing it with someone else.
My client c knows this.
So she sent, her coach and I ahuge list of wins this morning,
and I was just like, almost totears reading it.

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And one of the things she said,which made me laugh was, how the
f am I not craving a giant bowlof buttery pasta anymore?" Her
mind was blown that she justdoesn't have those cravings and
there's a whole, like she's beenthrough our whole muscles and
mindset 10 step nutritionmethod.
But this is a woman, I'm tellingyou this because this is a woman

(05:01):
who used to white knuckle itevery summer.
She just came back from PalmSprings, lost weight while she
was away in Palm Springs on herperiod, still had food, also did
her workouts.
And now she's wearing theshorts.
She's eating ice cream with herkids.
She's doing 25 minute workoutsand crushing her goals.
Her workouts are never more than39 minutes.

(05:22):
There's no obsession.
There is no shame.
She's just experiencing results.
So if in this short conversationmaybe you feel like, okay, yes.
I'm ready, then you need to beinside Summer 60.
Summer 60 is our annual eightweek program.
60 day program is builtspecifically for high achieving
women like you who want realresults this summer without

(05:43):
sacrificing their sanity.
The workouts are short, thestrategy is simple, the results
are yours.
it's opening to the public onWednesday, May 28th.
We start strong.
We're starting next week, June2nd.
We start strong and early inJune, right?
So you actually feel your bestby the time you get to
Midsummer, you get some quickwins And this is actually the

(06:03):
most supportive round yet.
You have the support of myself,coach Natalie and Coach Taylor.
So go get your name on thesummer60 wait list.
Now.
You will get early access, youwill get bonuses, and you will
get a free download of mypersonal strategy.
My training that I've made, whatI do, if I had 20 minutes a day
to lose 10 pounds, it's allinside.
Let's go.
Let's do it.
You do not need to overhaul yourlife to feel amazing in your

(06:26):
body this summer, trust me.
But you do need to start.
You need to start with a planthat works and a coach or a
support system who sees the firein you, even when you're tired.
So I will see you insideSummer60.
Let's make this the summer thatyou actually Don't binge eat at
a barbecue.
The summer that you actuallyfeel proud of healthy eating and
working out is a normal part ofyour life.

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Even in the summer.
So here's what I want you totake away from this episode.
You do not need more time.
Your life is what it is.
It's not probably going tochange a lot this summer.
You do not need to overhaul yourlife.
Maybe you do a little bit, butwe're not gonna focus on that
right now.
You also don't need to beextremely more disciplined, more

(07:07):
motivated, or perfect.
You do just need a system thatworks for you in your life, one
that respects your time, yourenergy, your season of life.
This is your full season of liferight now.
One that builds strength in yourbody and trust in yourself.
And that is what we are going todo inside Summer 60.
It is eight weeks of short,effective workouts that make you

(07:30):
feel like a badass not burntout.
Simple strategies that actuallyfit into your real life.
And mindset and nutritionsupport that helps you to stop
falling off the, I messed up.
I might as well just start over"cycle because I've seen that
before.
You are surrounded by women justlike you, ambitious, capable,
juggling a lot and deciding thatthis summer is not just going to

(07:51):
be about putting themselveslast.
So if you even been thinking, Ijust want to feel clear and
proud again, this is your sign.
If you've been waiting forsomeone to say, let's do this
together without shame, withoutextremes, this is me saying it
to you.
The doors to Summer 60 open onWednesday.
Get on the wait list right nowso that you can grab early
access.

(08:11):
There's prizes on the line.
There's wait list bonuses,including a live workout with
me.
And once you get into thecourse, you will get instant
access to my training.
What I would do if I wanted tolose 10 pounds and only had 20
minutes a day.
So please see the waitlist linkin the show notes.
Let's not just wish to feelamazing this summer.
Let's build it together.

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Okay?
I'll see you on the inside.
Thank you so much for listening,and if this spoke to you or you
can relate, please share thisepisode with a friend.
I appreciate it so much and Ilove you guys.
Have a wonderful, wonderfulweek.