Episode 4: The Myth of the Calorie Deficit

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There is so much information out there about how many calories we “should” be eating or what our bodyweight “should” be. Today we take a deep dive into how weight-loss really works in our body. We discuss how many calories we need, our hormones, our metabolism and the differences between males and females.

Timestamps:

· 1:55 – Controlled Starvation

· 2:35 – Hunger and Satiety Hormones

· 4:06 – Weight-loss vs Body Recomposition

· 5:30 – How many calories do we need?

· 7:20 - Figuring out maintenance calories

· 8:48 – Mike’s story with finding his maintenance calories

· 11:57 – Fast vs Slow Metabolism

· 13:29 – Male vs Female Hormones

· 19:40 – Whole vs Processed Foods

· 25:47 – Bringing it all together – episode synopsis