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Your body wants balance, so when you eat too few calories for too long, your body adapts by slowing your metabolism. Fortunately, we no longer have to be slaves to the Calorie-In-Calorie-Out philosophy of weight loss.
We now know that hormones, like insulin, determine how our bodies utilize the nutrients we eat. So, does this mean we can eat as much as we want and still lose weight? Not exactly…I explain in the video.
If you’ve spent years counting calories, weighing portions, and doing mental math at every meal, you already know the emotional cost: food becomes stressful, eating becomes a test, and the scale becomes a judge.
But the deeper problem is this: Calories don’t determine whether you burn fat or store it. Hormones do. Two people can eat the same number of calories and experience completely different outcomes depending on:
insulin levels
stress hormones
sleep quality
gut balance
inflammation
muscle mass and metabolic flexibility
That’s why you can restrict calories and still feel stuck. Why your body fights calorie restriction. Your body is designed to keep you alive, not to help you fit into smaller clothes. When calories drop too low for too long, your body senses a threat. It adapts.
This adaptation can look like:
increased hunger and cravings
reduced energy and motivation
lower body temperature
mood changes
disrupted sleep
slower metabolism over time
This is not your imagination. It is biology. When the body feels scarcity, it becomes more efficient and protective. It tries to conserve energy — and that often includes holding onto fat.
Why “eat less, move more” often backfires
The “eat less, move more” model assumes the body is a simple calculator. It isn’t.
When you cut calories severely, you can trigger:
higher cortisol
more fatigue
reduced spontaneous movement
greater appetite later
binge/rebound eating cycles
This is how people end up doing “good” all day and losing control at night — not because they are weak, but because the body is demanding relief.
What Fat Fuel Formula does instead
We focus on metabolic conditions that make fat loss possible, including:
lowering insulin
stabilizing blood sugar
reducing inflammation
supporting gut balance
eating adequately so the body feels safe
When insulin is controlled, appetite normalizes.
When appetite normalizes, you naturally eat the right amount without obsessing.
This is sustainable fat loss.
Key takeaway:
Calorie counting fights symptoms. Fat Fuel Formula™ corrects the biology that created them.
We focus on metabolic conditions that make fat loss possible, including:
lowering insulin
stabilizing blood sugar
reducing inflammation
supporting gut balance
eating adequately so the body feels safe
When insulin is controlled, appetite normalizes. When appetite normalizes, you naturally eat the right amount without obsessing. This is sustainable fat loss.
Key takeaway:
Calorie counting fights symptoms. Fat Fuel Formula corrects the biology that created them.
Dr. Jason Fung
Dr. Jason Fung
Dr Giles Yeo is a Professor at the University of Cambridge, his research focuses on the genetics of obesity. He is the author of two books, “Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite” and “Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong”.
Dr Mindy Pelz is a world-renowned fasting and women’s health expert, specifically focusing on metabolic fasting, and the host of ‘The Resetter Podcast’. She is also the author of best-selling books such as, ‘The Reset Factor’, ‘The Menopause Reset’, ‘Fast Like A Girl’, and ‘Eat Like A Girl’.
Fat Fuel Formula is an independent educational program and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any physician, researcher, or content creator referenced. All third-party content belongs to its respective owners. Information provided is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.
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