Calories or Hormones?
https://thefastingmethod.com/the-ultimate-weight-loss-cause-hormones-vs-calories/?utm_source=The+Fasting+Method+Newsletter&utm_campaign=bf2d1f05a5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_05_03_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4a0ea3e617-bf2d1f05a5-123067223 I found this recent brief vlog by Dr Jason Fung particularly useful in articulating why counting calories in (nutrition) and out (exercise) very often does not result in the fervently desired maintainable weight loss. He summarises the long-term research and explains the role of hormones: both in stimulating the overwhelming perception of hunger which without fasting can result in over-eating, and in governing basic metabolic calorie burning. The majority of calories we eat go to sustain these metabolic functions -- far more calories than we can burn by vigorous exercise, which taken to excess so often results in injury. Generally, I'm a fan of Dr. Jason Fung and the Fasting Method. And I practice moderate intermittent fas