Wits & Weights | Evidence-Based Fitness & Nutrition for Lifters Over 40 Ep 158: The Science of Hunger and 9 Hacks to Outsmart Your Appetite (Especially in Fat Loss!)
Mar 26, 2024
36:27
Why does hunger strike when you're cutting calories? Do you want to know the best way to curb hunger during fat loss?
In this episode, Philip (@witsandweights) dives into the fascinating world of hunger, the science behind it, and how it affects your fat loss journey. He talks about the hunger hormones — leptin and ghrelin and how stress and cortisol can make you crave that extra snack. He shares nine practical strategies to help you stay on track and how protein, spices, and water play an important role in these real-life hacks.
Today, you’ll learn all about:
2:51 Hunger during a calorie deficit
4:45 The science of hunger
7:46 Cortisol's role in hunger and appetite
10:55 Managing hunger with quality of sleep
12:34 Influence of the senses on hunger
19:22 Nine hunger hacks
35:40 Outro
Episode resources:
In this episode, Philip (@witsandweights) dives into the fascinating world of hunger, the science behind it, and how it affects your fat loss journey. He talks about the hunger hormones — leptin and ghrelin and how stress and cortisol can make you crave that extra snack. He shares nine practical strategies to help you stay on track and how protein, spices, and water play an important role in these real-life hacks.
Today, you’ll learn all about:
2:51 Hunger during a calorie deficit
4:45 The science of hunger
7:46 Cortisol's role in hunger and appetite
10:55 Managing hunger with quality of sleep
12:34 Influence of the senses on hunger
19:22 Nine hunger hacks
35:40 Outro
Episode resources:
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