ERF 950: Hunger Hormones Explained: The Real Reason You Overeat

Eric Roberts Fitness

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

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🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Lose Fat With My Clubhouse App HERE https://theclubhouse1.lpages.co/erfclubhouse-app-info On this episode, I dive deep into the science of hunger, exploring the roles of key hormones like ghrelin and leptin, the impact of sleep on your appetite, and effective strategies for managing hunger while you're in a caloric deficit. I discuss the importance of understanding your hunger signals, the effects of sleep deprivation, and the challenges posed by highly palatable foods. I also introduce the concept of diet breaks as a strategy to reset your hunger hormones and improve your long-term adherence to your dietary goals. Lose Fat With Personalized 1:1 Coaching HERE https://theclubhouse1.lpages.co/1to1-coaching Free Calorie Calculator https://ericrobertsfitness.com/free-calorie-calculator/ 20% Off Legion Athletic Supplements Code “ERIC” HERE https://legionathletics.rfrl.co/qj2dy Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@ericrobertsfitness

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0:00.0	It's 8 p.m. You've been perfect with your diet all day. And then suddenly, you're not just hungry. You are possessed. You eat the cookie. And then you eat the whole row of cookies. And then you feel like you have to get the chips, the pretzels. And before you know it, you've over eaten. You feel like a failure, and you think it's because
0:21.2	your willpower is just not strong enough, or you just have a craving for sweets at night.
0:28.2	Well, it's neither one of those two reasons.
0:31.7	It's coming down to your hunger hormones.
0:35.4	And so today, in this episode of the Eric Roberts Fitness podcast, we're going to be deep diving into the science of hunger.
0:45.0	We're going to cover the three main hormones that are controlling your appetite, the surprising impact of sleep on your hunger and your appetite, and the exact food
0:58.5	strategies to shut them up so you could actually stick to your diet, your calorie deficit,
1:05.6	and lose the body fat that you are looking to lose.
1:08.8	And make sure you stick around for the final segment because I'm going to share
1:12.7	somewhat of a controversial strategy where eating more calories for a week might actually
1:20.1	be the fastest way to lose weight.
1:23.2	But before we dive into that and even before we dive into the first part and the first
1:27.4	hormone we're going to introduce to you, I want you just make sure you understand why hunger is happening, especially when you're going into a calorie deficit.
1:36.7	So our bodies want to maintain something called homeostasis.
1:41.5	It doesn't want to lose weight, doesn't want to gain weight. Doesn't want to work
1:45.4	harder, doesn't want to work any less hard. Your whole entire purpose of your body is to keep you
1:51.9	alive and do that in the most simple, efficient, easiest way possible. How do you do that?
1:58.3	If everything just stays the exact same and there's no differences, then your body, it's pretty easy for your body to just maintain that. And that's exactly what it wants.
2:09.2	But when it comes to losing body fat, this is why when you are intaking less calories than what is needed to maintain your weight,
2:19.1	your body sends a signal and says, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on.
2:22.4	We're not eating enough calories to maintain this homeostasis.
2:26.3	We need to eat more.
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