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Chasing Life

Why Our Bodies Fight Us on Losing Weight

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.58K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Everybody knows losing weight is tough. But why? While diet, exercise, and willpower might have something to do with it. The root may lie in how we humans have evolved as a species. Could our bodies be hardwired to resist shedding pounds? In this episode, Sanjay speaks to Daniel Lieberman, a paleoanthropologist and professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University. He’ll explain how our bodies evolved to hold onto fat as a strategy for survival. Plus, we'll get tips for exercising and eating right, with our evolutionary needs in mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Embracing the icy crisp winter air, warming your hands with a Starbucks,

0:06.7

wrapping up in snugly layers upon layers.

0:10.0

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0:11.3

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0:31.4

I have never been able to maintain my weight and my body composition in a way that I have been satisfied with.

0:40.0

Around the ages of 15-15, my metabolism changed and I had a hard time keeping the

0:45.8

weight off. I've been on a diet all my life. I've had some success has been nothing permanent.

0:50.5

I have tried calorie restricting diets, I have tried calorie restricting diets I have tried keto so was 8 years old when I was one of my first diet.

0:57.5

I've tried it all I've done every diet out there known to man.

1:09.0

When it comes to losing weight, almost everyone seems to agree on one thing. It's hard.

1:10.0

And if you've ever tried to do it, no matter how many pounds you are aiming to shed, maybe it felt unnatural,

1:16.3

impossible even, like you were just bound to fail.

1:20.3

Almost like your body and your brain were actively working against your goals,

1:24.7

like they were fighting to keep on the weight.

1:27.0

Now if that sounds familiar, I'm here to tell you that you're probably not imagining it.

1:34.0

In fact, much of what I just described happening inside your body and your brain

1:38.0

is actually outside your control.

1:41.0

In fact, according to one 2021 study, it is common for people who lose 10%

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