06/08/2025
Why does fat loss feel harder than it should?
It’s not just about eating less and moving more.
Your body is wired for survival, not fat loss.
When you’re dropping body fat, your hormones start working against you to hold onto energy reserves. Here’s what’s really happening inside:
• Leptin drops – this is your satiety hormone. As fat reduces, leptin lowers, making you hungrier and reducing how much energy your body burns at rest.
• Ghrelin rises – this is your hunger hormone. It spikes during a calorie deficit, pushing you to eat more, especially the stuff you crave.
• Cortisol increases – stress, hard training, and low calories drive cortisol up, which can lead to muscle breakdown and stubborn fat retention.
• Thyroid slows down (T3 levels drop) – this reduces your metabolic rate, making it harder to keep losing fat as weeks go on.
• Insulin sensitivity improves – good news. You get better at using carbs for energy and storing less as fat.
• Adiponectin rises – a fat-burning hormone that increases as fat mass decreases, making your body more efficient at using fat for fuel.
But here’s the thing:
This is normal.
You’re not broken.
You just need a sustainable strategy that doesn’t burn you out.
This is why we focus on realistic fat loss, not crash diets.
The slower, smarter approach always wins.
