Jul 29, 2026 · 37 min · 11 segments
Explore truth and break free from common myths at the crossroads of faith and health. In this episode, we challenge the stories you've been told about your body, your beliefs, and what it takes to…
Okay, I'm excited about today's episode.
So let's get started with something that I hear about all the time.
calorie deficit.
Oh my gosh.
There is always so much talk about losing weight.
I mean, if you're around a bunch of people and enough people, this subject will literally come up almost daily.
So my question, Anna, is do you think it's really as simple as just eating less? The short
answer? Nope.
The long answer is that this myth has done more damage to a lot of women who are doing a lot of things right.
So here is what is actually happening when people search for why am I not losing weight eating less.
And this is one of the most common searches in the women's wellness space.
So the answer is not that like so your body is not a calculator.
It's a communication system.
And when you eat less without addressing why your body is holding on, you often just trigger a more aggressive protection response.
Your body will only release things when it feels safe and it's not going to feel safe in starvation.
So here is what I mean clinically.
When you chronically under eat, your body reads that as a famine signal.
leptin your satiety hormone drops ghrelin your hunger hormone spikes your thyroid dysregulates or downright burning fat the person who is eating 1200 calories feeling exhausted not losing weight and blaming themselves for lacking discipline their body is working perfectly it's doing what it's designed to do given the elements that you're feeding it because it perceives starvation.
The problem is not willpower, it's the signal.
So what actually moves the needle is changing the signal.
Eating enough to convince your body that the resources are safe and consistent.
Prioritizing protein so your lean muscle mass, which drives your metabolic rate, is protected.
Your muscle is your wealth.
Managing cortisol is managing the cortisol load and addressing sleep, those are all levers that actually matter.
So eating less is not a strategy.
Okay, I'm excited about today's episode.
So let's get started with something that I hear about all the time.
calorie deficit.
Oh my gosh.
There is always so much talk about losing weight.
I mean, if you're around a bunch of people and enough people, this subject will literally come up almost daily.
So my question, Anna, is do you think it's really as simple as just eating less? The short
answer? Nope.
The long answer is that this myth has done more damage to a lot of women who are doing a lot of things right.
So here is what is actually happening when people search for why am I not losing weight eating less.
And this is one of the most common searches in the women's wellness space.
So the answer is not that like so your body is not a calculator.
It's a communication system.
And when you eat less without addressing why your body is holding on, you often just trigger a more aggressive protection response.
Your body will only release things when it feels safe and it's not going to feel safe in starvation.
So here is what I mean clinically.
When you chronically under eat, your body reads that as a famine signal.
leptin your satiety hormone drops ghrelin your hunger hormone spikes your thyroid dysregulates or downright burning fat the person who is eating 1200 calories feeling exhausted not losing weight and blaming themselves for lacking discipline their body is working perfectly it's doing what it's designed to do given the elements that you're feeding it because it perceives starvation.
The problem is not willpower, it's the signal.
So what actually moves the needle is changing the signal.
Eating enough to convince your body that the resources are safe and consistent.
Prioritizing protein so your lean muscle mass, which drives your metabolic rate, is protected.
Your muscle is your wealth.
Managing cortisol is managing the cortisol load and addressing sleep, those are all levers that actually matter.
So eating less is not a strategy.
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