{"podcast":{"title":"More Than A Number | Lose Weight, High Protein Diet, Low Carb Diet, Meal Prep, Lose Weight Fast","slug":"more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725","podcast_index_feed_id":7450725,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/samx4/feed.xml","website_url":"https://samx4.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20759637/updated_pod_art7n3ha.png","author":"Sam Barone | RD, Weight Mgmt Specialist, Diet Culture Rebel","episode_count":46,"summary":"Are you an elder millennial that’s been weight watching since the womb? Are you a victim of 90’s diet culture PTSD? Are you carrying around an overwhelming sense of guilt or shame over another failed attempt at keeping the weight off? Have you lost weight on a diet only to have your lost pounds find their way back to you soon after you go off the diet? I’m here to tell you to lay down the shame, friend – no matter where you’ve been on your weight loss journey and where you’re at… You are fully capable and fully worthy of making LASTING, SUSTAINABLE change. And you can start doing it TO-DAY. My name is Sam. Today, I’m a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified specialist in obesity and weight management. But, at one point in my life, I was nearing 400lbs and completely miserable. As a last-ditch effort, I made one of the best decisions of my life and had gastric bypass surgery. But I learned VERY quickly in the years after that the surgery was not magic and it was REAL easy for all those lost pounds to find their way back to me. I realized I needed to pull it together or I was going to be right back where I started. I got super interested in the science of nutrition and went…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T18:18:46.565219+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725"},"episode":{"title":"30 | Why trying to \"lose weight fast\" is not the flex you think it is.","slug":"30-why-trying-to-lose-weight-fast-is-not-the-flex-you-think-it-is","published_at":"2026-03-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725/30-why-trying-to-lose-weight-fast-is-not-the-flex-you-think-it-is","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725","url":"https://samx4.podbean.com/e/30-why-trying-to-lose-weight-fast-is-not-the-flex-you-think-it-is/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9stmnz7nj54pb24v/ep_306mre1.mp3","summary":"Hey friend, welcome back! If you’ve ever felt like you can lose weight—but you can’t keep it off—you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common frustrations I hear from women, and in today’s episode I want to unpack what’s actually happening in your body when you try to lose weight, especially when you try to lose weight fast. Most people assume weight regain is a discipline problem. We tell ourselves stories like “I just don’t have enough willpower,” or “I always gain it back.” But the truth is that science tells a very different story. When you lose weight, your body doesn’t see that as a victory—it sees it as a potential threat. Throughout human history, food scarcity was a real danger, so our bodies evolved powerful biological systems designed to protect us from starvation. When body weight drops, those systems kick in. One of the biggest changes is something called metabolic adaptation. As you lose weight, your body becomes more energy efficient and burns fewer calories than expected. This means the calorie deficit that helped you lose weight in the beginning may stop working later on. At the same time, your hunger hormones shift. Leptin (your fullness hormone) decreases, while ghrelin (your hunger hormone) increases. Research published in The Lancet shows that these hormonal changes can persist for a year or more after weight loss, meaning your body may still be pushing you to regain weight long after the diet ends. This creates what researchers call an energy gap: your body needs fewer calories, but your appetite is stronger. The good news is that long-term weight maintenance is possible. Research from the National Weight Control Registry shows that people who successfully maintain weight loss rely on consistent habits—regular physical activity, resistance traini…","meta_description":"Hey friend, welcome back! If you’ve ever felt like you can lose weight—but you can’t keep it off—you’re not alone. 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