This is Why You’re Not Losing Weight (Its Not Calories)

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Stop counting calories! It’s the biggest, most damaging lie in obesity medicine. In this video, Dr. Jason Fung, the best-selling author of The Obesity Code & The Hunger Code dismantles the single biggest myth in weight loss: Calories In, Calories Out (CICO).

For decades, we’ve been told that weight gain is a personal failing—a simple lack of willpower. Dr. Fung explains why this is completely false. He reveals that weight gain isn’t a calorie problem; it’s a hormonal problem. In this video you will learn:

• Why the CICO equation, while technically true, is practically useless for weight loss.
• The problem: Why your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) plummets when you cut calories, sabotaging your efforts.
• The true Arrow of Causality: Hormones (not calories) are the real cause of weight gain.
• How Insulin, the master hormone, forces your body to store fat and makes you hungrier.
• Why 100 calories from a cookie is NOT the same as 100 calories from an egg.
• The Circular Logic trap that keeps people fixated on counting.
• How food acts as information that gives your body specific instructions.

This is a must-watch for anyone who has struggled with yo-yo dieting and is looking for the real, science-based solution to lasting weight loss.

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⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps

00:00 – The Biggest Lie in Obesity Medicine

00:40 – The Flawed Calories In vs. Calories Out Equation

01:15 – Why We Think Obesity is a Personal Failing (And Why It’s Wrong)

02:13 – Body Fat is Tightly Controlled by Hormones

03:02 – The Problem: Why Eating Less Fails

03:50 – The Inevitable Drop: Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

04:37 – The Real Cause of Weight Gain: Hormones

05:13 – The Master Hormone: How Insulin Makes You Fat

06:00 – Hormones Control Your Hunger & BMR (Not Willpower)

08:21 – The Circular Logic Trap of CICO

08:40 – Not All Calories Are Equal (Cookies vs. Eggs)

10:14 – Food is NOT Just Energy, It’s Information

11:09 – The Critical Choice: Store Calories or Burn Calories?

12:12 – Final Takeaway: Focus on Hormones, Not Calories