# 571 - Cant lose weight ? Your metabolism is not broken

Traditionally people who are overweight have thought part of the reason was becasue they had a 'slow metabolism' but the truth is that many people who are overweight have a faster metabolism than those who are leaner because they carry more mass. So why does it feel that nothing works when you're trying to lose weight? Well its because your metabolism is adapting. So when you eat less for an extended period of time , your body seeks to protect you what it perceives as starvation, it reduces your energy expenditure and it increases your hunger hormones. In this episode we delve into weightloss, hormones and metabolism and I give you 5 sciencebacked strategies to get your metabolism working with you not against you. 1 Eat more protein 2 Resistance training 3 Stop chronically undereating 4 Move more5 Get better sleepThe dangers of high carbohyrate foods : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSKlhyEANfi8hZFoFoJun_lLhULcYg5JWWeightloss series : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSKlhyEANfi-pO3W2hejnDUsgMQ9GPvpZThe health benefits fo exercise : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSKlhyEANfi_vM1nbpcV-PlvWjSZ872ECOrder Happy Habits for Mind and Body Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3KeQmGrOrder Kindle copy of Happy Habits for Mind and Body : https://amzn.to/4c9T38fOrder US paperback of Happy Habits for Mind and Body : https://amzn.to/4bxczeTOrder UK paperback of Happy Habits for Mind and Body : https://rb.gy/jtfea5Listen to all previous podcast episodes of the Happy Habit Podcast via these podcast platforms :Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/happy-habit-podcastAmazon https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Habit-Podcast/dp/B08K5887J8Amazon music : https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/670836c2-ea4c-4a23-a67d-a54dd804ef61/happy-habit-podcastSpotify https://https://open.spotify.com/show/2VKIhQK6mYTzLCO8haUoRdFollow the Happy Habit Podcast Website: https://happyhabitpodcast.wordpress.com/Music used is Purple planet Music crediit goes to them