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Why Calorie Deficits Alone Will NOT Help You Lose Weight & Be Healthy

2025-08-13 Education
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Anthony Chaffee MD
Anthony Chaffee MD
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Debunking Calorie Counting: Hormones, Fasting, and Carnivore Biology

Move beyond the flawed "calories in, calories out" dogma to understand how food substrates, hunger signaling, and biochemistry truly drive weight management.

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  • Outcome: Understand why different macronutrients affect metabolism uniquely via hormonal responses (like insulin).
  • Outcome: Evaluate the role of fasting (IF) as a tool for timing and potential appetite control, rather than just calorie restriction.
  • Outcome: Learn that chronic deprivation can lead to temporary weight gain as the body stores energy defensively before normalization occurs.

This discussion dissects the limitations of simplistic energy balance equations, contrasting them with biochemical realities, and explores the nuanced use of fasting within a zero-carb context. This provides a framework for trusting natural appetite signals over arbitrary rules.

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Top Comments (10)

@scott21992 2025-08-14

Ive lost about 200lbs on keto at first then transitioning into *mostly* carnivore, most of the time i feel like an animal, almost endless energy, flat belly even with a small amount of belly fat/loose skin but i feel amazing i would love to share my story and how i saved my life with people that actually listen, anyone i tell in life pretty much think im crazy.. even my wife sometimes

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@marion.allen2222 2025-08-13

That’s how I feel every night lol 🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🤍🤍🤍🤍 the only time we ever used to go out to have steaks was on special occasions lol

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@CrashZoneD 2025-08-14

You loose a lot of weight on carnivore if you are as strict as Dr.Chaffee following him since first video the most strict carnivore out here and the benefits that he talks about only comes if you’re strict When i was as strict as him eating only eggs meat salt and water nothing else even my tartar from my teeth fell off like after a month , sleeping 5 hours sometimes 6 waking up fully refreshed in the morning like i was in childhood jumping out from the bed its amazing how it changes your body I could barley get air through my nose for 8 years after 4 weeks carnivore something yellow came out from my nose was breathing better on my nose than on my mouth 😂 it was unbelievable its just amazing btw I’m carnivore on and of throughout the year i like to eat a lot if I weigh to much i go carnivore the fat melts away , thank you Dr.Chaffee for helping us🙌🙌🙌🫡

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@seagreentangerine2065 2025-08-14

I am eating steaks - I had to get over the cost because I feel amazing on fatty steaks 🎉

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@johnsavage4786 2025-08-14

Anthony I am with you a Rib eye every day

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@Sandy-c6w1m 2025-08-14

It’s easier to stay on course with carnivore because of how it makes many people feel. The benefits of feeling good again outweigh such a massive focus on the weight.

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@Carniswan14 2025-08-14

About weight loss - I gradually went from paleo (2013) to keto to carnivore (2016) and hardly lost any weight, it was mostly for my IBS and inflammation which improved. In 2017 I eliminated dairy and eggwhites, only after 3 months when the cravings were finally gone, I lost weight and fast. I believe it's the insulin. at least in my case.

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@kostar500 2025-08-14

200 calories from doughnuts and 200 calories from eggs are just not the same…

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@Stormblessed_4 2025-08-14

I had to turn playback speed to 0,75x when Lillie spoke.

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@DomesticatedBadBoysPodcast 2025-08-17

ADIDAS - All Day I Dream About Steak 🥩

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