#979 Why Counting Calories Wrecks Your Metabolism (& What Actually Works) with Ben Azadi
🔥 Main Takeaway:
The common belief that calories in vs. calories out is the key to fat loss is not only flawed — it can destroy your metabolism.
💡 Key Highlights:
Host shares his personal 80-pound fat loss journey after breaking free from the calorie deficit trap.
The Lie: Counting calories works temporarily, but ultimately leads to hormonal imbalances, slowed metabolism, and weight regain.
The Truth: Weight gain is not a calorie issue — it’s a hormone and inflammation issue.
Metabolic health must come first. Get healthy to lose weight, not the other way around.
Example: Biggest Loser contestants regained weight due to damaged hormones (ghrelin/leptin) post calorie-restriction.
Practical Solutions:
Cut carbs to
Om Podcasten
Ben Azadi, founder of Keto Kamp and best selling author of Keto Flex, is the host of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast. We bring on the thought leaders in this space in this space to have life-changing conversations so you can apply it and upgrade your metabolism. The topics we cover include bio-hacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies, mindset and metabolic health. Discover how to cut through all the noise in the health and nutrition space so you can finally get the results you want, and keep them; whether its fat loss, more energy, better sleep, or focusing on general health and longevity. As a former obese man, Ben took his pain of being extremely unhealthy, and turned it into a purpose by transforming his health and now he is on a mission to educate 1 billion people. Ben brings you the thought leaders in the world of health, including Dr. Eric Berg, Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Will Cole, Mark Sisson, Dr. Ken Berry, Dr Mindy Pelz, Cynthia Thurow, Dr. Daniel Pompa, and many others. You'll discover everything you want to know about the keto diet, ketosis, paleo, fasting, intermittent fasting, block fasting, fasting mimicking diet, bulletproof fasting, dry fasting, water fasting, and everything that works (and doesn't work) to help you understand what is best for your unique body.