If You're Hungry On A Calorie Deficit, Watch This

23 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this solo YouTube video, Eric Roberts explains why feeling hungry is a natural response when you are in a calorie deficit. He describes the body's homeostatic mechanism that strives to keep weight stable, causing hunger signals when you eat fewer calories than needed for maintenance. Roberts reassures viewers that a moderate level of hunger (about 4‑7 on a 1‑10 scale) is normal and not a reason to overeat, especially before bedtime. He emphasizes that hunger indicates you are in a deficit and will lead to weight loss, but cautions against starving. Finally, he directs viewers to a free calorie‑deficit calculator linked in his bio for personalized calorie targets.

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If you're on a calorie deficit and you're trying to lose weight and you get hungry, then I want to explain hunger to you in a way that's going to make you change your mind forever. Your body has something called homeostasis. This is your survival mechanism where it doesn't want to lose weight, it doesn't want to gain weight, it wants to stay the exact same because that's what's easiest to maintain and keep you alive. So when you're eating less calories than what you need to maintain your weight, your body says, no, no, no, we want to maintain where we're at. And it sends signals to your body to eat more food so you stay where you're at. That's why you get hungry. And this is why being hungry is a sign that you're in a calorie deficit and you will lose weight. But I don't mean you should be starving. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is like you could eat enough for a small village, you will probably be around the 4 to 7 on the hunger scale. Not starving, but you will be a bit hungry, especially before you go to bed. So don't freak out, and it's not a sign to panic and go eat food. It's okay to be a little bit hungry when you're trying to lose weight. And if you need to know how many calories you should be eating, click the link in my bio for my free calorie deficit calculator.