Why does one hour of feeling hungry make you lose weight?

It may sound incredible, but feeling hungry for just one hour is the start to losing weight. I will explain how this works.

Our body has both, the ability to store nutrients, and the ability to consume stored nutrients. Based on the ability to store nutrients, the body stores the energy gained from food in the form of subcutaneous fat (fat under the skin). When there is a steady supply of food, the body keeps building up subcutaneous fat. This is the time when we are gaining weight.

On the other hand, our body keeps using up stored nutrients whenever we are not eating. This enables our body to fully function until we have the opportunity to eat again. During this time, we lose weight.

During the process of human evolution, we have kept improving our ability to consume food even when the nutrients stored in our body have not yet been used up. In other words, the human body has continuously increased its ability to gain excessive weight in order to avoid death from starvation.

The unpleasant feeling of hunger makes us understand the extremely powerful alarm system of our body. When we are very hungry, we feel like starving. Of course, we will not die from hunger after not eating for just one day. But the excessive warning system of our body is the reason why it is so difficult to lose weight.

The HARAPEKO method uses the excellent alarm system of our body in a reverse manner. It makes the alarm bell ring for just one hour. During this time, our body makes subcutaneous fat starve, and we feel extremely hungry. This is the time when our body starts using up fat that is stored under the skin. And yes, this is the time when we start losing weight.

You can find a more detailed medical explanation of this process on the page “Medical Background.” Click on the link below to access the page.

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