{"id":940,"date":"2025-04-02T07:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weightloss.catherineliew.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2025-04-02T07:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:01:30","slug":"why-its-so-hard-to-lose-weight-according-to-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weightloss.catherineliew.com\/?p=940","title":{"rendered":"Why It&#8217;s So Hard to Lose Weight According to Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Losing weight is really hard, but it&#8217;s not your fault.  Our bodies don&#8217;t want us to lose weight- they want to store that extra fat for survival. Join Stefan Chin as he explains why it&#8217;s not just your &#8220;cheat days&#8221; that are slowing down your weight loss\u2014it&#8217;s biology! <\/p>\n<p>SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It&#8217;s called SciShow Tangents. 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