This article was about a hundred times longer than it needed to be. Here's the thing. Hormones don't magically create voodoo energy out of thin air, otherwise all our bodies would be free energy machines hooked up to a central grid.

A calorie is a calorie. If you're overweight, consume fewer calories. If you're trying to gain weight, consume more calories. All of this talk about hormones and not being able to cook reeks of laziness and a lack of willpower.

Change your eating habits. There's no need for 3 meals a day with a number of snacks. It doesn't have to be an extreme zero-carb or pure carnivore thing. Just consume balanced macros and eat at a calorie deficit and I guarantee you'll lose weight.