25/03/2026
You’ve been dieting forever, eating 1600-1700 calories 24/7 that an online calculator spat out at you and you aren’t losing weight (which is driving you absolutely nuts) 🥜
The thought process I was ALWAYS stuck in (not losing weight > keep dropping calories > get really hungry (and angry lol) > b!ng3 > feel bad and then rinse and repeat)
Here’s the part you’re missing…
You need to build your calories back up to your maintenance (which is probably above
1900-2000 calories)
A diet isn’t meant to be lived in forever.
Building your calories back up & eating at your maintenance calories is a non negotiable if you’re serious about breaking through new low weights in the future (and then maintaining that FOREVER!)
Your metabolism adapts (your body is really smart and she’s trying to stop you from withering away)
You don’t stay in this deficit forever.. the cycle repeats itself when you’ve hit a ‘plateau’ (a REAL plateau.. you’re tracking accurately, not eyeballing and no weight is shiftng)
🪫When hunger is high, energy is low, recovery is sh*t and you feel like a gremlin.. you go back to mainteance.
Going into lower calorie deficits are a TOOL.. not somewhere you’re supposed to live forever btw.
You aren’t ‘getting nowhere at maintenance, you’re actually setting yourself up for an even MORE successful diet phase the next time you decide to go into a deficit.
If this feels scary, that’s exactly why it’s for you 🔓
