12/04/2026
You’re Not Failing Your Diet, Your Hormones Are Changing
One thing I make very clear to all of my female clients, especially inside my 2Kilo Club, is this:
Fat loss is not about pushing harder, eating less, or trying to be perfect every single day.
It is about understanding your body. 🔑
And one of the clearest examples of this is how you approach your nutrition around your menstrual cycle.
Because the truth is, your body is not the same week to week, and expecting it to be is where most people come unstuck.
You Are Not Off Track, Your Body Is Just Changing
In the days leading up to your period, things shift.You might notice you are hungrier than usual. A bit more tired. Less motivated. Craving foods you normally would not think twice about.
For a lot of women, this is the point where they may start thinking, “What is wrong with me this week?” Sound familiar?
But let me assure you, nothing is wrong. Your body is simply doing exactly what it is designed to do.
Hormones are changing, your body is working harder in the background, and as a result your energy needs increase slightly. So naturally, your hunger increases too.
That is not a lack of discipline. That is physiology.
The Mistake Most Women Make
Where things start to go wrong is how many people respond to this.
Instead of adjusting, they double down. They try to be stricter, eat less, and ignore the hunger, telling themselves they just need more willpower.
And for a day or two, that might work. But eventually it catches up.Hunger builds, energy drops, cravings get louder, and before long it feels like everything unravels. Not because you failed, but because you were trying to override what your body was asking for.
A Smarter Approach
This is where I coach my clients differently. Instead of fighting your body during this phase, we work with it.
For many clients, that means a small, intentional increase in calories, usually around 200 to 300 in the days leading up to their period.
Not as a treat, and not because they have gone off track, but because this is the strategy.
It takes the edge off hunger, brings energy back up, and makes the whole process feel far more manageable. And most importantly, it keeps you consistent.
Why This Supports Fat Loss
There is a common fear that eating more, even for a few days, will undo progress.
But in reality, it is often the opposite.
Because what really slows fat loss is not a small, planned increase in calories. It is the cycle of restriction, overwhelm, and then overeating that follows.
When you give your body what it needs at the right time, you avoid that cycle entirely.
You stay in control, your training stays productive, and you do not feel like you are constantly battling yourself.
That is where real progress is made.
You cannot out discipline your hormones.
Trying to ignore hunger when your body is genuinely asking for more fuel does not make you stronger, it just makes the process harder than it needs to be.
Fat loss should not feel like a constant fight.
When you approach it with more awareness and a bit more strategy, it becomes a lot simpler.
Final Thought 💭
If you have ever had weeks where everything feels harder, where your hunger is higher and your motivation dips, it does not mean you are doing anything wrong.
It just means your body is changing.
And when you learn to work with that, rather than against it, you do not just make fat loss easier.
You make it sustainable.
