06/10/2026
If you've spent years dieting, losing weight, regaining some of it, dieting again and wondering why the whole thing seems to get harder, I wrote this book for you.
Not because your metabolism is "broken."
And not because calories suddenly stopped mattering.
But because weight loss changes the biological system you're asking to maintain that weight loss.
Hunger can change.
Energy expenditure can change.
Spontaneous movement can change.
Food can become more rewarding.
Your body can become smaller while simultaneously becoming better at defending the energy it has left.
And this is where a lot of weight-loss advice becomes painfully inadequate.
It teaches people how to create a calorie deficit.
Then, when the diet ends, we act surprised when maintaining the result turns out to be a completely different physiological and behavioural problem.
I wrote Metabolic Adaptation: The Biology of Chronic Dieting and Weight Regain because I wanted to explain what actually happens after prolonged dieting and significant weight loss.
Not "your body is in starvation mode."
Not "eat more to heal your metabolism."
And definitely not "you just need more discipline."
The real physiology is much more interesting than that.
The book looks at metabolic adaptation, appetite regulation, energy expenditure, weight regain and why successful maintenance requires understanding the adaptations created by weight loss rather than pretending they don't exist.
If you've ever thought:
"I know how to lose weight. Why is keeping it off so much harder?"
Start here.
📖 Metabolic Adaptation: The Biology of Chronic Dieting and Weight Regain
A clinical exploration of how chronic dieting reshapes metabolism, appetite, and recovery. Written by a Lead Critical Care Dietitian challenging simplified weight-loss narratives.
