09/29/2026
The chicken and rice with the 2-a-days. & sugar-free diet coke everything lol
Getting as lean as possible “just to see if you can.”
Well fair, I get why it’s so tempting, especially for us overachievers.
If you’re the girl who crushed school, climbed the ladder at work, and treats every goal like a project to win, a strict plan feels safe. More rules, more cardio, fewer calories. If you just work harder, it has to work, right?
I thought that too cuz the first time I got lean, I went the full bodybuilding route. Low calories, tons of cardio, zero flexibility. It worked for a min
But what nobody tells you is what it does to your next fat loss phase. When I went to lean out again, my body fought me on every single pound. My maintenance was so low there was barely any room to cut, I was hungry all the time, and it took way longer to get half the results.
What actually I had to lean into was flexible dieting, real carbs, fueling my training, and giving my body room to recover.
Because here’s the thing girlfriend…..you’re already running on a 60-hour work week, a packed calendar, and a to-do list that never ends.
Your body doesn’t know the difference between stress from a deadline and stress from a 1437-calorie diet. It just knows it’s under attack.
So those extreme rules are honestly just leading to you feeling exhausted, obsessed with food, and further from your goals than when you started. And they’re probably costing you your energy, your cycle, and your sanity.