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Why You Can't Lose Weight on 1200 Calories (And What To Do About It) | Ep 387
Wits & Weights | Fat Loss, Nutrition, & Strength Training for Lifters
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Are eating very low calories, yet the scale won't budge, your energy is in the tank, and you're terrified to eat more?
Discover what's going on with your metabolism, why "just eat less and move more" stopped working months ago, and the precise protocol for escaping this trap without gaining fat.
Learn why reverse dieting doesn't work plus the 5 foundations that determine whether increasing calories will succeed or backfire.
Main Takeaways
- Metabolic suppression isn't "damage"
- How eating less leads to fewer calories, reduced training performance, and hormonal downregulation
- 5 critical foundations must be in place before increasing calories
- Recovery dieting vs. reverse dieting and how long it takes to truly recover
Episode Resources
- Join the 10-Week Recovery Diet Workshop – Tuesday, October 21st at 12pm Eastern ($27, includes replay, 20-page protocol workbook, and your first month in Physique University) at https://live.witsandweights.com
Timestamps
0:00 - Why eating less stopped working
0:49 - Recovery vs. reverse dieting
4:56 - The Suppression Spiral explained
8:17 - Five foundations you must fix first
19:12 - How a recovery diet actually works
24:33 - Common failure points to avoid
27:55 - Do you really need recovery?
30:16 - Workshop invite and final takeaways
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Chapters
1. Why Eating Less Stopped Working (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Recovery vs Reverse Dieting (00:00:49)
3. The Suppression Spiral Explained (00:04:56)
4. Five Foundations You Must Fix First (00:08:17)
5. How a Recovery Diet Actually Works (00:19:12)
6. Common Failure Points to Avoid (00:24:33)
7. Do You Really Need Recovery? (00:27:55)
8. Recap and Final Takeaways (00:30:16)
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