In this episode, I dive into something that doesn’t get talked about enough in the weight loss space — weight regain.
If you’ve ever lost weight, felt proud of yourself, only to slowly (or quickly) see it come back, this episode is going to make you feel seen, understood, and most importantly… hopeful.
Because weight regain isn’t a sign that you’ve failed. It’s a sign that the approach you were using wasn’t built for long-term sustainability.
What I talk about in this episode
I start by opening up about my own experience with yo-yo dieting — losing and regaining the same weight over and over again for years. If you’re stuck in that cycle, I want you to know you’re not alone, and there is a way out of it.
We then unpack the real emotional experience of weight regain, because this is where most women get stuck in silence:
Shame and frustration after “undoing” progress
Grief for the body you felt confident in
Self-blame and the fear of “what if this is just me now?”
And I want to be really clear here: none of those thoughts are facts — they’re emotional responses, not your identity.
The real reasons weight regain happens
I break down the most common (and often misunderstood) reasons women regain weight:
1. Restriction backfires
When you cut too much food or follow rigid rules, your body adapts. Metabolism slows, hunger increases, and eventually, weight comes back when normal eating resumes.
2. Short-term dieting mindset
Most diets are built around a deadline — a holiday, a wedding, a goal weight. But once the “goal” is reached, the structure disappears.
3. The plan doesn’t fit your real life
If your approach requires perfection, hours of prep, or constant restriction, it will eventually break the moment life gets busy.
4. Life happens
Stress, grief, burnout, illness, and emotional seasons often shift eating patterns. Food becomes comfort — and that’s deeply human.
The trap of quick fixes after weight regain
One of the biggest mistakes I see is what happens after weight comes back.
Most women go straight into:
Juice cleanses
Extreme calorie cuts
“Start over Monday” diets
12-week challenges
But this just repeats the same cycle — more restriction, more adaptation, and often more regain later.
Instead, I explain why the answer is almost always:
slower, smaller, more sustainable change that works with your body, not against it.
What to do instead (the approach I teach)
I walk you through a more supportive, realistic way forward:
Give yourself space to acknowledge what happened (without judgment)
Avoid “punishing” yourself with restriction again
Rebuild structure gradually instead of trying to fix everything at once
Focus on habits, not extremes
Get support instead of doing it all alone
And most importantly, I remind you that progress isn’t about doing more — it’s about doing what actually lasts.
If this episode resonated…
If you found yourself relating to this conversation, I want you to know there is another way to approach weight loss — one that doesn’t rely on restriction, tracking, or constantly starting over.
This is exactly what I support women with inside my coaching program.
Links & Resources
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