06/08/2026
Psyche
People in lean or healthy bodies post-diet please read this
Please save it for when you keep feeling the pull to restrict again
This advice is most likely doing harm encouraging you to restrict for longer
This is a hill I’m willing to 💀 on
I’ve clients who ‘reverse diet’ because they have good relationships with food post-dieting & are in healthy body fat ranges & still feel great & in their minds, it feels better to do that that’s fine
I’ve clients who come straight back to maintenance
Some who immediately start eating more intuitively again
At no point in a decade of coaching, including coaching people through bodybuilding back in the day, have I ever told someone we need to rebuild their metabolism
Ever
EIQ podcast - episodes 150, 147, 127 & 61