4 reasons you’re struggling to lose weight

 

When I work with new female clients, one of the most common things I see on their application forms?

They’re underreporting their overall calorie intake—usually listing an idealised number, not including the snacks they’ve consumed after restricting and before they break into their next binge cycle (sound familiar?)

And that’s not all… most women are:

❌ Undercutting their protein intake

❌ Overdoing their fat intake

❌ Obsessing over cutting carbs as a long-term weight-loss solution

Sure, calories are king for weight loss, but here’s the truth: a long-term low-protein/high-fat diet will lead to increased body fat and lower lean muscle mass—especially as you age. Your focus should be on total body composition over the number on the scales.

 

1. THE CUTTING CARBS TRAP

 

Yes, dropping carbs can make the scales drop, but anything up to 2kg is likely water weight, not fat loss.

Here’s why:

➡️ Cutting carbs depletes glycogen (stored glucose in your muscles & liver).

➡️ Glycogen binds to water—1g of glycogen holds up to 3g of water.

➡️ So when you deplete glycogen, you also lose water weight—hence the easy 2kg initial drop.

This is why so many people say, “I can easily drop 2kg, but anything past that is hard.” No shit—because that first 2kg isn’t actual fat you’re losing, it’s most likely water!

Yes glycogen depletion (carb cutting) is a tool that is commonly used short term in dieting phases but cutting any macronutrient long-term is not sustainable or healthy

 

2. YOUR ‘ALL OR NOTHING/MORE IS BETTER’ MINDSET IS SABOTAGING YOU

 

If you’re stuck in a cycle of yo-yo dieting, extreme restriction, and overtraining, you’re making fat loss way harder than it needs to be.

❌ Cutting carbs one week, bingeing the next

❌ Doing endless cardio and wondering why you’re so tired and hungry

❌ Pushing yourself harder to the point of exhaustion

❌ Living in the cycle of restriction → burnout → binge → repeat

More workouts. More cardio. More restriction. More stress. But guess what? More isn’t always better. Overtraining and undereating can actually slow your metabolism, increase food cravings, and make fat loss harder.

Work smarter, not harder!

Regulating your nervous system through rest, recovery, and stress management is just as important as what you eat and how you train. When your body feels safe, it is more condusive to fat loss.

You don’t need extreme measures. You need consistency, patience & discipline.

 

3. YOU’RE SCARED OF GETTING BULKY

 

A lot of new clients tell me they don’t want to lift weights because they’re afraid of looking “bulky” like a bodybuilder (like me 😏).

Here’s the thing: Unless you have a genetic predisposition to easily gain muscle AND you train like a beast for many YEARS, you will not look like me.

But if you want toned legs, glutes, and arms? You need lean muscle.

More muscle = a higher calorie burn at rest = a more efficient fat-burning body.

And stop comparing yourself to the likes of supermodels or the Kardashians. You’d be comparing yourself to women who have eating disorders to stay in the game or those elite few are loaded up with $$$ and have access to spend $$$ on plastics; implants, lipo, and maybe the blood of infants (ok that might be going a little far 😂).

Let’s be real—butt implants haven’t been around long enough for us to see what they’ll look like at 80…gravitational tribal boob ass and bone fractures from being osteopenic ain’t a vibe ladies😳

 

4. 🧠 YOUR DESIRE/OBSESSION AROUND FAT LOSS IS A DISTRACTION/COPING MECHANISM FROM DEEPER SUBSCONSCIOUS BLOCKS AND TRAUMA

 

This is the biggest one. If you’re constantly starting and stopping your weight loss journey, self-sabotaging, or obsessing over your body, there’s likely an emotional root cause.

The beliefs and patterns that led to weight gain must be addressed—otherwise, no diet or coaching program will truly work, for the long term.

If you don’t become aware of and start to heal your self-sabotaging patterns and the relationship you have with your body, the weight will always return.

The real transformation happens when you shift from punishment to self-love, from force to flow, and that starts and ends with the inner work; self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-empowerement through radical accountability

 

Which one of these struggles do you relate to the most?

 

Drop a comment below, and if you’re ready to finally break free from the binge/restrict cycle and transform your body and mind, apply to work with me 💖