#454; Harsh realities of body recomposition for women over 35, the maintenance dilemma keeping you stuck in diet mode - Carmen Hayward

the shape you want won’t come from another deficit.

and if your brain just screamed “but i don’t want to gainweight” you really need to hear this.

this episode dives into the messier parts of progress:
→ maintenance that doesn’t look like “holding steady”
→ eating more when you’re scared to
→ training without chasing scale drops

you’ll hear how one of my clients navigated all of it—andthe shifts she made when tracking became exhausting and her body wasn’tchanging.

we talk about that quiet frustration of eating well,tracking, showing up… but your body isn’t changing the way you want it to.
→ and the truth is, it’s not that your effort doesn’t matter. it’s that thephase you’re in doesn’t match your goal.

this is your wake-up call to stop flip-flopping betweendiets and finally understand the role of real maintenance, muscle, andlong-term change.

we unpack:
• why tracking isn’t working like it used to
• how to spot if your progress has stalled from stress, not food

• why most women mistake tracking for control
• what to expect during real recomposition (hint: it’s not fast)

two powerful wins you’ll get from this episode:
➝ how to detach from the scale and still trackmeaningful progress
➝ how to make the maintenance phase actually work foryou

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