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What if the “end goal” isn’t just a body that you feel awesome in… but a life where weight loss is no longer a recurring project?

In this episode, I riff on the most underrated outcome in midlife health: being done with dieting—forever.

I break down why most fat loss attempts fail long-term (because they were never designed to be maintainable), and why “fat loss phase → maintenance phase → regain → repeat” is basically the wellness industry’s favourite insane hamster wheel.

I share my own 15-year arc: reversing prediabetes/insulin resistance, moving from a size 16 to a size 8 over time, and maintaining that result forever without tracking, macro math, or living in “maintenance calories.”

The big idea: the approach that creates fat loss must also be the approach you can live on—because sustained results require sustained interventions.

You’ll also hear a clear explanation of:

• Why fat loss must eventually stop (metabolic adaptation + a body’s natural settling point)

• “Essential fat” for women (and why chasing ‘90s-thin is usually a trap)

• The difference between visceral fat (medically important) and subcutaneous fat (often just aesthetically annoying)

• Why “liking how you look in pictures” can be more psychology than physiology

• The real win: neutral, peaceful indifference about your body—so your mind can do literally anything else

If you’re tired of starting over, this one is a recalibration: fat loss as a one-and-done chapter, not a lifelong identity.

Mentioned/Referenced

• Oprah’s lifelong “diet cycle” (as a cultural example)

• Keto, fasting, Whole30, 75 Hard, GLP-1s, macro coaching “fat loss phases”

• Set point theory, metabolic adaptation, essential fatness

Have a question or want Erin to clarify something from this riff-style episode? Email: [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @eat.simple.erin

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 The no-show consult (and why that question is on the application)

01:20 “Is there a world where I’m DONE with weight loss?”

03:05 The core premise: the way you lose fat must also be the way you maintain it

05:05 Why “programs that end” are structurally designed for regain

07:10 “Maintain the intervention”: keto, fasting, GLP-1s, and sustainability reality check

10:05 Why “fat loss phase” language makes Erin rage (and what it does to your brain)

14:10 The four concepts that explain why fat loss stops: maintenance, adaptation, set point, essential fat

16:35 Erin’s story: prediabetes while “doing everything right” + the belly that snuck up

22:10 Why Erin doesn’t do before/after photos, weigh-ins, or body-as-billboard marketing

24:55 Pants sizes, bridesmaid dress drama, and why the number is meaningless

28:30 Essential fat vs. visceral fat vs. subcutaneous fat (and what actually matters)

32:20 Expectations: “I want to look like I did at 23” (and the honest follow-up question)

35:40 Aging well: softness, facial aging, and the “ass vs. face” tradeoff (yes, we went there)

38:25 Set point as homeostasis: where appetite + needs + body composition finally match

41:45 Why dieting fails: calories drop fast, appetite doesn’t—then you white-knuckle and rebound

45:30 The real win: neutrality/indifference about your body (and getting that brain space back)

49:10 A practical analogy for neutrality (the car example)

52:10 The cultural mission: what changes when women stop wasting decades on body obsession

54:00 Why “effortless” is hard to describe (it’s the absence of effort) + invitation to reach out