Every coach. Every program. Every app. They all say the same thing: eat less, move more, push through.
That idea is wrong.
It worked when you were 25. When your hormones were stable. When your body bounced back overnight.
You are not 25 anymore. Your hormones shifted. Your metabolism adapted. Your sleep changed. Your recovery changed. You changed.
But the rules did not change with you.
So every time you cut calories more, you crash your metabolism more. Every time you push through a hard class, you end up more tired and more hungry. Every time you blame yourself for falling off, you feed the cycle.
You have not been failing the programs. The programs have been failing your biology.