The Mind Muscle Connection

Why Your Maintenance Calories Feel So Low | Ep 745

May 25, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! A lot of people feel like the second they eat over 1500 calories, they instantly gain weight. In today’s episode, I break down why that feeling happens, why your metabolism probably isn’t broken, and why your maintenance calories may feel artificially low. I also explain the biggest mistakes people make with scale weight fluctuations, staying too lean for too long, chronic dieting, inaccurate tracking, low muscle mass, and trying to maintain high...

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