The Mind Muscle Connection
The Mind Muscle Connection
Jeff Hoehn
Eating Under Maintenance But Weight Isn't Going Down or Is Up? | Ep 749
21 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! Have you ever felt like you're eating below your maintenance calories and doing everything right, but the scale isn't moving? Or maybe it's even going up? In today's episode, I break down some of the most common reasons this happens and why it doesn't always mean you're doing something wrong. I explain why maintenance calories are only estimates, how stress, sleep, hormones, medications, daily activity, and dieting history can impact your calorie...