#403; whats up with your metabolism? why 1500 Calories isn't your maintenance: the truth about Metabolic Suppression

100% Real With Ruby; no #BS nutrition, fitness, fat loss, muscle, macros + mindset

its not a real plateau!!

and heres how you can break it....

the real dieting dilemma is this; where by and Tom go all in on one of the most misunderstood topics in the fitness world: maintenance calories. Spoiler? If you’ve been stuck at 1500 calories for months and still feel flat, tired, or like your body is holding onto everything… that is not your maintenance—that’s your body surviving.

We break down the difference between true maintenance and the plateau trap, why you’re not “doing something wrong” by eating more, and how metabolic suppression sneaks in when you stay in diet mode too long. You’ll learn what foundational habits actually look like, how to fuel like someone who trains, and why your fear of eating more is keeping you stuck.

We also cover:

• The illusion of maintenance vs. real fuel needs

• Why most women confuse survival with success

• How training effort must match intake

• What to do when fat loss stops working

• Why maintenance is a strategy, not a break

Whether you’ve been spinning your wheels for months, terrified to eat more, or just confused about why “doing everything right” still isn’t working—this episode will call you out and call you forward.

Because real progress doesn’t come from tracking less—it comes from training better, fueling more, and finally choosing a phase that works.

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