# #57 If you can't maintain your weight after dieting you have missed the most crucial piece.

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Podcast: [Body by Design](https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-by-design-7043766)
Published: 2026-05-20T18:33:26+00:00
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## Resource

You can diet your way down. You've proven that. But the minute the pressure is off, the weight creeps back — and you've been told it's because you're not balanced enough, not intuitive enough, not trusting your body enough.That's not it.In this episode I'm calling out the one thing destroying your maintenance and your results — and it's not what you're eating when you sit down to eat. It's what you're not accounting for when you think you're choosing wisely.I walk you through exactly what's happening when you eat out, why a steak and salad becomes a 1000-calorie event without you realising, and the two ways to compensate so you can be social, enjoy food, and still get the body you're working for.This one will make you uncomfortable — good.In this episode: Why "I'll choose wisely" is keeping you stuck The real reason maintenance falls apart (it's not hormones, it's not willpower) What a meal out actually costs you vs what you think it costs you Two compensation strategies — and when to use each What I personally do now vs what I did in the beginning Why balance doesn't mean free-for-all — and what it actually means

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