The Diet Dilemma: Why Just Cutting Calories Makes Weight Loss So Much Harder (And What To Do Instead)

Are you stuck in the frustrating seemingly never ending diet cycle? You know the drill: cut calories, eat less, exercise more. It goes ok for a few days, maybe even a few weeks if you’re lucky…but then the hunger and cravings get stronger, you start to feel sore and exhausted and you find yourself having to white knuckle it through the day to stay on track.

And that's when, inevitably, it all starts to fall apart. You blame yourself, feeling like you just don’t have enough willpower… just aren't "strong enough."...or can “never stick to anything”...

The weight creeps back on, often with a little extra just to add salt to the wound, and the cycle of frustration continues.

“Everything in Moderation..." Why It Might Be Keeping You Stuck.

If I hear "everything in moderation" one more time, I might just scream.

For so many of us, myself included, this well-meaning advice has actually been the reason we've felt stuck, frustrated, and even broken.

We tried it. We really did. Hell, we really want it to work because we don’t want to have to limit or give up our favorite foods…

But in a world overflowing with highly processed, hyper-palatable foods – literally engineered to make you crave more and more – "moderation" feels like an impossible, never-ending battle.

The Low-Carb Guide to Alcohol: Enjoying a Drink While Staying on Track With Your Weight Loss Progress

For many of us, the idea of completely giving up an occasional glass of wine or a refreshing cocktail can feel daunting when starting a new eating plan. For a lifestyle to truly be sustainable, it needs to accommodate some of our preferred indulgences, even if that may not always be an ideal choice.

This guide is for the woman who wants to enjoy a drink from time to time while still prioritizing her health and weight loss goals. We'll explore better options and strategies to minimize the impact, but it's important to start with a crucial caveat.

Low Carb Alcohol, Sustainable Weight LossKristen DuckettJuly 15, 2025Low Carb, Low Carb Alcohol, Keto DrinksComment

The 7-Day Experiment That Helped Me Finally Lose Weight And Keep It Off (and Can Help You Too!)

Are you doing all the things to lose weight? Dieting, counting calories, tracking every bite that goes into your mouth, "eating clean," hitting your step goal, pushing through workouts, chugging water… but the scale just won’t budge? If this sounds familiar you're definitely not alone. If you're feeling frustrated, defeated, and on the verge of throwing in the towel, thinking that maybe you're just destined to be overweight, please hear this - there is hope, and it might be simpler than you think.

That's exactly where I was too until I found out I was insulin resistant.

Scale Won’t Budge? Why Weight Loss Stalls Happen (And What To Do About It)

This is for you if this sounds familiar: You started strong doing all the things - food was on point, you were drinking your water, getting your steps in, the scale was moving, you were feeling pretty dang good…

Then all of a sudden it’s like you hit a brick wall and now that scale just won’t budge no matter what you do <argh!!>

It's soooo frustrating when you inevitably hit that weight loss stall.

Weight Loss Would Be Easier If I Wasn't So Dang Hungry All the Time!

Have you ever thought weight loss would be so much easier if you weren’t so dang hungry all the time? I always used to say that - constantly trying to ignore the fact that I was hungry was one of my biggest downfalls when trying to lose weight.

I was usually fine the first few days - you know when you’re still super motivated and it's new so you feel extra determined - ‘I’m gonna do it this time’...

But after a few days…maybe a couple weeks if I was really lucky… of trying to white knuckle it through the cravings it got harder and harder not to give in….

Why Can't I Lose Weight???

Tell me if you can relate? I struggled to lose weight for a long time. I dieted, counted calories, drank my water, got my steps in…I thought I was doing everything right so I just couldn’t understand why the weight wouldn’t budge!

I had no idea that some of what I was doing was actually causing me to store more fat…(argh!!)

How I Reversed Insulin Resistance and Finally Lost Weight For Good (and kept it off for 12 years and counting...)

I remember standing in front of my closet just about in tears, a pile of clothes strewn across my bed. The outfit I had planned to wear to go out with my then boyfriend did NOT look the same on as it did when I pictured it in my head. I scrambled trying to find something else that would work - I really wanted to look cute, but by this point I had given up on that and was just trying to find an outfit that made me look less fat and hid the rolls around my belly and bra strap…

I was so frustrated and disgusted with myself that I didn’t even want to go out anymore…and now I had a big pile of clothes that I had to put away too…ARGH!…

How To Eat Out/Eat On The Run And Stay On Track When You're Insulin Resistant

We know that when you’re trying to reverse insulin resistance it's important to stay on track with your diet plan. That can make eating out or eating on the run feel hard or intimidating. You might even avoid social occasions because of it - but thats not necessary. For this lifestyle to be sustainable you NEED to be able to live your life and not feel like you’re always missing out.

3 Weight Loss Mistakes

Tell me has this ever happened to you?

You put on a pair of pants and all of a sudden they're tighter than usual...its a little harder to get that zipper up and that button buttoned - then you wonder how you're gonna be able to breathe the rest of the day...

Or stepped on the scale and the number didn't budge or even worse it went up?

I remember that feeling all too well...part of me just wanted to give up and go fuck it eat and the other half wanted to buckle down and get super strict to get the fucking weight off…

What I did know was I didn't want to go up another jeans size ...again!

Is Your Diet To Blame?

We usually do it based on the results somebody else had. Maybe a friend tried it. Maybe you read a magazine article about it, or you saw it on social media...

We never really stop to think does this diet work for me? Does it fit with my likes and my dislikes, my lifestyle, does it work for the results that I’m looking for?