If you can lose a bit of weight and then immediately gain it back, your body is not trying to ruin your life. If weight loss keeps feeling harder the more you push, it may not be because you are weak, lazy, or incapable of consistency. Your body may be doing what it is designed to do: protecting the weight range it has learned is safe - your set point.

In this episode, Cheri explains why your set point can seem to “fight back,” why hunger, cravings, and inconsistency often make more sense as safety responses than personal failures, and what it can actually look like to help your body feel safe enough to recalibrate.

You’ll learn:

- What a set point is and why your body defends it
- Why restriction, ignored hunger, and the on-again/off-again cycle can make your body brace harder
- Why your brain is a prediction machine, not a willpower meter
- What “resetting” your set point really mean
- Simple safety signals that can help create more calm around food
- Why consistency may be the result of feeling safe, not the price you have to pay first

If you want support building these safety signals into your actual life, Set Point Restore is Cheri’s monthly group coaching program. For more direct, one-on-one support, email hello@setpointscience.com

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