I GAINED 5 lbs TRYING TO LOSE 5 lbs.

Nov 03, 2026

Hello Dear One!

I've been wishing to share this story for a little while.

If you’ve been in my orbit over the last 7 months I might’ve shared in a, “what’s new with you?”, response about my attempts to get a little bit leaner.

Things were good! And I still wished to make my thighs a little leaner, and most importantly understand HOW to make that happen.

I always have the opinion with the body if most things are equal, and someone has what you want, why not US too?

So I started my studies.

And since there’s just about ZERO information out in the world appropriate for my situation:

- 49 yrs

- 5’7”

- 132 lbs (at the start)

- very active/athletic

- fat adapted

- able to eat less carbs

- able to train fasted

- prefers to eat less often

I only had SUGAR Burning info to go off of…and therefore went in circles.

And then honestly backwards.

I slowly gained about 5 lbs over those many months trying to figure out what my, “small deficit”, was.

How many macros?

I’m so used to getting FULL when eating, how do I make sure I’ve had enough if I’m not experiencing that?

Eating MORE and MORE.

More carbs. More calories.

So much hungrier.

Attempting to eat the SAME amount every day (because Sugar Burners don’t have carb feasts).

The PRO’s with this experiment were that I:

- got SUPER consistent with lifting weights 4xs/week

- gained some muscle (I believe) along w fat

- felt like a freaking monster (so strong!)

CON’s:

- NOT the direction I wished to go in

- I felt CRAZY! I was working so hard and moving in the direction I did not want.

- I felt CRAZY! All I got was more conflicting info the more I looked.

My tipping point was going to a dragon boat end of season party and even being DELIBERATE about tallying my food for the day and planning what I’d have at the party.

I went, plan in mind, and totally failed with my intentions.

Expected protein rich dishes weren’t there.

I was HUNGRY and all the sexy carb forward treats (cookies!!!) were ready for the taking - and so I did!

I made a point to try to eat intentionally and to simply get full as best I could.

Which was still a disaster calorically for my day.

I was so fed up.

There was no wiggle room with this approach!

No extra space for a party/special event!

That doesn’t work!

I went to bed frustrated and at a loss with what I should do next.

When I woke the next day I remembered that we were doing a group RESTART for seasoned Fat Burners in UNBOUND’s Membership.

I said F’it! I’m doing it!

I started that day and have been OVER THE MOON with how our process works and what this process does!!

Instantly less hunger, no cravings, FAST CHANGE!!

It felt easy! Simple! Straightforward.

It helped me to step back from exercise and really tune into my hunger and fullness.

Suddenly I felt SANE again!

Order had been restored!

I’m redoing our program - Fat Burning PRO EXTENDED and LOVING it!

I’ve returned to my Fat Burning roots FULLY, and am seeing how much more SIMPLE this approach is than anything else!

I had dramatic weight loss relatively quickly, and now things are on a more gradual decline.

I expected this, but wondered if it would really stick because I don’t have much to lose.

It is! And is continuing on.

I’m so PSYCHED to have trusted this process and my body and now be tweaking things while still being in a Fat Burning place.

I’ve lost 7.4 lbs in just under a month while maintaining my muscle mass.

(There’s no need to break down muscle when your body has access to its own fat stores.)

I wanted to share this because if I was evangelical about Fat Burning before, I am a legitimate Born Again ZEALOT on this front NOW.

I love this mode and the peace that it can bring.

Whether you want to lose 50+ lbs or 5 lbs.

So if you’re someone who’s spinning in circles and wondering which end is up - consider getting your body set up to easily burn its own fat.

And if you’re ready to learn more - check out why Fat Burning is different.

And set up a time to speak following.

Fat loss might be lesser know but it doesn’t have to remain a mystery.

Would love to help you attain what you desire.

To getting clearer on how the body works in order to make it work for you.

xo, M

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