There's a story we're sold about weight loss: you put in the work, you hit the number on the scale, and then you get to relax into the "after-photo" version of your life. What that story leaves out is this: whatever it took to get you to that number is often exactly what it will take to stay there. And depending on how you got there, that maintenance plan may not be one your body, your hair, or your metabolism can sustain long-term. This isn't a scare tactic. It's a look at w
