Just as people make a point to read “business books” for growing their business , I make it a point to come here, as a fitness coach, to find time to watch the videos you make. You have taught me a lot as a coach, how to think, how to help my clients more, how to structure thinking and get the best results. Thank you so much for what you do Jordan !!!
Jordan, your content is helping save lives, including my own. I'm 34 years old and have been able to skate by on my yearly physical by being "overweight but your blood work looks good so..." That changed this year. I found out that all of my numbers took a turn for the worse. I'm was now pre-diabetic and my liver and kindeys were beginning to weaken. I started scrambling for a quick fix but had already tried every fad diet known to mankind. Sure I'd lost weight but it came right back and I never felt good. One night I came across your content and one of the first things that you said that stuck with me was, "you can't f*ck this up" followed shortly by, "fat loss is not linear and it takes time. It's just data. " Then your Big Mac Challenge video showed me that I could eat more than chicken and vegetables, I just had to be smart about it. Thank you so much for finally getting it through my thick skull that I CAN be healthy, I CAN exercise, I CAN lose fat and feel stronger while still enjoying my life. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. I've lost fat, I've gained strength, I've improved my overall health (physical and mental) and dammit I love my life, and your content and encouragement has been a huge part of that. TL,DR: Your content showed me the way and helped save my life. Thank you! #sortinghatsquad
It's still astonish me just how many people do not know about Okibetonic Secrets although lots of people using it. Thanks to my personal friend who told me about it. I've lost a ton of fat.
You explained my last 6 years. I’m eating at maintenance, going to therapy, planning my goals now and I feel so much better. I have such a healthy relationship with food now.
When I went into maintenance after weight loss I was terrified to gain again. But I upped my calories per day by about 300kcal and at first I gained a bit but that stopped and I even started to lose again. I realised that my calorie deficit had probably been too high from the start. So I started experimenting with slowly adding more calories. The whole process took about two or three month. I first gained and then lost a few pounds and now my weight is consistent and I don’t feel that I have to restrict myself. I still step on the scale once a week just to keep track and so that I could intervene when bad eating habits start to resurface.
Literally 21 minutes of Jordan Syatt calling out my entire relationship with food... On point - Fuck it cycle has been a 10 year period for me. Love the overall message of the mental and emotional aspect when it comes to food!
Ohh man I hate the fuck it cycle because it describes my attempts at getting lean and fit over the past 15 years or so, I have started and stopped working out and eating in a calorie deficit so many times. I have even gotten fairly lean but I did it in such a manner that I couldn't maintain it at all and the binge monster struck so hard that I gained all the weight back and then some. now I have gone for about 3.8 months of exercise / working out and eating in a calorie deficit and this is the longest I have ever managed to do it for, but I am struggling with binging every 14 days or so, its frustrating because a lot of it is mental and stressing about food wanting to eat all the junk I want but not letting myself because it wont help me get to my goal. TRying to find the right balance I can maintain is so damn hard 😤
I’m not at my goal weight I’ve actually gained weight, but I feel like I need a break, I started eating too much and then restricting and shit like that #sortinghatsquat
Cindy Garcia I literally did the same thing. I lost weight but was eating too little and wasn’t losing any more weight. I took a break for about 5 months and I’m going to start again soon but on higher calories
Me too 😪 I was only eating 1500-1800 calories for toooo long. I reverse dieted but then I let loose and ended up gaining 15 lbs! Now I’m trying to lose 25-30 lbs on 2000 calories because my maintenance is 2400-2500. I guess I can cut on higher calories 😄
Thank you for calling me out!!! I can’t even say how many times I’ve used the scale going up 2-3 lbs as a reason to “quit” maintenance and go back to attempting a fat loss phase! Thank you for the amazing video as usual!!#sortinghatsquad
I've started attempting ed recovery by planning to first reach maintenance calories. I was literally terrified as the scale jumped from 44kg to 46kg in a week, now it kind of makes sense that most of that extra 2kg is just glycogen and water weight which my body was probably just very deficient in. Panic over, I did not gain 2kg at 1300 calories!
You’ve cleared this up for me so much I think I understand how to go about it now. I’m 18 years old and just got through with my first ever real diet. I started back in February of this year and I wasn’t severely overweight or anything, but I did have some fat that I wanted to get off around my abs and on my muscles. I am currently very happy with where I am at and am looking to go into maintenance for the summer. This video is exactly what I needed to be able to achieve that and since I am still new to this I expect there to be struggles and more to learn, but that’s part of the beauty of a fitness journey. It never ends and we are all learning along the way to make the best version of us possible.
This all makes completely sense. As a woman, I will probably try to have my maintenance phase during or just prior to my period as my body needs more calories then ( usually I binge during this time but I´ll try to just maintain - already did that last cycle and I binged less and also didn´t put dieting pressure during this already difficult time on me! ) - Thank you for taking all the dieting pressure away from us!!
I was one of the persons that used every Q&A asking for the maintenance thank you for listening to me.. after 1,5 years of dieting i am actually at a momentum.. some day ‘s in my deficit and some days not counting but eye balling it.. had a little increase of weight.. but it does not freak me out because i know that i can restrict back to deficit. Now I understand that it is not onley fat but also water (more carbs) and more food in general ik can enjoy my momentum even more.. thank you Jordan and team!! 💞
I am so so so happy you made this video! I watched the Calorie Cycling video close to 5 months ago, but still felt like I was messing up because of weight fluctuations. I've been consistently tracking my weight for 57 days and it's literally been all over the map BUT within a 4 lb range. I am so grateful to you. I can't say it enough. You have done so much for my physical health, but even moreso for my mental health. It almost brings me to tears. I have a healthier relationship with food, the scale AND MYSELF. You are a remarkable human. Love you.
The fear of gaining in the maintainance phase after loosing 118lbs thru weight loss surgery has my anxiety thru the ROOF! Listen I hear you and know that this is all in my head but that does not take away the fear and the guilt that comes after eating more and feeling like a failure to myself after eating the extra calories.. Thank you. I follow you and feel like you explain yourself quite well..
Wow, this video spoke so deeply to me. My unhealthy relationship with food was explained here. Thank you, Jordan, for putting all this effort into it. 👊
I love how you don't sugarcoat anything, you are straight to the point and give so much value, and not just to the general public but also to many fitness coaches out there looking for no b.s. knowledge!
I have found that when I track macros to the T Monday-Friday and eat maintenance on the weekends it has really sped up additional fat loss. It has really helped me mentally and allows me to enjoy my family better during my leisure days.
I've lost 22 pounds just applying the knowledge of your videos. Thanks for doing such an amazing job making good information easy to find and use . #sortinghatsquad
The worst thing about this video was the vshred ad at the start 😂 love this video Jordan! With competing 4x I have definitely had a yoyo 🪀 situation but focusing on more consistency year round
Jordan!!! Your videos are amazing. Please do a video on bulking, surplus calorie calculator? I’ve followed your macro equations to lose fat and I’ve lost 10 lbs. satisfied and ready for the next goal which is to build muscle!
1. referring to this as a "Momentum" phase is brilliant. 2. seriously, you always seem to share the message that I need to hear in the moment. I have been struggling with this phase A LOT lately. Weighing more combined feeling more bloated has made me want to quit. BUT I haven' and I won't. This video helped a lot - thank you, truly. #sortinghatsquad because Ilu (and my deadlift sucks)
You hit the nail on the head why you said you don't 'deserve' to go into maintenance if you haven't hit your goal(s) yet. I'm on my 6th reverse after 6th fat loss phase, and the mental aspect is paralyzing. Its like being in the ocean seeing the shore and not being able to swim towards it, you just have to tread water. Thanks for another video! xoxo #sortinghatsquad
I absolutely LOVE the idea of calling maintenance a momentum phase! How are you both such geniuses Jordan / Susan?! Of course Rico is too...who else could capture such compelling footage of declarations of impending dumps? #SortingHatSquad
I found your social media accounts about a month ago and I’m sad I didn’t stumble across them sooner! So much good information available that you provide to your followers/subscribers FOR FREE!! I listened to 4-5 of your videos on my drive home tonight and learned so much! I love that you make it so simple and don’t overcomplicate it like so many others do. Notifications are definitely turned on now! #sortinghatsquad
Thank you for doing this! This video along with how to make a calorie deficit not suck several times. I was in the process of moving a few months ago & really struggling to stay in a fat loss phase, your calorie deficit video helped me tremendously with telling me it's ok to set a time limit whether it be a week, 3wks, etc for a deficit and go to maintenance. I was feeling like such a failure & like this video states, not deserving of maintenance. What happened was I stayed at maintenance b/c it did exactly what this video states - you build momentum. I am loving the strength & endurance the extra food is giving and it's helping me to build a better relationship with food overall. I am thinking of doing your jab deficit soon because i really do want to lose the fat, but i am struggling with letting go of the "momentum" phase now - who would have hought! LOL Thank you for all you do, Jordan. Your are changing lives every. single. day.
I had no idea that you were going to gain a little bit of weight when entering maintenance. I'm nearing my goal weight and I assumed that once I entered maintenance I would stay the same unless I was doing something wrong. This has definitely changed my perspective and I think I'll be a lot more mentally prepared once I do enter that phase (aka not freaking out if the scale moves up a bit).
Thank you so much for being a part of the huge wave of healthy weight loss coaches. The early 2000's really wreaked havok on everyone's idea of weight loss from diet fads to low rise pants and heroin chic. Now it's a battle with social media but so many people are coming forward with healthy real world ways of recompositioning and weight loss. Again, thank you from someone slowly trying to stop only eating 1100 calories and get into a healthier relationship with food, the scale, and my own body.
Didn’t weigh myself for over a month, stopped letting the scale determine my progress and the next time I stepped on, down 5 pounds. Your videos are the best! 🙌🏼 #sortinghatsquad
Just a quick doubt... What defines a caloric deficit? When you are eating less kcals than your maintainence or when you are burning more calories regardless of what you are eating? What if you eat less than your maintainence and don't workout? Just NEAT? Also, I did the multiplication with your calculator and it shows 2500 kcal! I've been eating 1400 just because a BMR machine told me my maintainence was 1600. #sortinghatsquad
One minute in and I was already giggling with you in your introduction! A great and informative video as usual. I am not yet in maintenance but this video still had such good takeaways. Thanks J for what you do! #sortinghatsquad
I have always thought that dieting is eating only green vegetables and drinking water. Agoge Diet proved me wrong. I am eating delicious and nutritionally rich food and still reaching my fitness goals.
Literally been watching your videos and listening to your podcast non stop - and it’s finally gotten me back on track after a few hard months. Thanks for the consistent content Jordan, seeing you post is always easily the best part of my week!!! #sortinghatsquad
#sortinghatsquad Thank you!! I can’t even tell you the last time I wasn’t in a deficit or taking a “break” aka-binges for days! Glad to have some clear guidelines!
Perfect timing since I was thinking that going maintenance for the next two months would be a lot less stressful than trying to keep up with fat loss. I'm at about 45lbs lost this year, and a reset before the family holiday foodapacalypse will be a welcome rest. #sortinghatsquad
Hi , I've lost 9.4 kgs and currently stand at 63.4 kg . Now I want to maintain that ... but 14 × 63.4 = 887.6 calories which is really low ... so i assumed u mean that in lbs but 14×140 is 1960 which is really high so now im slightly confused ... any help ?
@@nourhanelmetwally4126 ok then you want to only increase by a bit and see if that helps you maintain. Without the guidance of a professional I wouldn't jump from 1100 to 1900 without a Strategy
Perfect timing for this video! I have been in "maintenance" for about 2-3 weeks now. Really probably more of a diet break since I still have about 8lb I'd like to lose and was going to jump back into fat loss yesterday. I just couldn't mentally do it. This morning I was debating trying again and saw the video. I'm happy in maintenance/momentum and think I'll stay here for a while.
IC REPRESENT! #sortinghatsquad So thankful to have been a part of the Inner Circle since 2017. I’ve learned so much and have made progress that I never thought possible. Being aware of my calorie intake, how to calculate it, track it and use it to my advantage has been one of the BIGGEST takeaways from all this!! THANK YOU!
I HAVEN'T EVEN WATCHED THE ENTIRE VIDEO YET BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU MUST NOT STOP INCLUDING THESE HILARIOUS BEGINNINGS OF EACH VIDEO XDDDDDDDD BARELY ANYTHING MAKES ME LAUGH (don't ask why, I just don't laugh a lot, probably I'm just boring) BUT I ALWAYS LAUGH SO HARD AT THE START OF YOUR EVERY VIDEO HAHAHAH Love you man
Loved this video! Didn’t even want to watch it... waited a couple days which is weird for me... I’m so glad I did! Right in the middle of the challenge I’m going to give my body and especially my mind a much deserved brake. Thank you J ❤️
That momentum thing really resonates with me. It is true. Eating more means more energy, and better mental health. Obviously, eating properly still needs to happen. #sortinghatsquad
This is soo helpful! Amazing video with great information Jordan! I’ve been judging progress through the scale, but haven’t paid attention to the heavier weights that I lift now! Hit a new PR on the deadlift with 135lbs! Thank you for this! #SortingHatSquad
Love your content. I'm confused regarding maintenance. All calculators show I need 2300 calories to be at maintenance. Your formula gives me 3000. Can you shed some light on the matter?
This is such a tough subject. Maintenance is a moving target depending on the time in your life, your daily activity, and training. Also coming out of a deficit into maintenance is really scary, specially because the only thing you know is low calories for so long the thought of even the tiniest bit of weight gain is paralysing. And it’s also more of a tight rope walk regarding fat gain. Your always teetering around maintaining weight or gaining some fat or losing a little fat. But having an understanding of what happens when you go back to maintenance is empowering. I find the 2 best ways to get back to maintenance is re calculate your maintenance calories and and then increase it overnight. Or for psychological reason you can increase your cals a few hundred a week until you are back at your new maintenance. I also say née because your old maintenance will be higher than your new maintenance. I also tell clients if your waist continues to increase past 2 cm initial gain then your above maintenance. (Measuring first thing in the am 😉) So love the term momentum!
WOW! you just exactly described the last 3 weeks for me. I had been in a deficit (or at least trying to be) for most of this year and after struggling with consistency I decided to switch to Momentum to see if that improved my mood, cravings etc. After a couple of weeks I felt great. Energy levels were up, mood was much better and I was crushing the workouts, getting a tremendous pump, increasing reps etc. Then at week three I got scared that the scale was going up. It rose by about 2kg or around 5lbs and I knew the reasons for that rise, but last weekend I put myself back into a deficit as a means of compensation. I kinda felt like that short momentum phase was almost like a mini-cut in reverse, so a mini momentum. After watching this video I'll be getting back to momentum and staying there until after Christmas. Thanks for this Jordan. You da man! #sortinghatsquad
Perfect timing! Just decided to not worry or stress with fat loss over the holidays but move into maintenance. Better mindset is progress! #sortinghatsquad
bruh, speaking right at me.....like straight up narrating my inner thoughts and process for weight loss and struggling with the maintenance calories against my deficit. Daaaaaaaaaang! I love this because I realized, from watching your videos, that the concept of a cheat meal or cheat day has actually worked against me and warped my mind on maintenance and overeating. Thanks for the video! #sortinghatsquad
Wish I had this info sooner in life, but I’m glad I have it now as I struggle with calorie deficit! Maintenance makes so much sense. This is the first time in my life things are really making sense when it comes to my fat loss, so I appreciate you!! #sortinghatsquad
Jordan, you've been life changing to me! For years and years I've overcomplicated things (particularly because I have PCOS so weight loss is HARD and SLOW) when all weight loss comes down to is a calorie deficit. A maintenance period now seems like something I should consider! #sortinghatsquad
Great video Jordan! I really took to heart the time frame portion- committing to trying the momentum/maintenance phase for a specific amount of time instead of just reacting to the scale. #sortinghatsquad
Really interesting. I love the idea of calorie cycling and maintenance is a scary thought when you have a lot of weight to lose. Thanks for producing such helpful and insightful content. #sortinghatsquad
I freaking love all of your videos and wish I found your channel a long time ago. Thank you for introducing the concept of "momentum" instead of maintenance. #sortinghatsquat
#sortinghardsquad ahhh my favorite notifications!!! This is a video I NEED! After cutting for some long I need to learn some long term maintenance habits!! Thank you Jordan ❤️
Besides the fact that I feel like you are talking directly to me in every video, the intros to these videos crack me the f up. You should just do a nice compilation of intros hahahhahahahah. #sortinghatsquad
I’m planning to go into “momentum” after calorie cycling. I’m terrified to because I’ve been saying that for months now but writing it here may give me the push I need. Wish me luck. #sortinghatsquad
THANK YOU!! I’ve been a little nervous about how to handle the holidays and traveling after being in a consistent fat loss phase for the last few months. This video was exactly what I needed to be ok with adding in extra calories and taking a break from focusing on fat loss. I’m also looking forward to how it translates into the gym. I have some strength building goals that I’ve been working on, and I’m excited to see how the extra energy will help me hit them! As always, amazing job! (and Rico, too!!! 👏🏼👏🏼) #sortinghatsquad
#sortinghatsquad Been pumped about this video. I’ve been contemplating how to go about maintenance at the end of the current fat loss phase I’m in. Perfect timing!
#sortinghatsquad I really need to do this. Being 5'0 person is really hard to maintain and not starve because we have to eat so little. Arrrrg this #mugglesize
#sortinghatsquad. Another fantastic (super duper) video! Appreciate you walking us through how taking a break from “dieting” will help us in the long run. 🦄❤️
The thought of transitioning to maintenance is terrifying. I’m about 19lbs away from my end goal (I will have lost 111lbs when I’m done). I am scared to eat extra calories and end up falling into old habits (my sugar addiction was brutal to break), I’m worried about putting weight back on....I’m just worried. I’m excited to get this close to my goal (4-5 months away if I maintain my current weight loss of 4-5.5lbs a month). I don’t feel I need a break, I’m eating between 17-1800 calories a day currently which allows me to not feel starving but I’m feeling good in the gym. I know I need to learn to maintain the weight loss and stay healthy, but I’m so scared and I’m not even there yet.
Thanks so much! Love this!! I went to maintenance last week to help my mental food focus! Feeling great in the gym and in life cause I’m being consistent!
Man! I’ve been considering going to maintenance for a diet break for a few months (but I’m scared...which wouldn’t surprise you, I’m sure). This video could not have come at a better time!
#sortinghatsquad - I've been there. Isn't it crazy how humans give an inanimate object, like a scale, so much power and authority when it's one of the many tools to track weight? I can relate. Thank you for each and every one of your videos. They are so informative, truthful, honest, and real. You make me have realistic goals and expectations.
Every time I have a question it seems like you have an answer. Started following you end of August/early September and the scale keeps going down or staying the same. I felt burnout a couple weeks ago on the fat loss phase and decided to try and move into maintenance but wasn’t sure how. Thankfully my weight has been consistent and I feel confident now that it was a good choice. I love the idea of a momentum phase. I know I will be ready to get back to fat loss when the time is right. 13 lbs down and not giving up. #sortinghatsquad
Perfect timing. Thanks again J! We just discussed this in my appointment today that for the next couple of months we are going to time out and in January jump back on the fat loss cycle. Late to the party this week. But Restrict F**k it cycle #sortinghatsquad
#SortingHatSquad Hey Jordan, just came across your channel, loving it, subscribed liked shared :) Just wanted to say (to you and all newcomers to the channel, like me) that I have wanted to loose weight for a long time. Bulking has always been easy (which a lot of content creators cover) yet to my knowledge Jordan is the only one who has covered the cutting phase (and how to best deal with it such as strength loss during a caloric deficit). Hope that I can humbly learn more from you.
It's as though you've removed the invisibility cloak from this information. Where had this info been all of my life? Thank you for making this accessible. #sortinghadsquad
Hi this video is really helping me. The gym was a safe place for me for a long time but it became lowkey working off all of the calories I’d eaten in the day and I dropped weight really quick way to fast. I am not at a place I need to lose weight where I am but it felt good to lose the weight. Now I’m trying to find my calorie maintenance to just take care of myself and be able to continue to working out. This video has really helped
Ahhhhhhh I’ve been busting for this video!!! Thank you Jordan!!!! I’m hoping to use these strategies to help me build a better relationship with food over the next 3-6 months before going back into a deficit. After 10+ years of being in a “deficit” it’s time to take this step. Thank you 🙏 #sortinghatsquad
Thank you so much for this video. I have lost over 30lbs since January and have been thinking I should maintain. Well I jumped my calories up and FREAKED out. I only lasted two days. I’m terrified of gaining weight, I’ve worked so hard to get where I am. I am going to watch your reverse dieting video and do it!!! 💪🏼💪🏼 #sortinghatsquad
No joke, I was searching your videos the other day looking for something like this. Watching the reverse dieting video & this one together have been super helpful, thank you!! #sortinghatsquad
thats how I lost 50 lbs, every 10 pounds i would take a week or 2 break at maintenance.
That’s amazing I will do the same for every 5 pounds i’m going into maintenance from today!
@@SamB50i good luck my guy
@@DAATChannel Thank you bro🖤
Just as people make a point to read “business books” for growing their business , I make it a point to come here, as a fitness coach, to find time to watch the videos you make. You have taught me a lot as a coach, how to think, how to help my clients more, how to structure thinking and get the best results. Thank you so much for what you do Jordan !!!
Eric Roberts I cant put into words how happy this makes me. Thank you so much, Eric!
Jordan, your content is helping save lives, including my own. I'm 34 years old and have been able to skate by on my yearly physical by being "overweight but your blood work looks good so..." That changed this year. I found out that all of my numbers took a turn for the worse. I'm was now pre-diabetic and my liver and kindeys were beginning to weaken. I started scrambling for a quick fix but had already tried every fad diet known to mankind. Sure I'd lost weight but it came right back and I never felt good. One night I came across your content and one of the first things that you said that stuck with me was, "you can't f*ck this up" followed shortly by, "fat loss is not linear and it takes time. It's just data. " Then your Big Mac Challenge video showed me that I could eat more than chicken and vegetables, I just had to be smart about it. Thank you so much for finally getting it through my thick skull that I CAN be healthy, I CAN exercise, I CAN lose fat and feel stronger while still enjoying my life. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. I've lost fat, I've gained strength, I've improved my overall health (physical and mental) and dammit I love my life, and your content and encouragement has been a huge part of that.
TL,DR: Your content showed me the way and helped save my life. Thank you!
#sortinghatsquad
This comment should be pinned at the top. ❤️
It's still astonish me just how many people do not know about Okibetonic Secrets although lots of people using it. Thanks to my personal friend who told me about it. I've lost a ton of fat.
You explained my last 6 years. I’m eating at maintenance, going to therapy, planning my goals now and I feel so much better. I have such a healthy relationship with food now.
When I went into maintenance after weight loss I was terrified to gain again. But I upped my calories per day by about 300kcal and at first I gained a bit but that stopped and I even started to lose again. I realised that my calorie deficit had probably been too high from the start.
So I started experimenting with slowly adding more calories.
The whole process took about two or three month. I first gained and then lost a few pounds and now my weight is consistent and I don’t feel that I have to restrict myself.
I still step on the scale once a week just to keep track and so that I could intervene when bad eating habits start to resurface.
step everyday man, weight fluctuates and youll have that one n umber in your head the whole week
Due to high calories, your neat increases thats y u losr weight.
To maintain your wait you’re supposed to eat less than 2000 calories and you gotta workout once every few days.
For me I eat 2k calories but how I maintain is by OMAD and workout. Plus you burn calories while sleeping too.
And if I know I ate too much the next day I decrease my calories.
Literally 21 minutes of Jordan Syatt calling out my entire relationship with food...
On point - Fuck it cycle has been a 10 year period for me. Love the overall message of the mental and emotional aspect when it comes to food!
10 years 😟
I feel you girl! I hope you reach your goals 💙 All the best...
Same, same, same.
@@pratikgarad Awe, thank you! That's very kind; all the best to you too!
@@theboringkaren Thank you!
Ohh man I hate the fuck it cycle because it describes my attempts at getting lean and fit over the past 15 years or so, I have started and stopped working out and eating in a calorie deficit so many times. I have even gotten fairly lean but I did it in such a manner that I couldn't maintain it at all and the binge monster struck so hard that I gained all the weight back and then some. now I have gone for about 3.8 months of exercise / working out and eating in a calorie deficit and this is the longest I have ever managed to do it for, but I am struggling with binging every 14 days or so, its frustrating because a lot of it is mental and stressing about food wanting to eat all the junk I want but not letting myself because it wont help me get to my goal. TRying to find the right balance I can maintain is so damn hard 😤
I’m not at my goal weight I’ve actually gained weight, but I feel like I need a break, I started eating too much and then restricting and shit like that
#sortinghatsquat
Cindy Garcia I literally did the same thing. I lost weight but was eating too little and wasn’t losing any more weight. I took a break for about 5 months and I’m going to start again soon but on higher calories
Me too boss
Me too 😪 I was only eating 1500-1800 calories for toooo long. I reverse dieted but then I let loose and ended up gaining 15 lbs! Now I’m trying to lose 25-30 lbs on 2000 calories because my maintenance is 2400-2500. I guess I can cut on higher calories 😄
Thank you for calling me out!!! I can’t even say how many times I’ve used the scale going up 2-3 lbs as a reason to “quit” maintenance and go back to attempting a fat loss phase! Thank you for the amazing video as usual!!#sortinghatsquad
#sortinghatsquad. I can’t thank you enough for all you do! You just make it so simple to understand . 46 years old and I think IVE GOT it. Thank you!
I appreciate you so much, Chrissy!
I've started attempting ed recovery by planning to first reach maintenance calories. I was literally terrified as the scale jumped from 44kg to 46kg in a week, now it kind of makes sense that most of that extra 2kg is just glycogen and water weight which my body was probably just very deficient in. Panic over, I did not gain 2kg at 1300 calories!
Jordan Syatt, a man of the people, a truth teller, supreme explainer, golden nugget distributor, thank you!! #sortinghatsquad
You’ve cleared this up for me so much I think I understand how to go about it now. I’m 18 years old and just got through with my first ever real diet. I started back in February of this year and I wasn’t severely overweight or anything, but I did have some fat that I wanted to get off around my abs and on my muscles. I am currently very happy with where I am at and am looking to go into maintenance for the summer. This video is exactly what I needed to be able to achieve that and since I am still new to this I expect there to be struggles and more to learn, but that’s part of the beauty of a fitness journey. It never ends and we are all learning along the way to make the best version of us possible.
This all makes completely sense. As a woman, I will probably try to have my maintenance phase during or just prior to my period as my body needs more calories then ( usually I binge during this time but I´ll try to just maintain - already did that last cycle and I binged less and also didn´t put dieting pressure during this already difficult time on me! ) - Thank you for taking all the dieting pressure away from us!!
First I just want to say thank you! You're giving me the psychological tools to make this journey so much easier!
I was one of the persons that used every Q&A asking for the maintenance thank you for listening to me.. after 1,5 years of dieting i am actually at a momentum.. some day ‘s in my deficit and some days not counting but eye balling it.. had a little increase of weight.. but it does not freak me out because i know that i can restrict back to deficit. Now I understand that it is not onley fat but also water (more carbs) and more food in general ik can enjoy my momentum even more.. thank you Jordan and team!! 💞
I am so so so happy you made this video! I watched the Calorie Cycling video close to 5 months ago, but still felt like I was messing up because of weight fluctuations. I've been consistently tracking my weight for 57 days and it's literally been all over the map BUT within a 4 lb range.
I am so grateful to you. I can't say it enough. You have done so much for my physical health, but even moreso for my mental health. It almost brings me to tears.
I have a healthier relationship with food, the scale AND MYSELF. You are a remarkable human. Love you.
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The fear of gaining in the maintainance phase after loosing 118lbs thru weight loss surgery has my anxiety thru the ROOF! Listen I hear you and know that this is all in my head but that does not take away the fear and the guilt that comes after eating more and feeling like a failure to myself after eating the extra calories.. Thank you. I follow you and feel like you explain yourself quite well..
Wow, this video spoke so deeply to me. My unhealthy relationship with food was explained here. Thank you, Jordan, for putting all this effort into it. 👊
I love how you don't sugarcoat anything, you are straight to the point and give so much value, and not just to the general public but also to many fitness coaches out there looking for no b.s. knowledge!
I have found that when I track macros to the T Monday-Friday and eat maintenance on the weekends it has really sped up additional fat loss. It has really helped me mentally and allows me to enjoy my family better during my leisure days.
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I've lost 22 pounds just applying the knowledge of your videos. Thanks for doing such an amazing job making good information easy to find and use . #sortinghatsquad
The worst thing about this video was the vshred ad at the start 😂 love this video Jordan! With competing 4x I have definitely had a yoyo 🪀 situation but focusing on more consistency year round
Yeah such a different game when one is competing vs getting back after. I see if in my work too. Hope it's going well :)
@@TheClimbingDietitian yessss post comp is so much harder than the actual prep nutrition wise I find.
@@AnjuliMack yeah your body decides it's time to take control over your mindset so it's harder. You planning to ever compete again?
Jordan!!! Your videos are amazing. Please do a video on bulking, surplus calorie calculator? I’ve followed your macro equations to lose fat and I’ve lost 10 lbs. satisfied and ready for the next goal which is to build muscle!
1. referring to this as a "Momentum" phase is brilliant.
2. seriously, you always seem to share the message that I need to hear in the moment. I have been struggling with this phase A LOT lately. Weighing more combined feeling more bloated has made me want to quit. BUT I haven' and I won't. This video helped a lot - thank you, truly.
#sortinghatsquad because Ilu (and my deadlift sucks)
You hit the nail on the head why you said you don't 'deserve' to go into maintenance if you haven't hit your goal(s) yet. I'm on my 6th reverse after 6th fat loss phase, and the mental aspect is paralyzing. Its like being in the ocean seeing the shore and not being able to swim towards it, you just have to tread water. Thanks for another video! xoxo #sortinghatsquad
I absolutely LOVE the idea of calling maintenance a momentum phase! How are you both such geniuses Jordan / Susan?! Of course Rico is too...who else could capture such compelling footage of declarations of impending dumps? #SortingHatSquad
I was eagerly waiting for this one! really need to figure out how to stay in maintenance #sortinghatsquad
I found your social media accounts about a month ago and I’m sad I didn’t stumble across them sooner! So much good information available that you provide to your followers/subscribers FOR FREE!! I listened to 4-5 of your videos on my drive home tonight and learned so much! I love that you make it so simple and don’t overcomplicate it like so many others do. Notifications are definitely turned on now! #sortinghatsquad
If Jordan was to teach a class at hogwarts it would be in the history of the calorie deficit....love your videos #sortinghatsquad
Thank you for doing this! This video along with how to make a calorie deficit not suck several times. I was in the process of moving a few months ago & really struggling to stay in a fat loss phase, your calorie deficit video helped me tremendously with telling me it's ok to set a time limit whether it be a week, 3wks, etc for a deficit and go to maintenance. I was feeling like such a failure & like this video states, not deserving of maintenance. What happened was I stayed at maintenance b/c it did exactly what this video states - you build momentum. I am loving the strength & endurance the extra food is giving and it's helping me to build a better relationship with food overall. I am thinking of doing your jab deficit soon because i really do want to lose the fat, but i am struggling with letting go of the "momentum" phase now - who would have hought! LOL Thank you for all you do, Jordan. Your are changing lives every. single. day.
I had no idea that you were going to gain a little bit of weight when entering maintenance. I'm nearing my goal weight and I assumed that once I entered maintenance I would stay the same unless I was doing something wrong. This has definitely changed my perspective and I think I'll be a lot more mentally prepared once I do enter that phase (aka not freaking out if the scale moves up a bit).
The best take away for me 1. Momentum and 2. Don’t use weight gain as a justification to quit. #sortinghatsquad
Thank you so much for being a part of the huge wave of healthy weight loss coaches. The early 2000's really wreaked havok on everyone's idea of weight loss from diet fads to low rise pants and heroin chic. Now it's a battle with social media but so many people are coming forward with healthy real world ways of recompositioning and weight loss. Again, thank you from someone slowly trying to stop only eating 1100 calories and get into a healthier relationship with food, the scale, and my own body.
Love, love the word momentum instead of maintenance! Omg! Mind shift! 🙏♥️
Didn’t weigh myself for over a month, stopped letting the scale determine my progress and the next time I stepped on, down 5 pounds. Your videos are the best! 🙌🏼
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Just a quick doubt... What defines a caloric deficit? When you are eating less kcals than your maintainence or when you are burning more calories regardless of what you are eating? What if you eat less than your maintainence and don't workout? Just NEAT?
Also, I did the multiplication with your calculator and it shows 2500 kcal! I've been eating 1400 just because a BMR machine told me my maintainence was 1600.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!! You are legit my favourite human ever ❤️
I love this energy 😭💯💯😂
J just another fantastic video, thank you for sharing your genius with us and Rico great filming as always!!! Love you boys ❤
One minute in and I was already giggling with you in your introduction! A great and informative video as usual. I am not yet in maintenance but this video still had such good takeaways. Thanks J for what you do! #sortinghatsquad
I have always thought that dieting is eating only green vegetables and drinking water. Agoge Diet proved me wrong. I am eating delicious and nutritionally rich food and still reaching my fitness goals.
Literally been watching your videos and listening to your podcast non stop - and it’s finally gotten me back on track after a few hard months. Thanks for the consistent content Jordan, seeing you post is always easily the best part of my week!!! #sortinghatsquad
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Thank you!! I can’t even tell you the last time I wasn’t in a deficit or taking a “break” aka-binges for days! Glad to have some clear guidelines!
It’s so awesome of you to share this information freely. Also... can we get a whole video of outtakes? Can that be a thing? Love you guys!
Perfect timing since I was thinking that going maintenance for the next two months would be a lot less stressful than trying to keep up with fat loss. I'm at about 45lbs lost this year, and a reset before the family holiday foodapacalypse will be a welcome rest. #sortinghatsquad
OMG this one was really mind blowing 🤯🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Hey you currently at this stage?
#sortinghatsquad Jordan always knows what’s on my mind! Perfect timing. 👏
Hi , I've lost 9.4 kgs and currently stand at 63.4 kg . Now I want to maintain that ... but 14 × 63.4 = 887.6 calories which is really low ... so i assumed u mean that in lbs but 14×140 is 1960 which is really high so now im slightly confused ... any help ?
It's the second one yeah. What were you on while losing?
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hi !😊 calorie deficit diet around 1100 calorie/ day and intermittent fasting
@@nourhanelmetwally4126 ok then you want to only increase by a bit and see if that helps you maintain. Without the guidance of a professional I wouldn't jump from 1100 to 1900 without a Strategy
Let me know if you need personalised help 🙂
Perfect timing for this video! I have been in "maintenance" for about 2-3 weeks now. Really probably more of a diet break since I still have about 8lb I'd like to lose and was going to jump back into fat loss yesterday. I just couldn't mentally do it. This morning I was debating trying again and saw the video. I'm happy in maintenance/momentum and think I'll stay here for a while.
Not quite ready for the momentum phase, but I’ll be prepared when I am! Thank you again for the great content!! #sortinghatsquad
I’ve just decided to maintain for the holidays. This is so helpful! Another great vid! #sortinghatsquad
Sarah Trunkey I think this is what I need to do as well instead of stressing about everything!
Sarah Trunkey guuuurl sameeee!!!!
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So thankful to have been a part of the Inner Circle since 2017. I’ve learned so much and have made progress that I never thought possible. Being aware of my calorie intake, how to calculate it, track it and use it to my advantage has been one of the BIGGEST takeaways from all this!! THANK YOU!
I HAVEN'T EVEN WATCHED THE ENTIRE VIDEO YET BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU MUST NOT STOP INCLUDING THESE HILARIOUS BEGINNINGS OF EACH VIDEO XDDDDDDDD BARELY ANYTHING MAKES ME LAUGH (don't ask why, I just don't laugh a lot, probably I'm just boring) BUT I ALWAYS LAUGH SO HARD AT THE START OF YOUR EVERY VIDEO HAHAHAH Love you man
Loved this video, perfect timing! ♥️
Loved this video! Didn’t even want to watch it... waited a couple days which is weird for me... I’m so glad I did!
Right in the middle of the challenge I’m going to give my body and especially my mind a much deserved brake.
Thank you J ❤️
That momentum thing really resonates with me. It is true. Eating more means more energy, and better mental health. Obviously, eating properly still needs to happen. #sortinghatsquad
This is soo helpful! Amazing video with great information Jordan! I’ve been judging progress through the scale, but haven’t paid attention to the heavier weights that I lift now! Hit a new PR on the deadlift with 135lbs! Thank you for this! #SortingHatSquad
I am the only one who fear losing even more weight after achieving my goal instead of regaining it
Yes, although I do want to lose weight and reach one of my goals it’s scary to keep losing.
Love your content. I'm confused regarding maintenance. All calculators show I need 2300 calories to be at maintenance. Your formula gives me 3000. Can you shed some light on the matter?
Calculators are all different etc etc. Do you have good awareness of current calories ??
This is such a tough subject. Maintenance is a moving target depending on the time in your life, your daily activity, and training.
Also coming out of a deficit into maintenance is really scary, specially because the only thing you know is low calories for so long the thought of even the tiniest bit of weight gain is paralysing.
And it’s also more of a tight rope walk regarding fat gain. Your always teetering around maintaining weight or gaining some fat or losing a little fat.
But having an understanding of what happens when you go back to maintenance is empowering.
I find the 2 best ways to get back to maintenance is re calculate your maintenance calories and and then increase it overnight.
Or for psychological reason you can increase your cals a few hundred a week until you are back at your new maintenance.
I also say née because your old maintenance will be higher than your new maintenance.
I also tell clients if your waist continues to increase past 2 cm initial gain then your above maintenance. (Measuring first thing in the am 😉)
So love the term momentum!
WOW! you just exactly described the last 3 weeks for me. I had been in a deficit (or at least trying to be) for most of this year and after struggling with consistency I decided to switch to Momentum to see if that improved my mood, cravings etc. After a couple of weeks I felt great. Energy levels were up, mood was much better and I was crushing the workouts, getting a tremendous pump, increasing reps etc. Then at week three I got scared that the scale was going up. It rose by about 2kg or around 5lbs and I knew the reasons for that rise, but last weekend I put myself back into a deficit as a means of compensation. I kinda felt like that short momentum phase was almost like a mini-cut in reverse, so a mini momentum. After watching this video I'll be getting back to momentum and staying there until after Christmas. Thanks for this Jordan. You da man! #sortinghatsquad
#sortinghatsquad - I’m pumped for this video!!!! Thank you!
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Perfect timing! Just decided to not worry or stress with fat loss over the holidays but move into maintenance. Better mindset is progress! #sortinghatsquad
bruh, speaking right at me.....like straight up narrating my inner thoughts and process for weight loss and struggling with the maintenance calories against my deficit. Daaaaaaaaaang! I love this because I realized, from watching your videos, that the concept of a cheat meal or cheat day has actually worked against me and warped my mind on maintenance and overeating. Thanks for the video! #sortinghatsquad
Wish I had this info sooner in life, but I’m glad I have it now as I struggle with calorie deficit! Maintenance makes so much sense. This is the first time in my life things are really making sense when it comes to my fat loss, so I appreciate you!! #sortinghatsquad
Jordan, you've been life changing to me! For years and years I've overcomplicated things (particularly because I have PCOS so weight loss is HARD and SLOW) when all weight loss comes down to is a calorie deficit. A maintenance period now seems like something I should consider! #sortinghatsquad
You are fed my new fav fitness influencer. So real & honest!! #sortinghatsquad
Grace Fullerton thank you!
Great video Jordan! I really took to heart the time frame portion- committing to trying the momentum/maintenance phase for a specific amount of time instead of just reacting to the scale.
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Love your joking&serious-at-the-same-time approach! #sortinghatsquad
Really interesting. I love the idea of calorie cycling and maintenance is a scary thought when you have a lot of weight to lose. Thanks for producing such helpful and insightful content. #sortinghatsquad
I freaking love all of your videos and wish I found your channel a long time ago. Thank you for introducing the concept of "momentum" instead of maintenance. #sortinghatsquat
#sortinghardsquad ahhh my favorite notifications!!! This is a video I NEED! After cutting for some long I need to learn some long term maintenance habits!! Thank you Jordan ❤️
Emily Hatcher you win the #SortingHatSquad! Shoot me an email to jordan@syattfitness.com and I’ll set you up :)
Besides the fact that I feel like you are talking directly to me in every video, the intros to these videos crack me the f up. You should just do a nice compilation of intros hahahhahahahah. #sortinghatsquad
Thanks for another great video! Found you through DST podcast and can’t stop watching your stuff! Thanks for being real #sortinghatsquad
Thank you so much, Jessica!
I’m planning to go into “momentum” after calorie cycling. I’m terrified to because I’ve been saying that for months now but writing it here may give me the push I need. Wish me luck.
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Shaneika Montaque i get it. good luck!
Wow you described me to a T.
I needed to hear this!!!
Thank you!
THANK YOU!! I’ve been a little nervous about how to handle the holidays and traveling after being in a consistent fat loss phase for the last few months. This video was exactly what I needed to be ok with adding in extra calories and taking a break from focusing on fat loss. I’m also looking forward to how it translates into the gym. I have some strength building goals that I’ve been working on, and I’m excited to see how the extra energy will help me hit them! As always, amazing job! (and Rico, too!!! 👏🏼👏🏼) #sortinghatsquad
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Been pumped about this video. I’ve been contemplating how to go about maintenance at the end of the current fat loss phase I’m in. Perfect timing!
#sortinghatsquad I really need to do this. Being 5'0 person is really hard to maintain and not starve because we have to eat so little. Arrrrg this #mugglesize
Same girl, same
Yes, same. I been trying to eat 1,200 cal a day, but it is not easy unless I am really strict and weigh everything I eat 😭
#sortinghatsquad. Another fantastic (super duper) video! Appreciate you walking us through how taking a break from “dieting” will help us in the long run. 🦄❤️
The thought of transitioning to maintenance is terrifying. I’m about 19lbs away from my end goal (I will have lost 111lbs when I’m done). I am scared to eat extra calories and end up falling into old habits (my sugar addiction was brutal to break), I’m worried about putting weight back on....I’m just worried. I’m excited to get this close to my goal (4-5 months away if I maintain my current weight loss of 4-5.5lbs a month). I don’t feel I need a break, I’m eating between 17-1800 calories a day currently which allows me to not feel starving but I’m feeling good in the gym. I know I need to learn to maintain the weight loss and stay healthy, but I’m so scared and I’m not even there yet.
Thanks so much! Love this!! I went to maintenance last week to help my mental food focus! Feeling great in the gym and in life cause I’m being consistent!
Man! I’ve been considering going to maintenance for a diet break for a few months (but I’m scared...which wouldn’t surprise you, I’m sure). This video could not have come at a better time!
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm so close to my goal and maintenance just felt like it was looming over me! #sortinghatsquad
Can't wait to try momentum phase! #sortinghatsquad
#sortinghatsquad - I've been there. Isn't it crazy how humans give an inanimate object, like a scale, so much power and authority when it's one of the many tools to track weight? I can relate. Thank you for each and every one of your videos. They are so informative, truthful, honest, and real. You make me have realistic goals and expectations.
Every time I have a question it seems like you have an answer. Started following you end of August/early September and the scale keeps going down or staying the same. I felt burnout a couple weeks ago on the fat loss phase and decided to try and move into maintenance but wasn’t sure how. Thankfully my weight has been consistent and I feel confident now that it was a good choice. I love the idea of a momentum phase. I know I will be ready to get back to fat loss when the time is right. 13 lbs down and not giving up. #sortinghatsquad
Perfect timing. Thanks again J!
We just discussed this in my appointment today that for the next couple of months we are going to time out and in January jump back on the fat loss cycle. Late to the party this week. But Restrict F**k it cycle #sortinghatsquad
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Hey Jordan, just came across your channel, loving it, subscribed liked shared :)
Just wanted to say (to you and all newcomers to the channel, like me) that I have wanted to loose weight for a long time. Bulking has always been easy (which a lot of content creators cover) yet to my knowledge Jordan is the only one who has covered the cutting phase (and how to best deal with it such as strength loss during a caloric deficit).
Hope that I can humbly learn more from you.
It's as though you've removed the invisibility cloak from this information. Where had this info been all of my life? Thank you for making this accessible. #sortinghadsquad
EDUC 5860 MKan haha that makes me so happy, thank you!
Almost at a motivation phase. Waiting a few more weeks! #sortinghatsquad
Asked it on Instagram Q&A, got a comprehensive video on UA-cam. You are The Best!
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I am watching your video first time and in the starting I am laughing too much
You're amazing. Thanks for approaching weight issues from a psychological perspective.
Bianca Rosenbaum thank you so much for the kind words!
Hi this video is really helping me. The gym was a safe place for me for a long time but it became lowkey working off all of the calories I’d eaten in the day and I dropped weight really quick way to fast. I am not at a place I need to lose weight where I am but it felt good to lose the weight. Now I’m trying to find my calorie maintenance to just take care of myself and be able to continue to working out. This video has really helped
your channel is amazing. thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Ahhhhhhh I’ve been busting for this video!!! Thank you Jordan!!!! I’m hoping to use these strategies to help me build a better relationship with food over the next 3-6 months before going back into a deficit. After 10+ years of being in a “deficit” it’s time to take this step. Thank you 🙏 #sortinghatsquad
Thank you so much for this video. I have lost over 30lbs since January and have been thinking I should maintain. Well I jumped my calories up and FREAKED out. I only lasted two days. I’m terrified of gaining weight, I’ve worked so hard to get where I am. I am going to watch your reverse dieting video and do it!!! 💪🏼💪🏼 #sortinghatsquad
No joke, I was searching your videos the other day looking for something like this. Watching the reverse dieting video & this one together have been super helpful, thank you!! #sortinghatsquad