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Nick Geoppo discusses how to navigate weight loss plateaus and build sustainable habits.

Start Your Last Day 1 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.nickgeoppo.com/lastday1⁠ The Common Sense Diet Starter Kit 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.nickgeoppo.com/diet⁠ You're losing weight. Everything is going great. Then suddenly... the scale stops moving. So what's the answer? Eat less? Cut carbs? Start fasting again? Exercise even more? For most people, hitting a plateau leads to panic—and panic leads to another unsustainable diet. In this episode, Nick breaks down exactly what a weight loss plateau is, why it's actually a good sign, and the five steps to work through it without falling back into the cycle of losing weight, gaining it back, and starting over. In this episode: ❓ What actually counts as a weight loss plateau ❓ Why a plateau is preparing you for maintenance ❓ Why you shouldn't cut calories too soon ❓ How to find what actually changed in your habits ❓ The truth about "food creep" ❓ Why stress changes your eating behavior ❓ Why emotional eating—not your metabolism—is often the real problem ❓ The myth of "I'm just gaining muscle" ❓ Why weight loss doesn't actually get harder over time ❓ How to build habits you can maintain for life. If you've ever watched the scale stop…

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