09/16/2026
I’ve earned my right to diet.
I took 12 months off of dieting before entering a calorie deficit.
Spent 4 months in maintenance and 8 months in a build phase...putting on 15 lbs of mass (intentionally) because I knew I had to in order to reach the physique I’m working towards.
That’s why I’m on day 100 of my deficit and still going strong - still losing fat while feeling well-fuelled and kicking major butt in the gym 😈.
Most people skip this step entirely...then wonder why their body stops responding.
You cannot lose body fat and keep it off if you are constantly running yourself into a deficit 24/7.
You have to build the metabolism first.
You have to put on the muscle first.
You have to give your body a REASON to respond.
That is what earning your right to diet actually looks like.
Jaclyn Maxwell | Performance-Based Fat Loss
