
Backyard Health
A show about integrative and functional nutrition topics for regular people to achieve optimal health.
Backyard Health
When the Scale Goes Up: How to Stop Spiraling and Start Trusting Your Progress | Ep.13
If you've ever felt frustrated that your fat loss progress is “too slow,” or panicked when the scale goes up overnight — this episode is for you.
In this deep-dive conversation, Erin unpacks the real reason we struggle with consistency, sabotage our progress, and feel emotionally activated by the slow (but effective) pace of true fat loss. Spoiler: it’s not a willpower problem — it’s a nervous system and ego problem.
You’ll learn:
✨ What emotional resistance actually looks like (and why it’s not failure)
✨ How the ego attaches to fast results and uses the scale as a moral scoreboard
✨ Why regulating your nervous system is more important than doubling down on discipline
✨ How to reframe slow progress as the most sustainable kind
✨ Practical ways to move through triggers, setbacks, and self-sabotage with compassion
This episode will shift the way you see your body, your timeline, and your healing.
Because fat loss isn't just about food and workouts — it's about learning how to stay grounded, safe, and self-led when things feel slow, uncertain, or uncomfortable.
✨ Ready for more support?
If this episode hit home and you want to go deeper, check out my signature program Fat Loss Flow — a 21-day integrative reset designed to teach you how to lose fat without obsession, restriction, or ego-driven pressure.
It’s the bridge between real science and real life.
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