Fat Loss Mistake #1 One of the biggest mistakes I see women make when trying to lose fat is under-eating. Somewhere along the way women were told that the answer to fat loss is simply eat less. But if your calories stay too low for too long: • your metabolism adapts • energy drops • muscle becomes harder to build • fat loss can stall And if your goal is body recomposition (losing fat while building lean muscle), your body actually needs enough fuel to do that. A smart fat-loss phase is 6-12 week