(M/25, 172cm) Stuck 8 weeks at 91.4kg on 1400–1500 kcal. What am I missing and how it connects to gut health and inflammation

(M/25, 172cm) Stuck 8 weeks at 91.4kg on 1400–1500 kcal. What am I missing and how it connects to gut health and inflammation Welcome to CFP Weight Loss. I'm Russell Clark, Nurse Practitioner. ... Someone in our community reached out with a question — and if you've wondered the same thing, I hope this helps. ... They asked: (M/25, 172cm) Stuck 8 weeks at 91.4kg on 1400–1500 kcal. What am I missing and how it connects to gut health and inflammation ... Here is how I think through it. ... Why Your Scale Won't Budge Despite a Strict Calorie Deficit. ... I've seen this exact pattern in hundreds of men in their mid-20s: you're 172cm, holding steady at 91.4kg for eight full weeks on 1400–1500 kcal. Your metabolic adaptation has likely kicked in hard. When calories stay too low for too long without strategic refeeds, your resting metabolic rate can drop 15-20%. This is compounded by insulin . resistance creeping in from years of yo-yo dieting, a common pain point for our readers who feel they've "failed every diet before." ... On the gut health connection that's often missed. ... Your gut microbiome . directly controls how many calories you actually absorb from food. An imbalanced microbiome, often called dysbiosis, can increase calorie harvest by up to 15% even on the same intake. Listen at CFP Weight Loss — community Q&A with Russell Clark, FNP-C. Read more: https://ask.cfpweightloss.com/m-25-172cm-stuck-8-weeks-at-91-4kg-on-1400-1500-kcal-what-am-i-missing-and-how-it-connects-to-gut-health-and-inflammation