The typical narrative when it comes to phases is you need to either be building or cutting. The constant back and forth between a caloric deficient and a caloric surplus. If you've listened to the last few episodes, you know there's a third option too where a lot of magic happens. That is the maintenance phase and there is so much work to do there as well. While this isn't an episode on maintenance, it's an episode on what phase you should be in for your goals.Time Stamps:(0:17) What Phase Should I Be In?(3:07) I Know Maintenance Isn’t Sexy(6:08) Looking At My Body Like I Look At My Kids(7:48) Caloric Surplus(10:14) Our Mental and Emotional Needs(14:48) The Last 3-6 Months(16:16) We Aren’t Robots(21:18) You’re Not Going to Starve---------------------*NEW* The BeStrong fitness and health learning portal is now up and running! I’m so excited about it! If you have enjoyed my podcasts you are going to LOVE BeStrong. It is filled with lessons to help you… - learn the basics of nutrition, including, Energy balance, reversing, fat loss phases, Building,  and how to choose and set up each fitness phase.- Training lessons to help you get the most out of your training- My favorite recipes - BeStrong is included with your training app membership. Sign up HERE