When people slide into my DMs, one of the most common questions I get is, “Jill, how do I get rid of these last 10-15 pounds?” So, today I want to break down some science (and mindset) and have a conversation about body change and metabolism, cool? At a high level—and I know this is a hard pill to swallow—your body doesn’t want to change. It likes the status quo, it likes your set point. In fact, by nature the metabolism is always ALWAYS trying to be as efficient as possible (read: homeostasis), which means it wants to cut corners to burn as few calories as possible. It’s trying to conserve and preserve for the theoretical long winter ahead where there may or may not be food available. Thus, it’s really good at not budging. So when it comes to body change—whether that’s losing fat, gaining muscle, losing inches or …