Set Point
The weight your body keeps trying to return to.
Definition
The weight your body tries to return to where it was previously fat and happy.
Why it matters
Set point is why maintenance is its own phase with its own dose, rather than the part where you stop.
Source: this entry is drawn from “Maintenance Phase” in FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark (UNLIT Publishing, October 15, 2026). The full chapter has the context this page does not. Get on The First Copy List and we send the order link the day it goes live.
None of this is medical advice. It is educational material drawn from FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark, and it does not replace your prescriber, your pharmacist, or your actual doctor. If something here does not match what your care team told you, go with your care team and bring this along to the conversation.