I remember reading that, about weight hitting the natural max until your metabolism kicks in and knows you aren't going to starve, and then settles back to a base point. My weight *used* to be like that, and then like so many, I got out of my 20s and suddenly didn't have that same comfortable settling point.

I feel your pain, so I hope that things get better! (I'm in that same place right now... I was fairly slender for a long time, and over the last couple years have gotten heavier. I'm struggling a bit with it, and hoping that a summer *not* spent in lockdown will make it easier for me to get some exercise.)

Hmmm... that sounds like a very interesting philosophical question!