Anonymous intrusive_thot 1d

if your goals are more specific (which they likely are), like losing fat, or building muscle, or both with body recomp, then that’s when you look at macros and the actual content of the food you’re eating. but for over/under eating it’s gonna be about weight going up or down

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Anonymous #2 16h

i think so? i increased my calories kind of a lot since i realized i wasn’t eating enough and i think i’m closer to maintenance now. i want to build muscle and maybe use a little weight (my abs aren’t as visible as i want them to be but obviously you can’t spot reduce fat). it’s been around 2 weeks since i changed what im eating but not sure how long it will take until i’ll know if this is working

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Anonymous OP 16h

I mean you’ll build muscle much easier if you’re at or above maintenance. and you can lose fat at the same time. muscle weighs more than fat so you may not see the scale changing that much if you’re building muscle while losing fat. if you eat around maintenance it’s pretty easy to do both of those things at the same time. muscle also burns more calories at rest than fat does so just by having more muscle you will burn more calories and lose fat.

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Anonymous OP 16h

I would honestly stick with what you’re doing now or even go up to true maintenance

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Anonymous #2 15h

yeah i think i’m around maintenance. the online calculators say i’m slightly above maintenance but based on my apple watch calories i’m burning (which ig overestimates), i’m way below. and i don’t even look at the scale anymore, just base progress on changes i see

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Anonymous OP 15h

yea a lot of it is trial and error and seeing what works for you honestly. all the online calculators tell you different things and usually say your maintenance is lower than it is

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