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gj OP,

I agree 10%

that is nothing to worry about

our family's not too big on xmas, but for NYE, at least 3 different families will be cooking a variety of calorie dense dishes and you can be sure I will be consuming from every food available...

Cos we like to enjoy life and look good at the same time

I agree. 3 weeks not much muscle will be lost. OP have a refeed day or two and see how you feel/look

this site shows the difference in calories for:

thigh with skin bone removed

thigh with skin with bone
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Eat.

spaghetti bolognese

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389247_282814638473978_548727003_n.jpg

chicken burger with fat chips
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post before/after pics

Please share this recipe, it looks amazing!

I wouldn't even call that a binge. That is literally nothing. Do not worry one bit, just return to normal dieting and you will forget about it in no time. It will not see you back noticeably at all

Chicken Burger

http://imagecdn.bodybuilding.com/img/user_images/growable/2012/12/16/54941932/gallerypic/DroiKoLvgFOXFBMYAEGaGGAaRqmlJdXDnJAv.jpg?1355697465

Pumpkin and Red Pepper Soup
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No it's not absolutely true. If you want to see your abs, you need to work them and lose bf% (the bigger your ab muscles get, the easier they are seen).

However, even if you're not going to lower...

go to school...

^^strong this^^

losing body fat (and thus more definition) makes you appear bigger, believe it or not.

Strength increase does not necessarily equal muscle gain.

strong double bump from 2008 to 2011 to 2012.

strong. bump is strong

Sugar on a refeed is ok, but it's better to get your carbs from more glucose prominent sources, such as bread, rice/pasta, potatoes, beans, etc (basically, your starchy carbs...battling over...

Do not have a cheat day under any circumstances. If you really must, have a cheat meal, but even then a refeed is a much better option.

Highly dependant on the individual . All you can do on your end is hit your protein, fat and micro nutrient requirements and hope for the best.
If your diet is good throughout, I'd expect you to be...

I'm doing IF on a cut and consuming a fair amount of caffeine (I love it!) and I can't remember the last time I felt hungry haha