Are there any problems with being on a cal deficit was over 30 weeks? What's the longest someone could cut without running into issues?
Thanks
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02-04-2009, 01:57 PM #1
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02-04-2009, 02:17 PM #2
I don't really see any problem, I would think you could only benefit from a long term cut as your cleansing your body pretty much, a lot of people with a very slow metabolism would have to pretty much live lean there whole life.
I don't have the fastest metabolism in the world so I have to be pretty careful what I eat, so im pretty much on a diet 24/7 if I don't want to get fat..
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02-04-2009, 02:22 PM #3
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02-05-2009, 02:42 AM #4
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02-08-2009, 06:13 PM #5
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yes, many problems, but it depends on the magnitude of the deficit.
the biggest is, slower metabolism, if you feel fine and energetic after 30 weeks of eating 1700 kcals a day, then ur fine, but if after 1.5 week, you feel like u need to eat more, then you do. it's called a refeed, or acarb up or a cheat. But its really interesting, it really depends on how our bodies get used to the decrease in energy, one important hormone called leptin, which is released from fat cells, decreases a lot once calories go down, the point of the refeed , which can last like 3 days in extrmee instances, is to bring that leptin level up.
there are some very informative and iteresting articles here
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/cat...at-loss/page/2,
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02-08-2009, 07:29 PM #6
I plan on cutting from Jan 1 until until June 1, but even after that, i have to watch what i eat like craaaazy. As long as you're having intense workouts and not feeling like crap, you're body is probably doing pretty well.
I was worried about not eating enough a few days ago, but then ran 3 miles and felt like a million bucks afterwards...i must be eating enough.- 5"10
- 176lbs
- Bench 225
Cutting:
Jan 1 -- 192.5
Jan 22 -- 184.8 terrible
Feb 1 -- 183.8 also terrible
Feb 7 -- 179.8 woohoo!.. but feeling a little weak
Feb 13 -- 176.0 Not too shabby..
Feb 20 -- 178.2 pissed off
Feb 27 -- Got sick, didnt want to see
another dissappointing weight
Mar 6 -- 174.0
Mar 13 -- 174.2
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Apr 10 -- 169.2
Total weight loss: 23.3lbs
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