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Originally Posted by Kimble
This is such an interesting thread! I'm new to lifting and still lifting heavier and heavier with each workout, but then I'm starting from scratch, literally!  I think I'm happy for now with maintaining and, hopefully, increasing my lean body mass just slightly, as the most important thing for me is to lose body fat. As long as I can keep do this without messing up my metabolism I can actually build more strength/muscle later. So I'm only going to cut calories by 100-200. I figure if I lose fat then even those slight muscle gains will show up more! Does this make sense?! LOL!  |
Makes total sense. I can see more definition in my upper body then I had before NROLW and I think if I lose some fat it will show even more. I have always read that definition was primarily a function of bodyfat levels. Even people who don't lift but have low bodyfat levels have definition and appear "toned" (ick hate that word but you know what I mean..)
100-200 below maintenance is not allowing me to lose fat now. I eat totally clean and count/weigh/measure every bite. I think I need a more dramatic calorie deficit to lose fat. I am hoping that these last 3 months at maintenance and building some lean mass has rev'ed up the metabolism a bit so the calorie cut won't have to be too drastic. I am close to where my body likes to be weight-wise and it doesn't give up those last few lbs of fat very readily. The book advocate a max deficit of 300 calories. I am going to try that when I am done with Stage 3 which will be this coming Saturday.