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Calorie deficit

mikayla150
mikayla150 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So my tdee is about 2,500. Should I be eating 500 calories less than that to lose fat? I'm trying to lose fat and gain muscle and I lift heavy 4 to 5 days a week. For awhile I was eating around 1,500 calories while lifting and it took me awhile to realize how bad and stupid that was. So what would you guys recommend?

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  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    You will lose weight at a deficit, building muscle that's another story.
  • hulesjames
    hulesjames Posts: 10 Member
    You cannot build muscle while at a caloric deficit sorry but that's the truth if you lower your caloric needs then yes you will lose fat with proper training included as well
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