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Should I keep up the deficit?

ciaobella47
ciaobella47 Posts: 95 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've met (and even gone a little past) my goal weight now. And while I don't really want to lose more weight, I still have a little fat to lose, my stomach is still pretty soft. I'd like to become more lean and muscular. So I'm wondering, while I continue my weight training, should I keep with my calorie deficit or start eating up to my maintenance calorie level?

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  • 4lafz
    4lafz Posts: 1,078 Member
    Check where your BMI is on the scale. I did and found that my goal weight is just into the normal range. Once I get there I may take another 5-10 off (depending on how I feel and look) and that will land me smack in the middle of Normal!
  • CroakerNorge
    CroakerNorge Posts: 165 Member
    If you need to burn fat, but not lose weight, I'd say up the cardio and eat your maintenance calories.
  • Natural
    Natural Posts: 461 Member
    this is where i am too. why it's confusing to me, i don't know. right now i leave a little calories over each day, maybe 2 or 3 hundred. i was told to eat them. i still plan to exercise daily and only have the belly fat to lose. my plan is to focus on strength traning and not a lot of cardio. i'm only three weeks into maintenance, so i can't tell you how it's working out. i lost 3 extra pounds in the meantime. this week i will probably gain them back. i enjoyed some cookies, three days in a row.

    all the best. i hope you figure it out or someone gives you a better answer. i wouldn't mind hearing more from maintenance people.
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