When should I go back to TDEE for maintance?

wa_tracy

I'm on week 6 of a cut after a reset. The first two weeks I did a 15% cut, and this is my second week at a 20% cut. The first month I saw a loss of weight and inches, but now I'm stalling. I'm wondering at what point do you seasoned EM2WL people go back to TDEE and for how long? I'm thinking it might be time. Also, I'm wondering if going to a 20% cut a week and a little bit ago is throwing my body out of whack or if I just need some time to adjust. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Noor13

I think, that 20% is too big of a cut. Stick to 10-15%. You might be losing slower, but you wont be stalling that easily.
Some people like to do 4 weeks cut, one week maintenance
Others like to cut for 6-8 weeks and then maintain for two weeks
Whatever you like better I guess

Raynn1

Kind of a trial and error sort of thing. Its all dependant on you. Some people like every 4-6 weeks, some like 6-8 weeks and some like every 12 weeks. I think once things start to stall a bit it might be time to do a diet break.