Shedding fat and building muscle for wedding!

toritoriprind
toritoriprind Posts: 60 Member
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Hi! I've been using MFP for a while now and have lost 10lbs, so now I have about 12 more to go and muscle to build!

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,050 Member
    Hi! I've been using MFP for a while now and have lost 10lbs, so now I have about 12 more to go and muscle to build!
    Unfortunately trying to build muscle while trying to lose weight is VERY VERY difficult to achieve. One requires a calorie surplus, while the other a calorie deficit.
    You're probably more concerned about weight loss, so stick to the calorie deficit. Loss of body fat will bring out more muscle definition (not the same thing as building muscle).

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  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    From reading other sources, it is usually recommended to cut body fat to a point where you are comfortable with the level of definition THEN, if you want to build muscle, bulk to the point where you are gaining muscle ... then cut again and re-assess.

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