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Which % deficit from TDEE help please

flower_chops
flower_chops Posts: 59 Member
edited January 16 in Food and Nutrition
Hi :)

I apologise if this has been asked previously but I am basically near enough the weight I want to be now (but ideally would like to lose another 5-10lbs slowly) and feeling great after discovering I now love exercise! I have set my macros to 40-30-30 as would like to fuel my workouts nicely and am enjoying the new muscle definition I'm developing but wanted to check that, since I still need a calorie deficit to lose to begin revealing more muscle what % is recommended to take from your TDEE

Thanks for any help and apologies again if this is something obvious I have overlooked.

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  • akb2006
    akb2006 Posts: 198 Member
    Most people do 20 percent when they are trying to lose significant amount of weight. Seeing you only have a few lbs to lose I would aim for no more than 10 percent.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    I'd say 10% as well.
  • flower_chops
    flower_chops Posts: 59 Member
    Thank you :)
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    The closer you get to goal the smaller the deificit should be so yes 10% now is probably about right then drop it to 5% when you think you are really close.
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