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StephieWillcox
StephieWillcox Posts: 627 Member
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Hi all, when I take a diet break (i.e. eat at TDEE) should I just up to the level and stay there for a week or two, or should I go through the slowly upping cals thing (so add 250 cals, wait a couple of weeks, add the remainder 250 cals to get to TDEE)?

TDEE = 2300
TDEG = 1850 ish - as determined by the "simple setup" on heybales s/s

I've been eating 1800 ish for 2.5 months now with the odd TDEE day thrown in, but I would like to take a little deficit break to see how it affects my body, and make sure I'm not damaging my metabolism again!

Steph

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  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Hi all, when I take a diet break (i.e. eat at TDEE) should I just up to the level and stay there for a week or two, or should I go through the slowly upping cals thing (so add 250 cals, wait a couple of weeks, add the remainder 250 cals to get to TDEE)?

    TDEE = 2300
    TDEG = 1850 ish - as determined by the "simple setup" on heybales s/s

    I've been eating 1800 ish for 2.5 months now with the odd TDEE day thrown in, but I would like to take a little deficit break to see how it affects my body, and make sure I'm not damaging my metabolism again!

    Steph

    If you have about 3 wks of same weight loss each week, you'll know what your real TDEE is. So if really losing 1 lb weekly with that 500 cal deficit, 2300 really is it.

    You can jump straight up that number of cals.

    Likely gain some water weight with carbs, same water weight everyone looses initially when starting a diet. Body seems to never top those off completely when on a diet, so you finally do when eating enough.

    See if you can't increase your lifting weight or performance during this time, you'll feel the difference usually, and miss it later too.
  • StephieWillcox
    StephieWillcox Posts: 627 Member
    Thanks, I'm not losing 1lb a week of scale weight, but my measurements and then body fat calc indicate that I am losing 1lb a week of fat, so it seems to me that 2300 is my true TDEE.

    I'll bump straight up and keep an eye on measurements scale to judge it that truly is the case, and no worries about carbs/water weight, the number on the scale doesn't bother me too much anymore.

    Will be interesting to see lifting gains!!
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Good reminder, forgot to include caveat of starting new workout routine and still seeing improvement there, LBM going up too while fat coming down.

    Great attitude.

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