Losing fat while building muscle (recomp)

TylerWhiite · June 2016

Is it possible to burn fat and build muscle? At this point I've lost 120 pounds, and I could care less what the scale reads. I'm not happy with how I look. Any tips? I've downed my calories down to 2k. My diary is open, so please any tips or advice would be so helpful. Thank you all

diannethegeek · June 2016

Have you seen this thread yet? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

WBB55 · June 2016

Yes, recomps are possible. Follow a progressive lifting program and eat at maintenance (with enough fat and protein). Eventually you may need to do bulk/cut cycles to build bigger muscles, but at first just lifting really heavy things will do wonders for the way your body looks.

TylerWhiite · June 2016

diannethegeek wrote: »

Have you seen this thread yet? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

I have not! Thank you for sharing, I will check it out

capaul42 · June 2016

There's also a two part blog post on recomposition here. Go to MFP's blog and search "recomposition" .

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