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I’m not expert and there are far more experienced people on this forum than me, but what I have learned reading many threads over the past few years, leads me to the following comments; 1. Don’t rely on your Garmin watch to accurately estimate your calories burned. It is well know these measurements have low level of…

Do you know about RPE? It can help in assessing how close you are to failure.

Either a DEXA scan or hydrostatic weighing are the two most reliable. DEXA being the gold standard. As for MFP and your 1900 calories, there are a couple of thing here; 1. Don’t eat back your exercise calories, again the measurement of calories burned during exercise can be very inaccurate? 2. What activity level have you…

You haven't give us enough information to help you. What is your height, weight, calorie intake and exercise regime?

How do you know you are at 27% - 28% BF? If you are using biometic scales, then these are innaccurate and unreliable in determining your BF%.

Hello from the most lockdown city in the world!!! (Melbourne, Australia) In the first lockdown I put on 6kg to end up weighing my heaviest ever at 90.6kg, just tipping me into the BMI obese range. This gave my the kick up the *kitten* I needed to take action. Lockdown two came along and I was determined not to put on…

@sijomial I haven’t read through the list of programs but will do that now, plan on starting a new program tomorrrow!!!

@ninerbuff thanks for the suggestion.

@sijomial the 2.9kg loss was LEAN + BMC meaning everything not fat. So you are correct, I do understand that this is not just muscle but all includes things other than fat.

Oops thanks for the clarification

@pav8888 thanks for your reply. In answer to your questions Test was done at the same time 10am, by the same person on the same machine. I had been to the toilet on both occasions had nothing to eat or drink. I can’t recall what training I had completed the morning before on both occasions, but it is highly like it wasn’t…

Would you suggest another program?

Program I’m doing is Strong lifts 5x5

I agree with you deficit estimate, I'm aiming for about a 500cal deficit.

Tracking with a Garmin watch, weight training calories burned between 200 - 300 calories per workout depeding on the type of workout, i.e legs greater intensity closer to 300. Bike average about 200 calories for 30mins. Height 172cm.

Sorry despite all the information above I forgot to add my current weight is 76.4kg.